There is something oddly satisfying about how European leaders are so angry at Trump that they…are doing what he has been asking them to all along. Trump is magic. https://t.co/xgJThBe9gy — ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 14, 2025 One of the biggest criticisms of Trump, and one with a surface level of plausibility, is that he...
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s book on the Biden administration, Original Sin, is out this week, and with it, media falling all over themselves to excuse away their culpability in minimizing what 80% of the country, reflected in polling, saw in Joe Biden – He was too old and infirm to serve another four years...
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s paying for someone else’s indulgences. You know, like the ‘Pay my student loans‘ kind of crap the left is always pulling. Yo. You took those out, you pay for them. My attitude extends to things like owning a house in a high tax state and being able...
President Trump’s announcement yesterday concerning prescription drug prices was pretty interesting, and sure to start a big debate, as Ed noted in his take apart of it earlier this morning. Is this a return to Nixonian price controls? Or is this an effort to enforce equitable trade policy and fairness in American markets? Yes… kinda. Donald...
Part of the Series Covering Climate Now This article by ExxonKnews is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. Less than a day after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit aiming to stop Hawaiʻi from taking oil companies to court for their role in the climate crisis, the state last...
Declan Rice says Arsenal need “big balls” and “magic moments” if they are to overturn their semi-final deficit against Paris St-Germain and reach the Champions League final. Mikel Arteta’s side face the French champions in Paris on Wednesday (20:00 BST) after losing the first leg 1-0 courtesy of Ousmane Dembele’s early strike at Emirates Stadium...
PA The takeover of Deliveroo by its US counterpart DoorDash is an illuminating example of the differing fortunes and attractions of US and UK stock markets. Deliveroo and DoorDash are similar companies. Both started out as food delivery services offering customers convenient and speedy access to their favourite restaurants and offering restaurants the ability to...
Paul Seddon Political reporter Getty Images Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has made big gains in English local elections, cementing it as a prime challenger to Britain’s traditional main parties. It has won over 660 of around 1,600 council seats contested on Thursday, which were last fought in 2021. Reform has seized control of eight authorities...
I have to say that was one of the best hours I’ve ever had glued to the tube. We watch Jesse Watters every night – he really is pretty entertaining – but we had no idea that the little secret assignment he’d alluded to when explaining his absence was going to make for such an...
Birmingham narrowly missed out on an immediate return in 2023 but finished fifth last season, with Ross admitting they have struggled to adapt at times to their status as a big fish in the smaller Championship pond. “We’re a bigger scalp,” he says. “And with there being so few teams you can’t lose many games,...
Alrighty, let me be upfront about this right off the bat – I can’t stand this revolting sumbish. If ever there was an oligarchy to be fought against, his name – J.B. ‘Snapping-Turtle Turk’ Pritzker, food blister extraordinaire – is right there on the dishonor roll next to Soros and that ilk. Pritzker is on...
There are questions in defence, especially in the full-back positions, while even Virgil van Dijk’s decision to sign a new contract may not rule out additions at centre-back. Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to join Real Madrid on a free transfer, while Andrew Robertson is 31, with speculation rife that Bournemouth’s Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez will...
Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurak BBC “A sliver here and a sliver there” – in a few days millions of voters will be taking part in what are, frankly, a pretty weird set of elections. Forget the huge thwack of decisive national victory. Brace for what one former minister described as slivers of...
Shutterstock for Big Brother Six of the original 13 celebrities were left in the Big Brother house for Friday’s final Warning: This story contains spoilers about who has won Celebrity Big Brother Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has been crowned the winner of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother. Shepherd, who has played David Platt...
Slot, who has previously won the Dutch title with Feyenoord, is in his first season as Liverpool manager after replacing Klopp last summer. His side have a 12-point advantage over second-placed Arsenal. There have been suggestions that the top flight has not been as competitive as in recent seasons but Slot believes it is a...