Aboard Air Force One en route to a speech on the Israel–Hamas ceasefire, President Donald Trump said the Nobel Committee should have made an exception to award him this year’s Peace Prize for recent events, despite its rules. He has campaigned for months—cold‑calling committee members and making a last‑minute Oct....
After betting odds on Polymarket abruptly swung from 3.75% to nearly 73% for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Institute said a potential pre-announcement leak was highly likely the result of espionage. Director Kristian Berg Harpviken told TV2 the institute will investigate and tighten security, while committee chair...
On Marc Maron’s final podcast, Barack Obama cast the Trump administration’s agenda as a national "test," urging universities, companies, law firms and voters — Republicans included — to defend core principles. Speaking from his Washington office, he warned of real-world consequences, citing Latino sons being stopped in L.A., and criticized...
On day 13 of the government shutdown, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is siding with Democrats to preserve Affordable Care Act subsidies, citing constituents worried about losing coverage if tax credits lapse. In deep-red Floyd County, many voters voiced pragmatic support, with GOP leader David Guldenschuh calling the stance practical...
Democrats, abandoning impeachment tactics from Trump’s first term, are challenging his second-term agenda by arguing he’s exceeded Article II powers. More than 400 lawsuits target over 200 executive orders, with some policies stalled in court. The White House disputes the claims, citing Supreme Court validations and vowing to press on....
At the Knesset, Israeli leaders showered President Trump with praise, casting him as a “colossus” and vowing to back him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Speaker Amir Ohana said Israel will push his candidacy next year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Trump “the greatest friend Israel has ever had in...
Barack Obama, in a surprise interview for the final WTF podcast episode posting Monday, urged institutions not to cut deals with the Trump administration, saying they shouldn’t be bullied into hiring rules “cooked up by Steve Miller.” He condemned Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago as an end...
US military veterans are increasingly being arrested and injured during protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and push to deploy the National Guard, with The Guardian counting eight cases of prosecutions or damages claims. In Broadview, Illinois, 70-year-old Air Force veteran Dana Briggs was charged after video showed a masked...
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Donald Trump’s address to the Knesset marking a Gaza ceasefire and the return of Israeli and Palestinian hostages was disrupted by a yelling protester. Security quickly detained and removed the men as members chanted “Trump! Trump!” during the disturbance. Resuming, Trump praised Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff—credited alongside Jared Kushner...
