French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute

National Rally’s Jordan Barella calls off address as Anti-Defamation League says it is concerned but ‘not surprised’ US politics – live updates The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Friday morning cancelled a scheduled speech at the US Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, after Donald Trump’s former aide Steve Bannon flashed a … Read more

Bondi says Epstein client list ‘sitting on my desk right now’, and is reviewing JFK, MLK files

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday the Jeffrey Epstein client list is “sitting on my desk right now” and she is reviewing the JFK and MLK files as well after President Donald Trump’s earlier directives.  “It’s sitting on my desk right now to review,” Bondi told America Reports’ John Roberts on Friday. “That’s been … Read more

Burgum says Interior Department ‘completely embracing the DOGE effort’

EXCLUSIVE: When it comes to President Donald Trump’s mission to overhaul and downsize the federal government through his recently created Department of Government Efficiency, which is known by its acronym DOGE, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is all in. “I think that we’re off to a great start in Interior, we’re completely embracing the DOGE effort,” … Read more

Mass firings hamstring federal land agencies and wildfire response

Concerns are mounting that depleting already thinned ranks will only hamper extreme weather response efforts Federal agencies that play crucial roles in administering conservation, recreation and resource development across roughly than 640m acres of the nation’s public lands were thrust into a state of chaos this week after the Trump administration fired thousands of federal … Read more

Another ceasefire is under threat from Trump – the precarious deal between Lebanon and Israel | Mohamad Bazzi

Israel, seemingly with the US president’s blessing, has kept troops inside Lebanon. Renewed conflict with Hezbollah is looming As global attention remains focused on the hostage-prisoner swaps between Hamas and Israel, another ceasefire in the region hangs in the balance. The 14-month war between Israel and Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim militia which has been the … Read more

New York Yankees announce change to longstanding facial hair policy

Yankees will allow players to wear ‘well-groomed beards’ Strict policy was imposed by George Steinbrenner in 1976 The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner. Current owner Hal Steinbrenner, son of The Boss, announced the change Friday before the team’s spring training opener. … Read more