Trump pick for Washington US attorney made derogatory and racist comments

Revealed: rhetoric by interim US attorney for DC includes falsely claiming Kamala Harris ‘self-identified’ as Black Trump’s appointee as interim US attorney for the District of Columbia and nominee to hold the position permanently, Ed Martin, has repeatedly made derogatory and racist comments in past social media posts and columns. Martin’s rhetoric includes falsely claiming … Read more

Trump says he will buy a Tesla to support Elon Musk and his ‘baby’

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would purchase a Tesla car to support his senior advisor Elon Musk amid nationwide protests against the electric automaker. Trump said “Radical Left Lunatics” are attempting to boycott Tesla, which he called Musk’s “baby.” “To Republicans, Conservatives, and all great Americans, Elon Musk is ‘putting it on the … Read more

Judge rules DOGE likely subject to public records requests, says department operating in ‘unusual secrecy’

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled Monday, noting that the newly formed department had been run in “unusual secrecy.” U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee, sided with the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics … Read more

Dem seeks to halt Trump from ‘invading’ Greenland, Canada and Panama

House Democrats have launched an effort to bar President Donald Trump from unilaterally moving to “invade or seize territory” from Greenland, Canada and Panama.  The measure, known as the No Invading Allies Act and spearheaded by Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., bars funding from going toward the armed forces to engage in operations seeking to take … Read more

Pronatalists are ascendant on the right. Can they agree on how to make Americans have more babies?

The movement unites ‘family values’ conservatives and tech bro rightwingers. Will this incoherent coalition hold? In his first address to the United States after becoming vice-president, JD Vance stood on stage and proclaimed: “I want more babies in the United States of America.” Weeks later, Donald Trump signed an executive order pledging support for in … Read more

Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow – video

Russian officials said two people were killed after Ukraine launched 337 drones at Russia on Monday night, with 91 of them targeting the Moscow region. Air and train travel were suspended as a result of the attack, with all four of Moscow airports closing for several hours. The attack came as Ukrainian and US officials … Read more