First Thing: Trump declaration of Greenland deal framework met with scepticism

European leaders welcome a reprieve from tariffs but some Danish MPs are concerned that Greenland is being sidelined. Plus, the story of the family who spent decades in seclusion in the Siberian wilderness Good morning. Donald Trump’s announcement of a “framework of a future deal” regarding Greenland after weeks of intensifying threats of military intervention … Read more

House Committee Votes to Hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in Contempt

Both Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for failing to appear for a deposition as part of an investigation into the actions of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons have not been accused of … Read more

A Massacre in Mashhad

Under the cover of an internet blackout, Iranian security forces killed hundreds of demonstrators. Only now are details of the carnage starting to emerge.

Expert flips script on narrative that ICE is preventing MN patients from getting medical care

A former immigration judge and policy expert said sanctuary policies, not law enforcement, are preventing treatments in response to reports that Minnesota doctors are concerned their patients are not receiving medical care because of ICE operations in the state. The Minnesota Star Tribune reported on a news conference held by Democratic lawmakers and various doctors … Read more

The Trump administration has a Nazi problem | Mehdi Hasan

Think I’m exaggerating? Consider the copious amounts of evidence Which way, western man? That was the title of a racist tract published in 1978 by William Gayley Simpson, a former leftist Christian pastor turned one of the most influential neo-Nazi ideologues in American history. The book helped radicalize an entire generation of white supremacists in … Read more