Entering a third week of shutdown, Democrats returned to Washington defiant, twice rejecting a Republican plan to reopen the government as the GOP strategy failed for a ninth time. They dismissed President Donald Trump’s mass firings as bluster, noting a federal judge temporarily blocked the cuts, calling the human cost...
Speaking in the Oval Office beside FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump announced plans to “go into other cities” under “Operation Summer Heat” to combat crime. He cited thousands of arrests and singled out San Francisco and Chicago, vowing to “save” cities and make...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged the House Oversight Committee to investigate Young Republican leaders after recently revealed group chats praised Hitler, invoked “gas chambers,” endorsed rape, and used racist phrases. In a letter to Chair James Comer, he called the messages a potential civil-rights violation and accused Republicans of hypocrisy...
The government shutdown reached day 15 with no deal, as the Senate again failed to advance a House stopgap. The Trump administration proceeded with layoffs, but a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order pausing RIF notices for AFGE and AFSCME members. President Trump said $8 billion in unused Pentagon...
In Antananarivo, frustration over relentless power and water cuts swelled into youth-led protests met with rubber bullets and tear gas, leaving at least 22 dead, the UN says. After an elite army unit, CAPSAT, sided with demonstrators, President Andry Rajoelina fled; parliament voted to impeach him, and by Monday his...
A growing majority of NATO allies signaled support for Donald Trump’s PURL plan, which uses allied money to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine, shifting from past donations to sales. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands have pledged $2 billion across four packages, with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and...
Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell asked the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to investigate Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for a “likely” Hatch Act violation after Noem recorded an airport video blaming Democrats for the shutdown. In a letter to acting Special Counsel Jamieson Greer, Cantwell cites reports that DHS used...
The Trump administration is pursuing an additional $20 billion for Argentina, pairing sovereign funds and private banks with an earlier $20 billion U.S. swap line pledged to President Javier Milei to bolster the collapsing currency. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the new facility a private‑sector solution and said interest is...
Raila Odinga, scion of a storied Kenyan family, spent decades chasing the presidency without winning, yet remained a central force in national politics. Detained for years under Daniel arap Moi after the 1982 coup attempt, he became a founding father of multi-party democracy and served as prime minister after the...
The Trump administration revoked visas for at least six foreigners who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s killing, the State Department said, sharing screenshots and warning more cancellations could follow. The department cited posts from visa holders in Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and Paraguay; South African national Nhlamulo Baloyi said his...
