news2shortsStrikes follow European leaders committing to a huge boost in defense spending. Plus, another of Elon Musk’s Starship rockets explodes within minutes of take-off Good morning. Russia has carried out a vast wave of strikes across Ukraine, one day after the US stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv, including advance warnings of attacks. Is European support … Read more
‘Spider’ Martin’s newly restored photos that documented firsthand the violence on 7 March 1965 are on view at Alabama exhibit Selma Is Now Sixty years ago, on 7 March 1965, civil rights leaders and nonviolent activists attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery in a fight for African Americans’ rights to vote. But as they … Read more
Fueled by deception, the Trump administration is abandoning millions worldwide. The changes hit me close to home When we rang in the New Year, I wasn’t remotely expecting politics to collide with my career, my family and me. In a matter of weeks, I had lost my job, my father and, I felt, my country. … Read more
Spouses of deceased Medicaid recipients report repayment demands for medical costs, trapping them in a cycle of debt After her husband of 44 years died two years ago from Covid-19-related respiratory complications, Susan thought she could begin to grieve the loss of her best friend. The cost of the medical care her husband incurred before … Read more
Brunson hurt as Lakers beat New York 113-109 in overtime Knicks star could miss extended period of time with injury New York star guard Jalen Brunson could miss an extended period of time after suffering an ankle injury during overtime in the Knicks’ 113-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Coach Tom … Read more
President tells Fox Business Network he contacted Iran’s leaders saying he hoped they would open discussions Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear weapons program deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leaders on Thursday saying he hoped they would negotiate. “I said I hope you’re going to negotiate, because it’s … Read more
Staff questioned on eccentric list of criteria that meet Trump administration’s new national security priorities Staff on hundreds of foreign aid projects left in limbo by the Trump administration’s funding freeze have received a survey that asks them to justify their work under an eccentric list of criteria that meet the White House’s new national … Read more
Sens. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., and Andy Kim, D-N
The ‘unitary executive’ theory – backed by some conservative lawyers – is largely bogus. But it could wreak havoc on democracy While Democrats are dithering and debating with consultants about which anti-Trumpian strategy to adopt, courts are confronted with an unprecedented power grab by the president. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are simply not spending … Read more
Policy uncertainty and blistering job cuts in Washington threaten to shake the U.S. economy off its moorings, traders and analysts say, with fresh employment data set to provide the latest picture of the effects so far.
