Republican lawmakers are pushing back against sweeping cuts to the federal government launched by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, as their downsizing crusade begins to hit GOP constituents. read more
Mexico's president has accused the US of harboring drug cartels and American citizens of working with organized crime groups in Mexico, in a riposte to Donald Trump's allegation of an "intolerable alliance" between traffickers and her government. "There is also organized crime in the United States and there are American people who come to Mexico with these illegal activities," Claudia Sheinbaum said during her morning press conference on Thursday. "Otherwise who would distribute fentanyl in the cities of the United States?" read more
The number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births rose from 5.93 to 6.26 in those states, with many nonviable pregnancies carried to full term read more
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not travel to Washington for talks at the White House as long as the agenda includes U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza, two Egyptian security sources said. read more
Will Saletan: Among the reality-based community -- those of us who acknowledge Donald Trump's prodigious history of false statements -- there's a longstanding debate. read more
Corporations are people, my friends.
Corporatists, not so much.