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War spurs debate on US power and role in the world – and progressives eye chance to reorient American foreign policy Well over a year into Donald Trump’s disruptive second term, few believed the US president could still genuinely shock. But at 8.06am on Tuesday he did just that, with an apocalyptic threat on Truth … Read more

As peace talks get underway between the United States and Iran in Pakistan, tensions remain high across the Middle East. Israel and Hezbollah exchanged new attacks in Lebanon while ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a trickle with only two making it through on Friday. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for Saturday … Read more

Even as a triumphant moon flyby primes agency for a 2028 landing, Trump’s proposed budget cuts cast pall on US space program The astronauts on board Artemis II were “almost poets”, Nasa’s administrator, Jared Isaacman, declared on Friday, referring to their inspiring words as they swung above the lunar surface. They were, he said, “ambassadors … Read more

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday she’s “thinking about” another run for the White House in 2028 when asked by Rev. Al Sharpton at an event on Friday. Harris lost the 2024 election to President Donald Trump, but early polling of a potential 2028 race shows Harris at the top of her field.

Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of California, is facing allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell is accused of sexually assaulting a former staffer and engaging in varying degrees of sexual misconduct with several other women. He denied the charges in a post on social media on Friday night. NBC’s Valerie … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche huddled with President Donald Trump in the hours after Pam Bondi was forced out last week to make his pitch for the job full-time, Fox News Digital confirmed.  Blanche was encouraged by top White House officials to speak with the president while other names, like Environmental Protection … Read more

The first lady has put the Barbra Streisand effect in overdrive with a PR nightmare of her own making You’ve probably heard of the Barbra Streisand effect: the phenomenon where attempts to censor information end up drawing more attention to it. Now we might soon be referencing the Melania Trump effect: the phenomenon where holding … Read more

A Pennsylvania-linked manufacturer has been stripped of control over its Russian operations under a Kremlin order, raising fresh risks for Western companies as Moscow courts renewed economic ties with the United States. CANPACK, a global aluminum beverage can manufacturer owned by a Pennsylvania-based holding company, operates in multiple countries across Europe and North America and … Read more

Former vice president and failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris was roasted online Friday after she introduced another accent while trying to impersonate President Donald Trump as a “mob boss.” “You know, the way that he’s thinking of foreign policy, it seems, is when he talks about America First, it’s to withdraw from these relationships and … Read more

California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is facing backlash on social media after it was reported that his lawyer was sending cease-and-desist letters to Swalwell’s accusers a day before multiple bombshell allegations were published on Friday. Swalwell, who once called on lawmakers to hear out women raising allegations against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett … Read more