Former President Joe Biden is slowly re-entering public life, starting with a speech in Chicago on Social Security. While some Democrats wish he'd remain quiet, Biden's first major post-presidency address will address feared cuts to the program. Despite criticism and a relatively low profile since leaving office, Biden...
The Trump administration froze over $2 billion in federal funding to Harvard University after the university refused demands to eliminate diversity programs, ban masks at protests, and implement merit-based admissions. Other elite universities, including Columbia, Princeton, Cornell, and Northwestern, also faced funding freezes or suspensions amid investigations into alleged...
President Trump proposed sending violent US citizens to a prison in El Salvador, a suggestion deemed likely unconstitutional. While the administration has deported immigrants to El Salvador's harsh CECOT prison, forcibly sending US citizens would violate constitutional rights and potentially the First Step Act. Although deportation is applicable...
Singapore's general election is set for May 3rd, following the parliament's dissolution. Nomination Day is April 23rd, with nine days of campaigning to follow. This is the 14th general election since independence and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's first. The ruling People's Action Party (PAP), in power since 1965,...
Cody Balmer, 38, is charged with attempted homicide, terrorism, and arson after allegedly setting fire to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's mansion. Balmer, who admitted to harboring hatred towards Shapiro, used Molotov cocktails and planned to assault the governor with a sledgehammer. The fire caused significant damage, but no...
Hungary's parliament passed constitutional amendments banning Pride events and codifying a male/female binary definition of gender. The amendments, pushed through by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, solidify a March 18th law prohibiting Pride marches. Orbán defends the actions, claiming they protect children from "woke ideology." Opposition parties...
President Trump proposed sending American criminals to El Salvadoran prisons, urging President Bukele to build five more facilities. This follows a Supreme Court ruling concerning a wrongfully deported migrant. Trump reiterated his plan, stating it targets 'homegrown criminals' involved in violent crimes. Legal experts question the constitutionality...
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, meeting with President Trump, refused to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to a Salvadoran prison. Despite the Supreme Court ruling for his return and the Trump administration acknowledging an administrative error, both presidents affirmed their stance against repatriation. This case...
Gabonese General Brice Oligui Nguema has been declared the winner of the presidential election with over 90% of the vote, according to provisional results. This follows his 2023 coup. Opponent Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze conceded defeat. While the Constitutional Court will formally announce the results, the election's fairness...
Fifteen individuals, including a former Conservative MP Craig Williams, face charges of election betting fraud. The Gambling Commission alleges they used insider knowledge of the 2023 UK general election date to place advantageous bets. The bets focused on the timing of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's election announcement, which...
