Trump's SOTU Lies Plus: Entitlement reform, gas prices, the Reason SOTU drinking game, robo-vac spies, and more... Reason · Feb 25
Manchin says Democrats' 2022 reconciliation law boosted energy security Former Sen. Joe Manchin says 2022 law set the stage for U.S. energy security and is skeptical Republicans can revive coal sector. Roll Call · Feb 25
Read Trump’s record-breaking hour and 48-minute State of the Union speech in full Trump used his speech to attack old foes and claim new successes The Independent UK · Feb 25
What is Dalilah's Law? Trump seeks license ban for illegal immigrants after Indian-origin driver case US President Trump has proposed "Dalilah's Law," aiming to prevent states from granting driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. The legislation is named after Dalilah Coleman, a young girl severely injured in a crash allegedly caused by an undocumented truck driver. Trump also advocated for stricter criminal justice reforms, emphasizing keeping… The Times of India · Feb 25
3 Bogus Economic Stats in Trump's State of the Union President Donald Trump tossed out a bunch of economic statistics during his State of the Union address. Here are three that are just plain wrong. Reason · Feb 25
Most Americans, including 30% of Republicans, think Trump has become ‘erratic’ with age, new poll finds The poll was conducted in the days leading up to the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday The Independent UK · Feb 24
Reagan Speechwriter Outlines What Trump Needs For Successful Second State of the Union Clark Judge, a longtime political speechwriter for former President Ronald Reagan, gave an interview in which he said that Tuesday's State of the Union speech is a pivotal moment in Donald Trump's presidency. International Business Times · Feb 24
The Supreme Court has curbed Trump’s ability to bully his allies. But tariffs were never going to end the US trade deficit New US tariffs set at 10% have come into effect, days after the country’s Supreme Court blocked the bulk of President Donald Trump’s sweeping import taxes. The shock move came as a major blow to the president’s determination to rebalance US trade and bring manufacturing back home. The Conversation · Feb 24
Sam Bankman-Fried is waging a social media campaign for a pardon—but President Trump will not give him one, says the White House Despite President Trump handing out plenty of pardons, a spokesperson said his position has not changed on the FTX founder. Fortune · Feb 24
Secret Democratic report confirms what everyone suspected about Kamala Harris’ loss, but party leaders don’t want you to see it It is what quietly tanked her campaign. We Got This Covered · Feb 24
Trump delivers State of the Union – but what is the union’s actual state? Speech comes as midterms loom and opinion polls show more voters disapprove than approve of his performance The Guardian - US · Feb 24
4 years of Ukraine-Russia war: Zelenskyy reveals his 'base' in Kyiv; taunts Putin - watch Ukrainian President Zelenskyy revealed the Kyiv bunker where he directed the nation's initial war response, recalling US President Biden's offer to evacuate him. He famously replied, 'I need ammunition, not a ride. The Times of India · Feb 24
CIA Bias: Agency Retracts 19 'Political' Reports on White Supremacy and LGBTQ+ The CIA's decision to retract nearly 20 internal reports has ignited a debate over neutrality and political influence within the intelligence community. International Business Times UK · Feb 24
DNC faces pressure to release ‘autopsy’ reportedly blaming Gaza for Kamala Harris’s defeat NEWS ANALYSIS: DNC officials want to move on at a moment when Democrats are resurgent and finding their electoral footing. But that could just end up pushing a tough conversation to 2028, writes John Bowden The Independent UK · Feb 24
The Independent UK · Feb 23 Trump’s polling keeps getting worse and worse, can a State of the Union address fix it? ANALYSIS : Trump is unlikely to respond to the dismal poll numbers showing Americans increasingly negative on his second term — even if it costs his party Congress, Andrew Feinberg writes
The Independent UK · Feb 23 Allies are worried about the toll prostate cancer is taking on former president Biden: report Close friends and allies say he appears more fatigued behind closed doors
Reason · Feb 23 Trump's Tantrum Over the Tariff Decision Highlights His Narcissistic Authoritarianism The president neither understands nor appreciates the vital role of judicial independence in upholding the rule of law.
The Guardian - US · Feb 23 If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat? Amid talk of artificial intelligence taking our jobs, the big unasked question is: how will we be fed?
Roll Call · Feb 23 Florida officials, lawmakers probe stalled Medicaid application The state of Florida and the Trump administration are at odds over a multibillion-dollar application for a Medicaid program for state hospitals.
Axios · Feb 22 Scoop: DNC officials working on secret report found Gaza stance cost Harris votes The DNC's research on what went wrong in 2024 has been under lock and key since party leaders decided to hide it from the public.
Salon · Feb 22 AOC vs. Marco: First throwdown of 2028? In Munich, Ocasio-Cortez trips over unanswerable question, while Rubio lulls Europeans with smooth-criminal talk
The Times of India · Feb 22 He sits with total randoms: Joe Biden spotted riding Amtrak alongside passengers; netizens react Former US president Joe Biden was recently spotted travelling aboard an Amtrak train, sitting casually among fellow passengers, sparking widespread reactions across social media and renewing attention to his long-standing association with rail travel.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22 Trump warns Netflix of ‘consequences’ unless it pulls top Democrat from board US president calls for removal of Susan Rice as streaming platform pursues takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
The Times of India · Feb 22 'They come to steal': Indian sentenced to 18 years in prison for scamming senior citizens in US, overstayed student visa A 23-year-old Indian man, Atharva Shailesh Sathawane, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of scamming elders in Florida. The sentence was announced in January but the case has now come to the attention of MAGA commentators as their anti-India sentiment becomes louder over…
The Times of India · Feb 22 SCOTUS vs POTUS: Who really runs America? A throwback to the (in)famous tug-of-wars 'You can't always get what you want ... '