Lydia Polgreen: It is unsettling how often Trump affects astonishing indifference, as though the most powerful man in the world were merely a spectator to events he himself has set in motion -- and who in any case has little investment in the outcome. But that curious passivity reveals a darker truth. Trump seems to believe that he, like his fantasy America, exists on a different plane, utterly untouchable by the swirl of global events.
The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation's largest US ICE detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair. A man sobs after being assaulted by another detainee. Another bangs his head against the wall after expressing suicidal thoughts. A pregnant woman complained of severe back pain who suffered from coronavirus. And ICE guards callously make bets which detainee would be next to attempt suicide.
President Trump responded to rising fears of retaliation from Iran on the U.S. military, as the conflict ramps up in the Middle East. read more
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is calling it quits -- again. read more
London-based reinsurers are issuing seven-day cancellation notices on marine war-risk coverage after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, amplifying risk perception, according to people familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump says he plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium near the White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday. read more
In a proposed rule change flagged by Bloomberg Law, she floats a plan to take over state bar complaints against DOJ attorneys and "request that the bar disciplinary authority suspend any parallel investigations until the completion of the Department's review." Bondi adds that, "should the relevant bar disciplinary authorities refuse the Attorney General's request, the Department shall take appropriate action to prevent the bar disciplinary authorities from interfering with the Attorney General's review of the allegations." read more
The House of Representatives failed to pass the War Powers bill because four Democrats voted AGAINST the resolution that would have forced Donald Trump to seek congressional approval to continue waging the US and Israel's war against the people of Iran.
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The U.S. Interior Department said a database revealing how President Donald Trump's administration planned to revise information on key phases of American history at national park sites was deliberative and the employees who released it "will be held accountable." read more
Russia is providing Iran with intelligence on the location of US military assets including warships and aircraft in the Middle East, sources claim. read more
On Thursday 5 March, Donald Trump hosted a group of pastors and faith leaders from across the country at the White House who then drew a prayer circle around him in the Oval Office and invoked deity to help and protect him. read more
The newly released files cover three additional interviews conducted with the woman in August and October 2019. read more
Like many other features and systems in modern cars, tire pressure sensors leak sensitive data that can be abused by threat actors. read more
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) walked through all of the details that connect trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence. read more
A newly revealed series of group chats obtained by The Floridian shows Republican officials in Miami fantasizing about genocide and spamming racial slurs. read more
In announcing Connecticut's 49th lawsuit against the Trump administration, Attorney General William Tong on Thursday called for the president to refund more than $1,700 per family for the struck-down international tariffs he had imposed on state businesses and consumers. read more
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