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Saturday, May 23, 2026

In the year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to create a deep-sea mining industry from scratch, businesses have raised millions of dollars from investors ... read more


As an ebola outbreak rages in central and East Africa, public health workers say that the response has been stymied by the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid and global health organizations. read more


Some in NATO, shocked by Mr Trump's threat in January to seize Greenland from Denmark, worry not only that America might sit out a war with Russia, but that it could actively thwart other members' responses. read more


At least 82 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China with nine people still missing, the country's state media has reported. read more


Late-night legend David Letterman knocked leaders at CBS and its parent company as "lying weasels" in a new interview with The New York Times where he called BS on claims read more


The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people. It could also lead to more family separations ... read more


As hurricane season approaches and the forecast of a Super El Nino appears likely, Slate writes about the health of FEMA, the federal agency charged with helping Americans deal with the worst disasters. read more


CNN's Erin Burnett on Wednesday expressed her astonishment at a die-hard Donald Trump supporter's admission about how he is making ends meet amid the cost-of-living crisis that has been made worse by the president's Iran war. read more


The tobacco company Reynolds American donated $5 million to a super PAC backed by President Trump last month, about one week before his administration rolled out a new policy that could prove lucrative to the tobacco industry. read more


Friday, May 22, 2026

After Donald Trump sued his own administration for $10 billion, pitting his personal lawyers against the Department of Justice, the president was gifted a broad, single-page document that gives him sweeping immunity from tax crimes. read more


Texas politician James Talarico is going viral after an emotional and inspiring conversation that has people across social media talking about faith, hope, leadership, empathy, and the future of America. Many viewers are calling this one of the most powerful political and personal podcast conversations of the year. The discussion touches on humanity, division in America, and why millions of people are searching for authentic leadership again. Could voices like James Talarico reshape the future of political conversations online? read more


A federal judge on Wednesday ordered White House staff and President Trump's top advisers to comply with a law that requires certain presidential records to be preserved. read more


President Donald Trump's special envoy to Greenland was heckled in Greenland's capital, according to video on social media. read more


U.S. President Donald Trump's election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states ... read more


At least 42 U.S. military aircraft have been lost or damaged since the start of the war with Iran, according to a recent analysis that compiled news reports and officials' statements to tally losses. read more


President Donald Trump broke a wave of unwanted polling records across national surveys released within days of each other this week. read more


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