news2shortsWe see untrammelled power with fawning courtiers. George Washington would have recognised the new system at the White House Donald Trump’s triumphal return to the White House was American political theatre on steroids. This was, of course, exactly the returning president’s intention. “Shock and awe” was the en vogue phrase in the Trump camp to … Read more
President Donald Trump’s Republican allies in the House say he is better positioned than ever to enact his legislative agenda, entering the White House armed with nearly a decade’s worth of knowledge about Washington. “The first time, he was a great businessman, but he didn’t know Washington. He’s got it down now,” said Rep. Jeff … Read more
Democratic lawmakers grilled President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on a series of issues Wednesday, ranging from abortion to the constitutionality of the Impoundment Control Act. While Republicans argue that Russell Vought is qualified for the role because he served as Trump’s OMB director during the president’s first … Read more
As we approach this weekend’s championship games, we look at how the Chiefs, Eagles, Commanders and Bills can go all the way The Bills offense is a machine, with Josh Allen playing the best all-around ball of his career. But the Bills will only go as deep as McDermott, their head coach and defensive architect, … Read more
Buckle up. President Donald Trump is back in the White House and moving at warp speed. In his inauguration address, the new president vowed that things across the country would “change starting today, and it will change very quickly.” And moments later, White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich took to social media to … Read more
US president says his predecessor gave ‘everybody pardons’ but says it is a ‘sad thing’ he didn’t give himself one Trump defends January 6 pardons Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, defended on Thursday what he described as an “innocent” hand salute made by US billionaire Elon Musk this week, as he criticised “woke ideology” in a … Read more
Aside from legal challenges, those who didn’t vote for the man have little means of resisting – and are frankly still in shock It is a strange effect of the second Trump presidency that, where Donald Trump and his allies know the ropes this time round and have grown in assertiveness, their opposition seems paralysed, … Read more
Just when you’re braced for emotional resolution, you get the dreaded words: ‘To be continued …’ Hollywood needs to stop this now I’ll never forget my experience of taking my seven-year-old to see. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in the cinema, and I don’t mean that in a good way. The little fellow enjoyed it enormously … Read more
Robert Lighthizer, the former U.S. Trade Representative, lost his bid to rejoin the White House, but he still believes the President’s protectionist instincts can jumpstart American manufacturing.
After 30,000 appointments to apply for asylum were cancelled, the fragile calm at the US-Mexico border is at risk The train rumbled through the makeshift immigrant camp in Mexico City, blaring its horn and sending people scattering to hug the wall. It passes through at 10am like clockwork, said the residents – almost all of … Read more
