It is super-frustrating to me that I am compelled to explain to people that the news they are reading is utterly misleading. First, it shouldn’t be necessary. If the Pravda Media were honest, millions of people wouldn’t get worked up over BS claims that are made simply to make them angry. Secondly, since I am...
Greenland’s new prime minister has said the island is not a “piece of property that can be bought”, in response to Donald Trump’s repeated calls for the US to take control of the autonomous Danish territory. On a visit to Copenhagen on Sunday, Jens-Frederick Nielsen said Greenland and Denmark must stand together in the face...
Hundreds of people rallied in Wisconsin’s largest city on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on what critics called “baseless” charges of felony obstruction after she allegedly helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest during an appearance in her courtroom. FBI agents arrested Dugan, 65, on Friday following...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Early in the morning last Monday, a group of third graders huddled in the garden of Mendota Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin. Of the dozen students present, a handful were busy filling up buckets of compost, others were readying soil beds...
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC BBC When Donald Trump made a historic return to power earlier this year, it was with the help of voters who represented a diverse coalition of backgrounds – truck drivers, veterans, business owners and more. They represented a wide range of perspectives that helped explain Trump’s enduring appeal. But...
After Columbia University’s craven and apparently futile acceptance of all the conditions Donald Trump set before it to even start a conversation about getting its federal funding back, Harvard’s recent refusal to let the federal government insinuate itself into the core functions of higher education was a welcomed moment we should all celebrate. It is...
The presidents talk about a path to peace in St Peter’s Basilica. Read full article at source...
Getty Images US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stand alongside French President Emanuel Macron (left) Numerous world leaders and members of royalty have gathered in Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral. Among the most prominent figures at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square on Saturday morning are Prince William, US President Donald Trump and...
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump have met in Rome ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral. Officials from both parties confirmed the meeting had taken place, with the White House describing it as “very productive”. No further details on the discussion have been released. Trump and Zelensky are attending the service in Vatican...
The Trump administration is restoring visas for hundreds of foreign students who had their legal status abruptly terminated stoking panic among many who feared immediate deportation, government officials confirmed. Justice department attorney Elizabeth Kurlan told a federal court that immigration officials are now working on a new system for reviewing and terminating visas for international...
The administration says that it is restoring student visa records while it drafts a new policy to allow terminations. The Trump administration is walking back visa record terminations for thousands of students across the U.S. after suffering numerous losses in court and admitting last week that officials do not have the authority to terminate students’...
ActBlue said that Trump’s order was his latest move to “stamp out all political, electoral and ideological opposition.” President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s primary fundraising platform, just months before the 2025 election cycle, in which numerous congressional seats are up for grabs. Trump’s presidential...
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin had “constructive” talks in Moscow on Friday lasting three hours, according to an aide of Putin’s. Yuri Ushakov said the possibility of Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks was a particular point of discussion. The US has not released details of what was discussed during the...
Getty Images Trump’s dissatisfaction with Powell started almost immediately US President Donald Trump has some well-known nemeses: illegal immigrants, low-flow showers and last, but definitely not least, the head of the US central bank. Elevated by Trump to lead the Federal Reserve starting in 2018, Jerome Powell almost immediately found himself under fire – described...
Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international waters. Thursday’s order is the latest issued by the US president to try to increase America’s access to minerals used by the aerospace, green technology and healthcare sectors. The deep sea contains billions of tonnes of...