news2shortsDemocrat Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said the U.S. has become an “oligarchic society” while responding to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint Congress Tuesday evening. “The Trump administration is not hiding it,” Sanders said in a streamed response to Trump’s address Tuesday. “The Trump administration is a government of the billionaire class by the … Read more
Democrats protested from the chamber as he thanked Elon Musk and spoke about upending US foreign policy. Plus, half of world’s CO2 emissions ‘come from 36 fossil fuel firms’ Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump used his lengthy address to Congress on Tuesday to declare that … Read more
President Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine has drawn criticism from France’s Marine Le Pen, Dutch populist Geert Wilders and Britain’s Nigel Farage.
Concern is growing over the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade war against the United States’ three most important trading partners: Mexico, Canada and China, who are all vowing to retaliate. Some experts predict tariffs could mean higher prices at the pump and on fruits and vegetables, while major retailers are warning higher prices may … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday made his first joint address to Congress since taking office after winning a second term, touting his agenda, taking aim at his political rivals and leaning in on culture war issues including diversity and transgender rights. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports and Hallie Jackson and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker … Read more
Washington D.C. – Republican lawmakers say “America is back” after President Donald Trump’s joint speech to Congress, while Democrats labeled the address as “bizarre.” “President Trump was phenomenal. He laid out so many things he’s done in just 6 weeks, but also what’s ahead for the American people to get our country back on track,” … Read more
President Donald Trump addressed both chambers of Congress Tuesday evening in an expansive speech that lasted more than 90 minutes, as he took a victory lap for his accomplishments thus far and previewed his vision for the future. The speech marked Trump’s first address before Congress since he reclaimed the Oval Office in January. Though … Read more
As Democrat states double down on resisting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters is calling on states to stand behind the president and take a proactive role in implementing his executive orders. Walters, a Republican, believes that all state elected officials and agencies, including state education systems, have a role to play … Read more
Who is really suffering from this conflict? We are, said the US president, in a move straight from the populist playbook During a dramatic Oval Office meeting last Friday, US president Donald Trump confronted Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a move that upended the long-established narrative of Russia as the aggressor and Ukraine as the … Read more
A new book charts the history and characters around one of the most thrilling and striking moves in all of sports You can still see the moment online, 42 years later: The Philadelphia 76ers’ Julius Erving pulling off his January 1983 “rock the cradle” dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers. Yes, Dr. J cradles the … Read more
