The Masters 2025: day two updates from Augusta – live

Our rolling report of the second-round action in Georgia Get in touch! Email Matt with any thoughts Spanish amateur urinates in creek | Masters leaderboard You can perhaps understand why Craig Wood suffered such a shocker in the first round in 1936, still shaken no doubt by what had happened to him the year before. … Read more

State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’

Department seeks instances of bias, with emphasis on Christianity, that may have occurred under Biden The state department is ordering staff to report colleagues for instances of “anti-Christian bias” during the Biden administration, part of Donald Trump’s aggressive push to reshape government policy on religious expression in his first months back in office. The internal … Read more

Babydog Justice makes Energy Committee debut as Sen Jim Justice talks Trump, coal and grid reform

Babydog is back on Capitol Hill — and this time, she’s weighing in on America’s energy future. On Thursday, the beloved English bulldog and constant companion of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., made her official debut before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where Justice delivered remarks focused on energy policy, national unity and, yes, … Read more

Trump weakens US defenses against foreign interference as risks rise

Senate finds efforts by Saudi Arabia and others to meddle in US policy growing in ‘scope, sophistication and reach’ The Trump administration has weakened tools the US government uses to combat foreign-influence campaigns, even as covert attempts by Saudi Arabia and other “malign actors” to influence American policy are growing in “scope, sophistication, and reach”, … Read more