Dow Hits New High as Warsh Takes Fed Oath: Stock Market Today President Donald Trump welcomed Fed Chair Kevin Warsh the same way President Ronald Reagan welcomed Fed Chair Alan Greenspan. Kiplinger · May 22
Loud, broken, baffling: Britain reflects on America at 250 in the age of Trump Britons view America in 2026 through the lens of President Donald Trump. This perception often precedes any admiration for the nation's qualities. Historical disappointment with America is noted, but Trump's influence is paramount. The 'special relationship' is re-branded by his actions. Polls show a significant dip in approval for US… The Economic Times · May 21
Federal appeals court releases its own ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ video to explain what it does - and, yes, it’s cringeworthy The clip, posted to YouTube, features a monkey riding a rocket and judges waving glow sticks under a disco ball The Independent UK · May 20
Barney Frank dead at 86: Liberal congressman and gay rights trailblazer dies after health battle He gave a final interview just weeks before his death The Independent UK · May 20
Zohran Mamdani Shock: NYC Mayor Branded 'Fully Deranged Marxist' After Hijacking Ronald Reagan in Bronx Speech New York mayor Zohran Mamdani has enraged conservatives after quoting Ronald Reagan to defend a new city-run grocery store in the Bronx, with critics branding him a 'fully deranged Marxist.' International Business Times UK · May 19
Why Washington’s Hilton hotel connects Reagan and Trump: when violence becomes a test of power The assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump and several of his most senior cabinet members on April 26 took place at Washington’s Hilton Hotel, the very site where Ronald Reagan had been seriously wounded in a shooting 45 years earlier. The Conversation · May 19
Chief Judge Moore Commissions Bizarre AI Cartoon About The Federal Circuit Without Judge Newman Kimberly Moore may rival Neal Katyal for the most cringey YouTube video in recent memory. Reason · May 19
Trump's 'Golden Dome' Estimated To Cost $1.2 Trillion, New Report Reveals The project’s critics have compared it to Reagan’s failed “Star Wars” initiative. Reason · May 15
Spencer Pratt Will Make LA Mayoral Race a Reality Show, Sources Say 'The Cameras Will Keep Filming' Spencer Pratt's Los Angeles mayoral campaign will be filmed as a reality show, continuing even if he wins. This blurs the line between governance and entertainment, reflecting a shift in media culture. International Business Times UK · May 15
Trump-Xi summit: in a high-stakes meeting the two leaders can’t afford to misread each other The summit between Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and US president, Donald Trump, reportedly covered a lot of ground. The two leaders are said to have discussed trade, technology and the war in Iran, agreeing that Strait of Hormuz should be kept open. But the most potentially hazardous issue they covered… The Conversation · May 14
True cost of Trump’s Golden Dome revealed at $1.2 trillion, six times more than he claimed, budget report says President has said the space-based system would be ready by 2029, but industry insiders have said the project has barely gotten off the ground The Independent UK · May 12
Hacking the bomb? What Claude Mythos AI reveals about the gamble of nuclear deterrence In 1983, the film WarGames imagined a teenager who accidentally accessed a Pentagon computer system and triggered a simulation program, subsequently interpreted as the prelude to a nuclear war. The film made such an impression on Ronald Reagan that he asked his advisers whether such an intrusion into America’s most… The Conversation · May 12
Gorsuch’s book tour angers the right Supreme Court justice’s interviews with friendly media get a cold reception from conservatives Salon · May 11
The conservative supreme court justices behind the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act Latest ruling is culmination of Justices Roberts and Alito’s campaign to slowly but surely strangle efforts to protect democratic rights of Black and other minority Americans The Guardian - US · Apr 30
The Times of India · Apr 29 Random Musing: Why a gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner epitomises American idiosyncrasy Jean Paul-Sartre once said: Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you, and America – with its freedom from Britain and other colonial powers – develop its own peculiarities, one of which is the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a night where the press and the White House…
The Times of India · Apr 29 10 unexpected jobs US Presidents did that will surprise you Many of the United States’ most influential presidents led ordinary lives before entering politics, working in jobs such as farming, coaching, entertainment, or retail. Long before gaining national and global prominence, their early experiences helped shape key skills like discipline, communication, and public engagement.
The Conversation · Apr 28 Another alleged attempt on Trump’s life: A political lifeline or a damaging display of weakness? United States President Donald Trump has apparently dodged yet another bullet.
The Guardian - US · Apr 28 John Hinckley Jr calls Trump press gala shooting at same hotel he shot Reagan ‘spooky’ Hinckley says ‘bad things keep happening’ at Washington Hilton and it was ‘not a secure place to hold big events’
We Got This Covered · Apr 28 ‘I could go on’: Stephen King just named every president who caught a bullet and Congress still can’t act As usual, Stephen King has no time for stupidity.
The Guardian - US · Apr 28 Shrugging at calamity: America is reacting in strange ways to our chaotic times The reaction to the Washington DC shooting shows that Americans are swinging between outrage, exhaustion and numbness
BANG Premier · Apr 27 Melania Trump blasts Jimmy Kimmel for ‘hateful rhetoric’ after he joked about her looking like a widow Amid the latest assassination attempt on her husband, Melania Trump has condemned comedian Jimmy Kimmel for claiming she was looking like a “widow”.
Fortune · Apr 27 White House to evaluate event security protocols after third shooting attempt against Trump White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will hold a meeting this week with officials from the White House operations team, the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security to discuss security protocol at events with the president, according to a senior White House official.
The Guardian - US · Apr 27 I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him The supreme court justice recently condemned an entire philosophy of government. How can we believe in his impartiality?
The Independent UK · Apr 26 The history of violence against President Donald Trump ANALYSIS: Trump is no stranger to attacks on his life, Eric Garcia writes
The Independent UK · Apr 26 Sound of gunfire carries eerie echoes of Reagan's shooting outside the same Washington hotel The sound of gunfire at the Washington Hilton Hotel carried echoes of President Ronald Reagan's shooting outside the same hotel more than four decades ago