Donald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb showcased a warm rapport at the White House, centering on a plan to buy 11 Finnish-designed icebreakers, with four to be built in the US. Stubb called the project an investment in jobs and hope; Trump linked it to Finland’s proximity to Russia...
After the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump and Maga allies escalated attacks on Democrats, liberal donors and civic groups, branding critics the “enemy within” and the “radical left.” Trump made evidence-free claims about George Soros and invoked RICO as the Justice Department opened probes into Soros’s Open...
On day 10 of the shutdown, a fight over Affordable Care Act premium subsidies has hardened into stalemate. Republicans back a temporary spending bill that omits the expiring, pandemic-era enhancements to the tax credits, with Speaker Mike Johnson calling the Dec. 31 deadline distant; Democrats push to extend - and...
Israel’s initial list of roughly 250 Palestinians to be freed under the new Gaza ceasefire does not include Marwan Barghouti, the popular Fatah leader long sought by Hamas. The group says it is pressing mediators for his and other high-profile releases. With a truce and troop pullback in effect, Hamas...
Denmark announced $4.2bn in extra defence spending to bolster security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, alongside a $4.5bn purchase of 16 additional F-35s, bringing its fleet to 43. Coordinated with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the package adds two Arctic ships, maritime patrol planes, drones and early-warning radar, and...
Katie Porter’s campaign for California governor absorbed a bruising week as viral clips showed a tense TV exchange—where she threatened to walk out—and a 2021 video of her berating a staffer. After condemnation from rivals and mockery, supporters closed ranks: Teamsters leaders, EMILYs List’s Jessica Mackler and Whoopi Goldberg praised...
North Korea unveiled a Hwasong-11Ma hypersonic glide vehicle and its newest Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile during an overnight parade in Pyongyang marking 80 years of the ruling party. State media hailed the Hwasong-20 as the country’s most powerful nuclear strategic system, though Pyongyang has not announced flight tests; its solid-fueled...
Heavy metal devotee Sanae Takaichi, 64, has won Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership, becoming the first woman to hold the post, but her path to the premiership is uncertain. Komeito, the LDP's longtime partner, refused to join her government amid mistrust over a party slush fund scandal, forcing her...
A turbulent day saw U.S. policy moves ripple at home and abroad. After Washington scrapped the “de minimis” import exemption, global mail to the U.S. plunged and many countries paused service, the UPU said. Wall Street slumped as President Trump threatened steep new tariffs on China. Amid a shutdown, the...
The Trump administration tapped $300 million in unspent tariff revenue to shore up the WIC food aid program during the shutdown, easing fears of an immediate funding lapse. USDA officials told Congress the transfer would keep states operating; Alaska and Washington reported new funds, and a Nevada tribal WIC office...
