news2shortsThe Bidwell mansion was a symbol for the city of Chico, but for some it was a reminder of colonization and genocide In the early – morning darkness on 11 December, a police dispatcher at California State University, Chico, smelled the distinctive odor of smoke, a trigger in this fire-prone part of far northern California. … Read more
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) weighs whether Democrats should consider a government shutdown to prevent President Trump’s legislative agenda from advancing in Congress.
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz defends President Trump’s proposal to seize and develop Gaza.
Trump tells the New York Post that he has a plan to end the war but declined to go into details Donald Trump has said he held talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over a negotiated end of the three year Russia-Ukraine war, indicated that Russian negotiators want to meet with US counterparts. Trump … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk outlined a list of “super obvious” changes that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to make at the U.S. Treasury Department this weekend. Musk says officials at the treasury are working to make the government’s books more simple to audit, as well as more accountability for where funds are going. The … Read more
The US president has recognised something that is rarely acknowledged: monetary policy is political. The question is how to make it democratic If I asked you to list the things that make democratic politics meaningful, what would you include? Most likely elections and education. Perhaps the NHS, or the armed forces, or the justice system. … Read more
Project 2025 architects are among those behind the American Accountability Foundation and their blacklists targeting people of color A rightwing non-profit group that has published a “DEI Watch List” identifying federal employees allegedly “driving radical Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives” is bankrolled by wealthy family foundations and rightwing groups whose origins are often cloaked … Read more
Will Patrick Mahomes lead Kansas City to an unprecedented three-peat? Or will Jalen Hurts help Philadelphia complete unfinished business Win the first downs. The Chiefs need to find a way to turn the Philadelphia Eagles into a dropback passing offense. If Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo can scheme up something to win the initial down, … Read more
Asylum seekers and others have better access to their legal rights after a court temporarily lifts a stop-work order Immigrants and asylum seekers caught up in Donald Trump’s mass enforcement crackdown will at least have a better chance at knowing their legal rights – for now – after a court intervened to restore some vital … Read more
Trump has teased two of the US’s biggest trading partners with levies but has moved the goalpost at least three times in two weeks Donald Trump was in his element in the Oval Office this week. Surrounded by cameras, flanked by billionaire allies and confronted by a barrage of questions about whether he was really … Read more
