A divided 9th Circuit panel lifted a lower court order and said President Donald Trump could federalize 200 Oregon National Guard members to protect an ICE facility in Portland. The 2-1 majority, Judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade, found it likely the president acted within statutory authority, citing disruptions by...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described his reportedly tense meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as “positive,” despite failing to secure Tomahawk missiles after Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy said Trump favors a freeze along the current front line and wants upcoming talks with Putin in Hungary to open a...
Kenny Loggins condemned President Donald Trump for sharing an apparently AI-generated video that overlays his hit “Danger Zone” as a crowned, fighter-jet Trump dumps what Loggins called “brown sludge” on “No Kings” protesters. Calling it an unauthorized use of his recording, Loggins said he would have denied permission and demanded...
Billionaire John Castimatidis, CEO of WABC Radio and Red Apple Media, urged Republican New York City mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa to quit, warning his candidacy could split the vote; he called for consolidating support behind a 'viable alternative' to avoid a damaging outcome. Sliwa refused: 'I trust the people… I...
At a "No Kings" rally, protesters voiced alarm over authoritarian drift, the government shutdown, and healthcare cuts. Mary Phillips warned of creeping "king" rule; others cited surging premiums and exclusions for transgender care. Former assistant secretary of defense Shawn Skelly condemned efforts to bar trans service members and said Republicans...
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Trump weighed volatile fronts, backing a brief chance for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire while warning Hamas of swift consequences and ruling out U.S. boots. He urged Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are,” after meeting Zelenskyy, as U.S. and Russian envoys coordinated talks and Washington prepared for a Xi summit....
Royal sources say Buckingham Palace is treating claims about Prince Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein with "very great concern" and wants them examined fully. Andrew said he will stop using his titles and honours, including Duke of York, and gave up the Order of the Garter, though he remains a...
The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider whether people who regularly use marijuana may legally own guns, taking up a Justice Department appeal in the case of Texas man Ali Danial Hemani. A 5th Circuit ruling struck down the federal ban on drug users possessing firearms, though it left...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping opened a four-day Communist Party meeting with a speech on draft proposals for China’s 2026–2030 plan, though Xinhua offered no specifics. The blueprint arrives amid a sluggish economy, foreign curbs on latest technologies, and high U.S. tariffs. A Xinhua editorial urged “high-quality” growth, technological innovation, stronger...
