Top Foreign Affairs Republican predicts US won’t leave NATO but will strengthen it

Top Foreign Affairs Republican Sen. Jim Risch predicted the U.S. would not abandon NATO under the Trump administration – and promised to work with the new president to strengthen it instead.  Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, who leads the powerful Foreign Relations Committee under the new Republican majority, said his number one priority is “getting Trump’s … Read more

Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast | Will Hutton

Amid deepening debt and an onslaught by the president-elect, Labour must calm the markets, then think big economically It’s certainly not 2008, nor even Truss 2022, but the men and women who move the financial markets are suddenly darkly pessimistic. Some of the private emails and WhatsApp messages circulating last week matched any efforts by … Read more

California fires live: around 35,000 homes and business without electricity in LA as 16 deaths confirmed

LA Department of Water and Power says it is working to restore power as Los Angeles county sheriff says death toll expected to rise Full report: international crews arrive to battle raging wildfires Politicians quibbling as LA burns: Gavin Newsom’s latest beef with Trump Details emerge about the LA fire victims 34,646 homes and businesses … Read more

Trump says Jack Smith is a ‘disgrace’ after special counsel resigned from DOJ: ‘He left town empty handed!’

President-elect Trump blasted special counsel Jack Smith as a “disgrace” to himself and the country following Smith’s resignation from the Justice Department. Smith’s resignation was announced in a court filing Saturday. “The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10,” … Read more

New Yorkers mixed on congestion pricing as program shifts into drive

Program kicked off after years of roadblocks, but some worry government won’t come through on transit promises New York City concluded its first week with its congestion pricing program, which aims to reduce traffic in Manhattan and increase funding for the city’s public transit, after years of roadblocks and concerns about a public backlash. Some … Read more

Jackson and Henry shine as Ravens overrun Steelers to reach AFC’s last four

Ravens beat Steelers 28-14 to reach second round Baltimore outrushes Pittsburgh by 299-29 margin Texans throttle Chargers to reach divisional round Lamar Jackson threw for two touchdowns in a flawless first half, Derrick Henry scored twice while leading Baltimore’s devastating running game, and the Ravens beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-14 on Saturday night to advance … Read more

Biden calls Meta’s decision to drop factchecking ‘really shameful’

The president strongly criticized Meta’s decision to replace factchecking department with community notes Joe Biden has pushed back on Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to replace Facebook factchecking departments with company-moderated community notes, calling the decision a “really shameful” choice. “The whole idea of walking away from factchecking as well as not reporting … Read more