news2shortsThe partial government shutdown stretched into another week after negotiators failed to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the weekend. Congress is on a weeklong recess and is not scheduled to return to Washington, D.C., until next week, leaving the shutdown’s end in limbo as both parties remain far … Read more
The official oral history of the Obama White House is a stark and extensive reminder of the values and the principles that are being trampled.
The world No 5 says she has been disturbed by events back home, and is not afraid to speak up about issues in the United States While getting treatment and preparing for this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Coco Gauff has had the news on in the background almost every day. Gauff could be … Read more
Agreements between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement that allow officers to make federal immigration arrests have increased by 950% in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a new analysis of ICE data.
Just as the former Prince Andrew will always be royal, so will the trafficking of African people.
Maga is a recapitulation of the dark side of American history that cohered into nativist nationalism a century ago Donald Trump’s posting of a video depicting former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes was the most overtly racist act of a president since Woodrow Wilson segregated the federal civil service … Read more
The Labour politician and strategist was a great survivor. Then came revelations that he passed sensitive government information to Epstein during the financial crisis.
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace Mace of South Carolina has introduced legislation that would make illegal immigrants who engage in animal cruelty inadmissible to the United States and subject to deportation. The measure is called the “Illegal Alien Animal Abuser Removal Act of 2026.” “If you come here illegally, you’re already a criminal. Add animal cruelty … Read more
American politicians break rank at Munich Security Conference to hit out at ‘destructive’ president and urge Europe to stand up to Trump Donald Trump’s most unbridled critics at this weekend’s Munich Security Conference have not been Europeans but Americans – and not just Democrat politicians. A few Republicans, out of earshot of the US president’s … Read more
Figures said to reflect increased Russian military targeting of cities and infrastructure. Plus, the week the Cuban crisis got real Good morning. Civilian casualties in Ukraine caused by Russian strikes surged by 26% in 2025, reflecting increased Russian targeting of cities and infrastructure in the country, according to a global conflict monitoring group. What did … Read more
