news2shortsMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, spoke out against a proposed resolution that condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges gay marriage ruling. The resolution declares that “the Michigan House of Representatives reaffirms the definition of marriage as put forth by the Michigan voters and enshrined in our Constitution: a union between one … Read more
US president says of his Ukrainian counterpart, ‘I hear he’s coming on Friday’. Plus, train robbers swipe $2m worth of Nikes Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump has said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare earth minerals deal … Read more
The bruise seen on the back of President Donald Trump’s hand is from him shaking other people’s hands, the White House said. Trump was photographed earlier this week with a bruise on his right hand as he met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House. “President Trump is a man of the people … Read more
The House narrowly passes the Republican’s budget plan and moves one step closer to a sweeping bill that could cut close to $2 trillion from the federal budget in a big victory for President Donald Trump as he looks to move full steam ahead on slashing the federal workforce. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
Users of president’s own social media site criticise video showing reimagined Gaza featuring Trump and Israeli PM sipping cocktails Donald Trump is facing a backlash on his Truth Social platform after sharing an AI-created video of him sipping cocktails with a topless Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza, in a future imagining of the Palestinian territory devastated … Read more
A number of states are stepping up to aid the Trump administration in its efforts to arrest and deport millions of illegal immigrants, with Republican states countering the pushback against the operation from “sanctuary” jurisdictions. The Florida Sheriff’s Association announced last week that jails in all of Florida’s 67 counties have now entered into 287(g) … Read more
The Trump Administration’s efforts to slash the federal workforce is encountering new resistance with a group of DOGE staffers now resigning in protest, anonymously posting online that they won’t “compromise core government systems… or dismantle critical public services.” Meanwhile, Elon Musk is set to attend President Trump’s first cabinet meeting. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for … Read more
FIRST ON FOX: CIA Director John Ratcliffe is unconcerned by speculation that agents who are fired under Department of Government Efficiency cuts may take the nation’s secrets to foreign adversaries. “Any individual who would be willing to sell the Nation’s secrets to a foreign adversary has no place working at the Agency that plays an … Read more
Ukraine has confirmed that its government will authorize a deal with the United States that they say would share revenue from some of Ukraine’s key mineral resources with the U.S. in exchange for security guarantees. That final push is could come by the end of the week when Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to … Read more
British prime minister heads to Washington as Europe reels from seismic shift in relations with US president UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer heads to Washington on Wednesday for a visit that will be brief but watched intensely not just in the UK but in many other European capitals – particularly Kyiv. What … Read more
