news2shortsNBC News Senior White House Correspondent Garrett Haake joins the Meet the Press roundtable to report on the White House’s pressure campaign to get Senate Republicans behind all of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees.
The four teams that remain on the road to the Super Bowl seem to be clinging to the same old narrative: nobody believes in us.
The effect of the President’s executive orders was to convey an open season, in which virtually nothing—including who gets to be an American citizen—is guaranteed.
In first week in office, president has made false claims on topics from immigration and economy to Panama canal Donald Trump had been US president again for less than 15 minutes when he made his first factually dubious claim. “The vicious, violent and unfair weaponisation of the justice department and our government will end,” he … Read more
“If you know what people are thinking about when they’re coming into church on Sunday morning, it’s very important to acknowledge that,” Budde says.
Amy Spitalnick of Jewish Council for Public Affairs warns far right will take action as ‘license for violent extremism’ The head of a prominent US Jewish civil rights body said Elon Musk’s repeated fascist-style salute during Donald Trump’s inauguration could act as a spur for violent extremists. “The salute itself should be enough to warrant … Read more
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do ‘Abba, selach ’ethon la nakhru mah h’mon pelalin!” Flood the zone with shit. Police investigators that pore professionally over horrific imagery online have counselling and mental health support. This week I’ve followed the news from Musk’s America for the sake of another supposedly funny Observer … Read more
Adapting themselves to Trump’s zero-sum worldview, global leaders ditched any appeal to high-flown ideas In the heady mountain air of Davos last week, away from the parties and the back-slapping tech bros, another, more beleaguered crew touted their wares: the multilateralists. On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, representatives of aid agencies, development banks … Read more
Once united in opposition to Trump during his first term, Democrats now flounder with his return to the White House In the end, Donald Trump has Democrats to thank for delivering the first legislative victory of his second term. Hours after he was sworn into office, a dozen Senate Democrats joined all Republicans in approving … Read more
President tells reporters he believes US will take control of island, after ‘horrendous’ call with Denmark PM Donald Trump has said he believes the US will take control of Greenland, after details emerged of a “horrendous” call in which he made economic threats to Denmark, which has insisted the territory is not for sale. Speaking … Read more
