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Iceland votes on resuming EU membership talks as Trump’s push for neighboring Greenland looms over debate

President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland added a new security dimension to Iceland's EU referendum, with 275,000 eligible voters weighing in.

Hospice fraud victimizes seniors, but Gavin Newsom’s no help

California hospice fraud is not just fleecing taxpayers.

Tucker Carlson: Trump needs to be removed from office ‘immediately’

Conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson said Friday that President Trump should be removed from office if he is considering using nuclear weapons first, saying even entertaining the possibility should disqualify a president from serving. “The second any president actively considers the first use of nuclear weapons, that person should be removed from office immediately, because that’s...

El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats for synagogue attack comment

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized Saturday for comments he made following an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue earlier this year, as he seeks to ease concerns among Jewish voters ahead of the November election. “I made a mistake,” El-Sayed said during an appearance before the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus at the state party’s...

Michael Goodwin: Dem meltdown over Jeffries-Kushner meeting is a testament to party’s radicalization

Democrats’ House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and ­adviser...

Tucker Carlson: Trump needs to be removed from office ‘immediately’

Conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson said Friday that President Trump should be removed from office if he is considering using nuclear weapons first, saying even entertaining the possibility should disqualify a president from serving. “The second any president actively considers the first use of nuclear weapons, that person should be removed from office immediately, because that’s...

El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats for synagogue attack comment

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized Saturday for comments he made following an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue earlier this year, as he seeks to ease concerns among Jewish voters ahead of the November election. “I made a mistake,” El-Sayed said during an appearance before the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus at the state party’s...

Beatty on Trump admin threats to demolish Kennedy Center: ‘Who’s going to stop them?’

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) said Saturday she believes the ongoing legal battle over the Kennedy Center could stand in the way of President Trump tearing down the building, after his administration raised demolition as a possibility earlier this week. Beatty, an ex officio member of the center’s board who has successfully challenged Trump’s proposed changes...

Sunday shows preview: Trump admin economic tensions leave GOP vulnerable; U.S. foreign relations shift

Republicans are nearing the final stretch of the midterm election cycle with an increasingly unstable political landscape, as races for traditionally safe red seats grow competitive amid tensions over President Trump’s economic agenda. Democrats are looking to flip a handful of key battleground states to regain a Congressional majority come November. Senate races in Texas,...

Leavitt is leaving the White House. Don’t expect her to go far

Karoline Leavitt wrapped up her final day as White House press secretary on Thursday, but she is not expected to veer far from President Trump’s orbit as Republicans seek to defend their majorities on Capitol Hill. Trump and Leavitt announced earlier this month she would depart the White House to spend more time with her...

Walmart settles DOJ opioid crisis lawsuit for $50 million

Walmart has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that its pharmacies filled hundreds of thousands of illegal prescriptions for controlled substances that fueled the opioid crisis, the Justice Department announced Friday. The settlement resolves a federal lawsuit filed in 2020 that accused the retail giant of failing to report suspicious orders...

DHS confirms Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to UK

Far-right political figure Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to the United Kingdom after his detention in Louisiana earlier this week, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody apprehended the British native on Thursday evening at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in Kenner, La., after DHS...

AI could become conscious. What if it wants us dead?

As artificial intelligence advances toward potential sentience, experts warn of significant societal risks ranging from existential dependency on a digital mind to catastrophic outcomes if autonomous systems prioritize their own survival over human interests.

Democrats sound alarm on US-Venezuela oil deal: ‘This isn’t a win’

Democrats slammed Friday's announcement by President Trump on a new deal to acquire majority U.S. control of over 65 million barrels of Venezuelan oil.  “Let's be clear: this isn't a win,” Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) wrote in a social media post. “This is proof Trump put our service members at risk to get...

Trump admin unjustly revoked pro-Palestinian foreign students’ visas, judge finds

A federal judge in California ruled Friday the Trump administration unconstitutionally sought to deport international students for pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israel. In a 90-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Noël Wise found the President Trump administration's use of existing immigration law to cancel foreign students' visas and deport them violated their constitutional right to...

The Pentagon’s new nuclear doctrine needs congressional guardrails 

Critics in Congress and the arms control community are right: Any doctrine premised on “limited” nuclear use invites the illusion of control.

Electric vehicles are flaming out —let’s ‘Make Internal Combustion Engines Great Again’

If you are a builder, promoter or buyer of electric vehicles, good for you. Science and technology do march on. But occasionally, at what cost?  While it’s quite easy to understand the rationale for building EVs — perceived innovation, business plans, and profit — it’s still natural to question the promotion and purchasing of said vehicles. At least for some.  Much of the EV market is still wrapped...

The Memo: GOP sees risks in Trump’s midterm strategy of focusing on himself

President Trump is likely to make the GOP’s midterm campaign partly about himself — and that’s a risky strategy, as even some in his party acknowledge. Trump’s efforts go beyond the standard, campaign-trail appearances he is making on behalf of Republican candidates. According to a Tuesday report from The Atlantic, the president has proposed to...

Abbott bars Texas agencies from funding Flock cameras

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered all state agencies this week to halt funding for Flock cameras amid growing concerns nationwide about the misuse of the roadside camera network.  The decision, which was communicated to state agencies on Thursday evening, came as The Texas Tribune said it was preparing to publish an investigation into the...

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