Musk's X posts bragging about DOGE may trigger reversals of its biggest wins. ... Elon Musk must defend himself against a lawsuit alleging that he unlawfully seized too much power as the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a judge ruled Monday.
Now, here's the irony: If passed, the SAVE America Act will not only not solve a problem that doesn't exist, but every one of its provisions will severely disadvantage Republicans " perhaps even more than it harms Democrats. Read more
Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned the reckless US-Israeli war against the people of Iran, calling the vicious attack a violation of international law and warning of a transatlantic rupture comparable to Germany's break with Russia.
Donald Trump is All Lost at Sea Over the Catastrophic Quagmire Benjamin Netanyahu Stuck the US Into
Ousted Border Patrol Officer Greg Bovino was revealed Tuesday to have claimed minority status, according to previously unreported legal documents obtained by The New York Times and despite his admission to having referred to undocumented migrants as "filth" and "trash." Bovino was moved out of his role at "commander at large" of the US Border Patrol in January following the deadly immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that led to the killings of American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Set to retire this week, Bovino spoke with the Times for a Tuesday report that uncovered a surprising revelation. "He identified his race as Native American' and his tribe as Cherokee," the Times report reads. "He testified that he had identified this way since he was 8 years old, but said he was not registered on any official tribal rolls.
LOS ANGELES -- A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million. After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors found Cosby, 88, liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger. They awarded her $17.5 million in past damages and $1.75 million for future damages, including "mental suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, inconvenience, grief, anxiety, humiliation, and emotional distress." Then in a second phase of the trial Monday afternoon, they awarded an additional $40 million in punitive damages. Read more
How's the economy?
Not bad if you're rich.
Demand for luxury yachts and private jets is surging thanks to last year's tax law. Sales of $10 million-plus mansions are booming as stocks hit new highs. And the wealthy and powerful will get to enjoy a new ballroom for galas at the White House.
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis offered a sobering take Monday on the Strait of Hormuz, criticizing the Trump administration for what he saw as a failure to think strategically about Iran. "We're in a tough spot, ladies and gentlemen, and I can't identify a lot of good options," the retired Marine general told attendees at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference. If President Trump declares victory and pulls back the U.S. military, Iran "would now say we own the Strait." "I think that you could see a tax for any ship going through " something completely unsustainable in the international market," Mattis said.
Americans are feeling more pessimistic about the job market, a worrisome signal for the White House as it navigates economic blowback from the Iran war.
Donald Trump is searching for an exit strategy from his increasingly unpopular war with Iran, but Saudi Arabia's de facto leader is pushing hard in the opposite direction....
The richest households have been rapidly multiplying their wealth over the past year. They're buying real estate and plowing money into the stock market, including high-risk, high-reward investments. The returns have them sitting comfortably, as new tax benefits help protect their gains. People with a tighter budget, on the other hand, have been struggling to get ahead. Prices for grocery store staples are going up, job opportunities are decreasing and once-stable careers, like those in manufacturing, are shrinking. The idea of doing better than your parents, for many, feels increasingly out of reach.
President Donald Trump cast a mail ballot in an upcoming Florida special election, according to Palm Beach County records, as he publicly condemns the voting method as fraudulent. "Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, and we got to do something about it all," Trump said Monday.
In the Gaza Strip, IDF soldiers reportedly tortured one-year-old Karim Abu Nassar in front of his father to pressure him to confess to something by burning the toddler's leg with a cigarette and piercing his other leg with a nail.
A Revolting Moral Outrage'
During a costly, debilitating, and illegal war against the people of Iran, a horrific plane crash in NYC, news of a staggering US economic downturn, skyrocketing fuel and health insurance costs for everyday Americans, a spreading measles outbreak, and a partial government shutdown, the President of the United States took the time to make a tourist visit to Graceland, the estate of the late Elvis Presley.
Dummkopf Trumpf is America's Nero
Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA): "Corey Lewandowski, a Special Government Employee at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), reportedly attempted a pay-to-play scheme with the private prison company over DHS contracts. Lewandowski allegedly demanded kickbacks based on the value of GEO Group's new or renewed contracts with DHS. After Lewandowski rejected GEO Group's counteroffer to put him on retainer, Lewandowski allegedly told a senior DHS official not to award the corporation any more contracts in an apparent act of retaliation."
None of the people targeted in this congressional oversight investigation are good human beings
Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country's two most popular messenger apps.
For generations now, the GOP has been far more comfortable than its opponents in quoting Bible verses and talking about how Christianity informs its politics. Democrats, meanwhile, have largely shied away from public proclamations of faith -- such that critics say they have seemed apologetic about Christianity.
