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Friday, June 05, 2026

The president, 79, was speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon when he revealed he's now pushing for a promenade behind the Lincoln Memorial, as something that "just came up." read more


Jonathan Chait: For the shallowest man ever to occupy the presidency, surface appeal is a guiding principle. read more


U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged Wednesday that Greenland is part of Denmark "for now," while signaling that Washington remains deeply engaged in discussions over the Arctic island's future role in Western security. read more


Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims of Popular Information outline the very real possibility that Trump's agreement with the IRS to hand over $1.776 billion in taxpayers money to create a fund Trump to do what he wants with could still happen despite reports it is not. read more


Fearing a loss of influence, groups linked to the Kremlin and intelligence agencies have sought to discredit the country's prime minister. read more


What started as a lipsyncing app called Musical.ly morphed into a powerful platform where viral videos helped turn lesser-known artists like Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat and Benson Boone into global superstars. read more


The most audacious media spectacle in recent memory was hatched on the floor of Madison Square Garden, less than two weeks after the 2024 presidential election. read more


Thursday, June 04, 2026

The US Senate has voted to advance a stalled immigration spending bill after Republicans removed $1bn (745m) in funding for President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom. read more


As we reported, this morning, during a massive attack on St. Petersburg, Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles hit the Russian corvette "Boykiy" located at the naval base in Kronstadt. read more


The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is investigating an increase in illnesses linked to drinking unpasteurized, or raw, milk. read more


Joe Kent: We cannot outsource components of our national security to nations that do not share our interests and that is exactly what this proposed scheme would do read more


The Supreme Court is facing an extraordinary showdown with Donald Trump as the justices scramble to finish more than two dozen opinions before the end of the month ... read more


Thousands of Albanians have taken to the streets -- and the internet -- to rage against a planned luxury resort linked to Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, with protesters demanding the government cancel the project and chanting "Ivanka, go home." read more


"The President relies on subordinates in the executive branch to help him faithfully execute the laws and advance the priorities for which he was elected by the American people. Officials in confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, and policy-advocating roles (policy-influencing positions) play particularly important roles in helping him fulfill this constitutional duty. Therefore, ensuring that such employees can be removed for misconduct or poor performance is essential to protecting democratic self-government by an elected President." read more


Alarm after Elias Irizarry is hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operations read more


The August 2, 2027 eclipse that will darken the sky and have a historic duration will not be seen again for more than 156 years. The total solar eclipse will last the longest (4-6 minutes) in the southern Spain and parts of Northern Africa. read more


 

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