news2shorts‘Cruel and disrespectful’ request to employees sparks confusion across key government agencies Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the past week, sparking confusion across key agencies as the tech billionaire Elon Musk expands his crusade to slash the size of government. … Read more
Regardless of anxiety by most parents about over-sharing, the president’s aide brought one of his children to the White House If the reversal of declining birthrates is genuinely a preoccupation of Elon Musk’s, recent reviews suggest that the exhibition of his four-year-old son, “X”, may not be the most effective fertility stimulus. That there is … Read more
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia is well aware that plenty of people are waiting for his decision on whether to run for the Senate next year. The popular term-limited conservative governor is the GOP’s dream candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is considered vulnerable, in the key southeastern battleground state, as … Read more
This weekend’s vote will show how far xenophobia has been driving even some traditionally progressive parties When I think of German democracy, I think of the Larsen B ice shelf: a vast Antarctic structure that remained stable for 10,000 years until – in just over a month, to the horror of shocked onlookers – it … Read more
The Senate GOP has been working in overdrive to confirm key officials for President Donald Trump’s administration faster than his predecessors. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Republicans in the upper chamber have successfully approved 18 of the 22 Cabinet positions. The most recent was former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who was confirmed to lead … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday that “the bar is very low” after announcing that all federal employees must report their productivity if they wish to keep their jobs. Musk, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, said earlier on Saturday that employees will receive an email giving them a chance to explain how productive they … Read more
The stakes couldn’t be higher and the risks couldn’t be greater when the prime minister visits Washington this week For British prime ministers, with their ideas about the world shaped by the histories of Churchill and Roosevelt, Maggie and Ronnie, and the rest of the folklore about the transatlantic alliance, the prospect of a visit … Read more
Accepting the presidential nomination, the Arizona senator tells the Republican National Convention that Americans have been betrayed ‘We want Barry! We want Barry!’ cheered the crowd as Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater entered the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco. ‘The band blared the crusaders’ song of American politics, Glory Glory Hallelujah’, writes Theodore … Read more
The UK leader has been advised to choose his words carefully at this week’s crucial White House meeting • Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks When Keir Starmer is advised on how to handle his crucial meeting with Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, he will be told … Read more
President Donald Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Saturday about a variety of issues, ranging from the war in Ukraine to U.S. border security. In a statement released Saturday evening, the White House said Trump and Trudeau began the call by discussing the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament that Canada won, and both … Read more
