news2shortsJim Clyburn is ripping the media. The Democratic congressman, who essentially handed Joe Biden the nomination in 2020, says the party is having trouble getting its message out. “I think the message coming from the Democratic Party is a good message,” the South Carolina lawmaker told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi. “The problem we’ve got, I’ll say, … Read more
Bill Owens, the top producer at CBS’ “60 Minutes” announced he would step down from the newsmagazine because he had lost his journalistic independence. This comes as CBS faces a $20 billion lawsuit from President Donald Trump and the network’s parent company works toward a multimillion-dollar sale.
Lawmakers in Nassau County, New York, are pushing a measure to make it illegal to stand within 15 feet of police officers or other first responders during an emergency, although critics of the proposal argue that it is unconstitutional. People who enter the “buffer zone” for first responders during an emergency would face a misdemeanor … Read more
Donald Trump says tariffs on China will be dropped ‘substantially’ as IMF warns of ‘major negative shock’ from tariffs – key US politics stories from 22 April Donald Trump has said tariffs on goods from China will be reduced “substantially” but “won’t be zero”, after US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said he expects a “de-escalation” … Read more
Al Gore launched an attack on the Trump administration saying there were ‘important lessons’ to be learned from similarities with the early rise of Nazi Germany. In a speech at a climate week event in San Francisco, Gore said: ‘We’ve already seen, by the way, how popular authoritarian leaders have used migrants as scapegoats and … Read more
Ex-advertising executive, who hosted a Fox News show and has criticised Kamala Harris, will stand as a Republican David Cameron’s former top adviser Steve Hilton has joined the 2026 race for California governor, running as a Republican to replace the Democrats’ Gavin Newsom, who is prevented by law from seeking a third term. Hilton, who … Read more
Small increase amounts to 3.6 million births and an increase in the women aged 40-44 giving birth The number of births in the US increased slightly in 2024 to roughly 3.6 million, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The small increase of 1% in the number of births … Read more
A contract for a sprawling tent city at the Fort Bliss military base in Texas has been terminated, according to a contract record reviewed by NBC News.
The first RICO racketeering charges against members and associates of the migrant terrorist group Tren de Aragua were filed this week in New York. A statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said that the case is part of “Operation Take Back America,” which it said is a “nationwide … Read more
A federal judge ordered the restoration of Voice of America (VoA) on Tuesday, the federally-funded state media network that the White House dismantled earlier this spring. Judge Royce Lamberth ruled in favor of the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction, though the Trump administration is allowed to appeal the decision. The plaintiffs asked the court … Read more
