Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigned Thursday following investigations into his business dealings, prompting protests in Vilnius. The resignation, announced by President Gitanas Nausėda, comes after media investigations revealed past financial irregularities, including an unpaid fine from a 2012 corruption case. Paluckas, leader of the Social Democrats, denied...
A federal appeals court is reviewing President Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs. A lower court ruled against Trump, arguing he overstepped his authority. This appeal could invalidate numerous tariffs on various countries, impacting Trump's trade strategy, although he has other...
British lawyers warn that UK's potential recognition of a Palestinian state could violate international law, citing the Montevideo Convention's criteria for statehood, which Palestine may not meet due to territorial disputes and the division between Fatah and Hamas. However, the government argues it hasn't signed the Convention and points...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent initially described a new children's savings program as a 'back door' to privatizing Social Security, later clarifying that the program supplements, not replaces, Social Security. Democrats criticized Bessent's initial remarks, highlighting the unpopularity of Social Security privatization. The GOP has historically avoided this issue...
The Senate rejected Sen. Bernie Sanders' attempt to halt US arms sales to Israel, despite growing Democratic opposition. 27 Democrats voted against the sale of assault rifles to Israel, and 24 against bomb sales, significantly more than in previous votes. This reflects increasing concern over the humanitarian crisis...
President Trump attacked Senator Josh Hawley after Hawley's bipartisan bill to ban stock trading by members of Congress advanced in committee. Trump criticized Hawley for blocking an amendment investigating Speaker Emerita Pelosi's stock trades. The "Honest Act," sponsored by Hawley and Senator Gary Peters, would ban stock trading...
Moldovan President Maia Sandu accused Russia of plotting an extensive campaign to interfere in Moldova's September parliamentary elections. Sandu claims Russia aims to seize control of Moldova this autumn, utilizing methods such as €100 million in cryptocurrency, cyberattacks, disinformation, and manipulated public opinion. She described this as a...
The White House and conservative commentators criticized the backlash against an American Eagle jeans ad featuring Sydney Sweeney. The ad, playing on "great genes," sparked accusations of promoting white heritage and thin ideals. White House communications manager Steven Cheung called the criticism "cancel culture run amok," while Megyn...
Eduardo Porter resigned from the Washington Post, citing Jeff Bezos's apparent appeasement of Donald Trump. Simultaneously, Stephen Colbert's show was canceled by Paramount, following a settlement with Trump and amidst a sale to Skydance, which agreed to eliminate diversity programs. These incidents, along with universities' self-censorship to avoid...
Republican Senator Josh Hawley joined Democrats to advance a bill banning Congress members from trading individual stocks. The bill, initially called the PELOSI Act but renamed the Honest Act, passed a Senate committee vote 8-7, with all Republicans except Hawley opposing. The bill would require divestment within 180...
