news2shortsA little over a year after Donald Trump took office for the second time and began going after what he described as “discriminatory” diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices, including gender extremism and racial preferences in education, his administration is touting several “wins” it says are shifting the culture war on college campuses and beyond. … Read more
More than 1,000 additional troops from the 82nd Airborne Division are heading to the Middle East, according to two sources. The announcement came as President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Tuesday said, “We’ve won this, this war has been won.” NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY on the war in Iran.
As US raids spread, a grassroots pantry delivers food, medicine and basics to immigrant families too afraid to leave home Last summer, months before Memphis became overrun with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, local activists and Latino leaders came together to figure out how to best meet their community’s needs. The Trump administration’s … Read more
Iran has targeted Israel and Gulf states while denying Trump’s claims that any negotiations are taking place. Plus, Democrats flip seat in district that includes Mar-a-Lago Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. The US appeared poised to deploy airborne troops to the Middle East, according to reports, as … Read more
Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples to win the special election for a Florida state House district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump carried the district by 10 points in the 2024 presidential election.
Dennis Coyle, an American man held by the Taliban for more than a year without charges, landed Wednesday on American soil following his release Monday from Taliban captivity in Afghanistan. Video and images showed the 64-year-old walking off a plane at a base in San Antonio, Texas, before embracing family members. Coyle, an academic who … Read more
President also held on to record from his first term so sensitive only six people had access, says letter from leading Democrat on House judiciary committee Sign up for the Breaking News US email The Department of Justice (DOJ) has intensified its investigation of John Brennan, the former CIA director, as Donald Trump seeks retribution … Read more
The country is in survival mode, and effectively fighting back by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and blocking the transport of much of the world’s oil supply.
Trump’s oil blockade is starving the island of vital resources. His brute force isn’t making America great again – it’s breeding resentment across the globe The US has become a power that knows only how to destroy. In the Ramón González Coro maternity hospital in Havana, Cuba, I saw what that looks like in human … Read more
The 37-year-old may come across as corny and gauche. But he’s already won one NBA championship and it probably won’t be his last The Boston Celtics’ head coach, Joe Mazzulla, is a very odd man. He is also a very good coach. Take, for example, a story Celtics guard Derrick White told in an interview … Read more
