news2shortsEnergy summit in Houston makes clear US is nowhere close to curbing fossil fuels, but tariffs are causing disquiet This week, the world’s most influential fossil-fuels conference, which has been dubbed the “Coachella of oil”, featured an industry displaying outward glee but barely managing to conceal its anxiety. As recently as last year, sustainability was … Read more
Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and three dead in dust storms in Texas The threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi valley and deep south on Saturday, a day after a massive storm system moving across the country unleashed winds that damaged buildings, whipped up deadly dust storms … Read more
The significance of the Trump administration’s arrest and threat to deport the Palestinian activist cannot be overstated It’s 2027 and you’re doom-scrolling in your apartment while eating a single egg for dinner. (Eggs are now $30 a dozen.) You fire off a few angry tweets about abortion rights and go to bed. In the middle … Read more
The Department of the Navy is offering transgender sailors and Marines the option to voluntarily separate from the service by March 28. Otherwise, they risk being booted from the service — cutting the benefits they’re eligible for in half, according to a Thursday memo released by the Department of the Navy. The policy aligns with … Read more
UK prime minister accuses Putin of trying to delay peace and calls for ‘guns to fall silent’ Keir Starmer has called for the “guns to fall silent in Ukraine” and said military powers will meet next week as plans to secure a peace deal move to an “operational phase”. The UK prime minister said Vladimir … Read more
Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America and six other federal agencies.
New memo lists 41 countries – including Afghanistan, Cuba and Syria – that could face new restrictions, evoking first-term Muslim ban The Trump administration is considering issuing travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by … Read more
Panel halts block on day-one executive order directing government agencies to end diversity grants and contracts An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks from dozens of lawsuits. The … Read more
President Donald Trump may be pushing Americans further apart, but he’s brought Canadians closer together.
FIRST ON FOX: A group of President Donald Trump’s House GOP allies is leading a bill that would enshrine the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its efficiency efforts in federal law, giving it some protection from various legal challenges over the next year and a half. “This creates a reporting structure that allows what … Read more
