On Monday in Washington, DC, a man was shot dead. Two women were injured in a separate shooting. People reported dozens of other crimes to the police. The next day, in both public remarks and an interview, President Donald Trump claimed that Washington now has "no crime." He said Wednesday that "there is none," making clear that he has been making a literal assertion that crime in the capital has completely vanished. It hasn't. read more
A US federal court has overturned billions in funding cuts by President Donald Trump's administration to Harvard University. Judge Allison Burroughs ruled the government violated the Ivy League college's free speech rights when it revoked around $2bn (1.5bn) in research funding. The ruling is a major legal victory for Harvard, but is likely to be appealed. The Trump administration accused the college of antisemitism, "radical left" ideologies and racial bias when it froze the funding in April.
The watching world saw a significant display of diplomatic unity in Beijing today, as China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met in public for the first time. Alongside a vast military parade marking 80 years since the country's victory over Japan in World War Two, the meeting formed part of a day of statements for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Crowds of over 50,000 in Tiananmen Square witnessed laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles, and even robotic wolves - a display that will now be heavily scrutinized by Western defense officials, our security correspondent writes. read more
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani will receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour ... read more
The United States "conducted a lethal strike" against an alleged "drug vessel" in the southern Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday. "As @potus just announced moments ago, today the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike in the southern Carribean against a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela and was being operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization," Rubio said in a post on X after President Donald Trump referenced the incident in Oval Office remarks.
The way beef prices are going...
Lewzer is all over it. Beef will be free when the new numbers come out.