news2shortsThe Trump administration clarified in a late-night Monday court filing that Elon Musk is not a DOGE employee, and instead serves as a White House advisor, in a similar vein as former Biden advisor Anita Dunn. The filing comes after D.C. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan heard remarks in the case filed by 14 state … Read more
The man who helped organize a planeload of illegal immigrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard during the Biden administration has been tapped to lead Florida’s new immigration enforcement board. Larry Keefe, a longtime trial attorney who served previously as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “public safety czar” since 2021, will have $250 million at his discretion … Read more
It is absurd for Moscow to talk about peace while it is killing Ukrainians, official says, as Kyiv reacts with dismay to US approach Ukraine reacted with gloom and dismay on Tuesday to the meeting between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia, with officials in Kyiv saying the Trump administration was “appeasing” Moscow. They … Read more
Healthy people are being forced to stay in hospital because of a lack of social care – and it’s an indictment of our current system Politicians talk constantly about the crisis in social care, and the pressure it puts on the NHS, so that the words just turn into a hum. Then you brush against … Read more
Miami’s bid for domestic, continental, and global glory is over a decade in the making, but it must happen this year Inter Miami begin the most important season in their short history with opportunity abound, but a narrowing window to capitalize on all the club has built towards. The club can win up to five … Read more
Negotiations get under way, with Kyiv and other European powers sidelined. Plus, why gen Z has ditched capitalization Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. The negotiations over a ceasefire in Ukraine between the US and Russia, with Kyiv and other European powers sidelined, have begun in Riyadh, the … Read more
U.S. and Russian officials held diplomatic talks in Saudi Arabia without any Ukrainian officials present on Tuesday. The groups, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, are seeking terms for a peace agreement in Ukraine as well as negotiating a potential meeting between President Donald Trump and … Read more
A bipartisan group of senators in South Carolina introduced a bill this week that would ban smoking in the car with a child present. South Carolina Sen. Darrell Jackson, a Democrat, said it is aimed at protecting kids from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke and is similar to legislation already in place in a … Read more
The centre left’s failure has left a vacuum that’s been filled by those offering hope, rather than a technocratic status quo Jonathan White is professor of politics at the LSE At first glance, today’s politicians appear to have shifted their eyes from the future to the present and the past. The way to win power, … Read more
Ice’s pursuit of ‘low-hanging fruit’ by allegedly tricking people complying with rules could be counterproductive People attending recent mandatory immigration check-ins or court appearances have been escorted out in federal custody after the Trump administration allegedly tricked, lied to, or otherwise deceived them as part of its mass deportation campaign. Amid a blitz of immigration-related … Read more
