One of Trump's biggest initiatives, establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency, has has ended in a spectacular failure with the Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor confirming that DOGE no longer exists. read more
In July, Mr. Trump sent an angry letter to the current Brazilian president, Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, demanding that the authorities drop charges that Mr. Bolsonaro had attempted a coup. read more
President Donald Trump's pledge to terminate temporary legal protections for Somalis living in Minnesota is triggering fear ... read more
Guardian editorial: The Kremlin has barely lifted a finger in recent days. It hasn't needed to. The 28-point US-Russia peace proposal, leaked to the media last week, has thrown Washington, Kyiv and European capitals into disarray, creating precisely the conditions Vladimir Putin has long sought: a negotiating table sharply tilted in the Russian president's favour, with Ukraine cornered into weighing terms it cannot accept and the threat of losing its most important ally hanging over its head. read more
President Donald Trump faces an unexpected rift in the MAGA movement as Republican officials from statehouses to Capitol Hill warn his full-throated embrace of the tech industry's artificial intelligence boom risks undermining Americans' economic security and exposing their children to new harms. read more
The Pentagon on Monday said that it was reviewing what it called "serious allegations of misconduct" against Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for making a video with five other Democratic lawmakers that urged members of the military to refuse to follow unlawful orders. read more
From The Guardian: The world is not winning the fight against the climate crisis but it is still in that fight, the UN climate chief has said in Belm, Brazil, after a bitterly contested Cop30 reached a deal. read more
The U.S. and Ukraine made "meaningful progress toward aligning positions" on President Trump's proposed peace plan during their talks in Geneva on Sunday, the two countries said in a joint statement issued by the White House. read more
A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding the prosecutor who brought the cases was not lawfully appointed. read more
Holiday shoppers are feeling stressed as rising costs, family expectations, and social media pressures lead many to overspend and hide expenses from loved ones. read more
Some North Carolina Republicans are worried President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown in the battleground state could backfire. read more
Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday warned that President Donald Trump's focus on Venezuela may lead to a "fracture" among those who were drawn in by his campaign promise of avoiding foreign wars. read more
Meet the Ambitious, Duplicitous, Semi-Fictitious MAGA Upstart Driving Trump World Nuts read more
While the threat posed by COVID-19 remains relatively low nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that infections are growing or likely growing in 19 states across the nation. read more
