The White House correspondents’ dinner has always been a questionable affair. It’s even more worrying under an anti-press administration Even in the pre-Trump era, I had reservations about the annual black-tie celebration in Washington that some have dubbed “the nerd prom” but is more formally known as the White House correspondents’ dinner. Was it really … Read more
Report from Elizabeth Warren calls Trump administration cuts to Social Security Administration ‘catastrophic’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Cuts to the Social Security Administration have caused “customer service chaos” for millions of older Americans and those with disabilities who rely on the agency’s services, according … Read more
The Southern Poverty Law Center more than doubled its revenue in the months following the deadly 2017 Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally — a surge now drawing renewed scrutiny after a Department of Justice indictment alleged the group paid an informant tied to the event’s organizers. The 2017 rally, which left one woman dead, became … Read more
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said in a Wednesday post on X that he expects that the U.S. blockade against Iran “could become global soon.” The long-serving lawmaker noted that he had spoken to President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday morning. “I had a very good call this morning … Read more
Senate Republicans voted early Thursday morning to approve a budget measure to unlock the path to fund ICE and Border Patrol without any Democratic votes.
The ‘experience’ in New York sensationalizes history’s most gruesome murders – and pays little respect to the victims It occurred to me the second I idly tapped “submit” on the waiver required to enter Mind of a Serial Killer: the Experience – perhaps I should have read this one more closely. Just what were they … Read more
Judge’s repeal of Trump ban on gender-affirming care for children ‘a meaningful win for patients’, experts say A federal judge overturned the Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming care for children on Saturday, decrying Robert F Kennedy Jr’s “wanton disregard” for the law that “causes very real harm to very real people”. It’s another loss for … Read more
With a fragile ceasefire in place and the United States enforcing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, the Pentagon said on Wednesday that Navy Secretary John Phelan will leave the Trump administration “effective immediately.” NBC News has learned tensions between Phelan and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had been mounting, according to multiple sources familiar with … Read more
Republicans deploy measure known as budget reconciliation to push through plan without backing from Democrats during lengthy late-night vote Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump’s years-long campaign to undermine faith in US elections has gained broad traction with the American public, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows, potentially creating fertile ground for misinformation … Read more
With the United States in its second year of a measles outbreak, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pummeled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with questions about the spread and the vaccine that can stop it. Some voiced their concerns about Kennedy’s vaccine stances as millions from around the world … Read more
