
The Raw Story - 11 hours 17 min ago
A month after President Donald Trump announced a controversial deal with Vladimir Putin to bring Russian diesel to the U.S., not a single barrel has arrived, the Wall Street Journal reported, as tankers headed for American ports turned around due to a lack of willing buyers . Trump pitched the Russian fuel as a way to bring down soaring diesel prices, which pushed up consumer costs ahead of the midterm elections. But "U.S. oil companies are reluctant to handle the cargoes of Russian diesel because...

The Hill - 11 hours 33 min ago
President Trump celebrated a federal judge's decision on Tuesday to permit his defamation case against the BBC to proceed. The president called U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz's ruling "a Huge Victory against Fake News BBC, a terrible abuser of the truth" in a Truth Social post. In the Tuesday ruling, the Trump-appointed judge denied in...

Fox News - 11 hours 33 min ago
Kennedy family members are seeking to join legal actions challenging plans to build President Donald Trump's triumphal arch which he wants built in Washington D.C.

The Hill - 11 hours 37 min ago
President Trump will deliver remarks Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day and honor U.S. service members and military organizations. Trump will also participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier alongside first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance, among others. Veterans Affairs Secretary...

Huffington Post - 12 hours 23 min ago
The CNN data guru was in the middle of noting that one GOP congressman-elect outperformed President Donald Trump, when the results changed live on the air.

The Raw Story - 12 hours 24 min ago
An American furniture entrepreneur who voted for Donald Trump three times is at his wits' end trying to keep up with the president's unpredictable tariff moves , which have put his company in peril. According to the Wall Street Journal, Bruce Krinsky has spent the better part of a decade chasing Washington's trade policy. His company, TOV Furniture, has moved production from country to country and even tried manufacturing in the U.S., only to end up back where it started. The Journal...

The Hill - 12 hours 40 min ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the U.S. and China should have a "more balanced" trading relationship, days after President Trump said he expects to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month. "The U.S. trade imbalance with China has long been a source of friction," Bessent said at the National Committee on U.S.-China...

The Hill - 12 hours 42 min ago
Donald Trump, Jr., is defending Russell Brand following the actor's conviction on rape and sexual assault charges. The 51-year-old British comedian and conservative influencer was sentenced Monday in London to more than 10 years in prison for raping a woman and sexually assaulting three others over a five-year period beginning in 2004. In an episode...

Fox News - 13 hours 30 min ago
President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC will proceed after a judge rejected the outlet's motion to dismiss the case.

BBC - 13 hours 39 min ago
Democrat Scott Colom's razor-thin advantage has defied political gravity in a conservative fortress that President Donald Trump won in 2024 by over 22 points.

ABC News - 14 hours 9 min ago
In his upcoming memoir, "Promise Me, America," former President Joe Biden reflects on a letter his predecessor, President Donald Trump, left him in the Oval Office in 2021.

Forbes - 14 hours 34 min ago
Nine members of the Kennedy family are seeking to join a lawsuit to block the construction of President Donald Trump's planned triumphal arch in Washington, D.C.

Huffington Post - 14 hours 51 min ago
Tim Burchett didn't name names, but his criticism of the GOP's messaging appeared to point straight at the president.

The Guardian - 15 hours 26 min ago
Trump hails exoneration of a Great American Patriot' as moves against his defense secretary fail for now House Republicans block effort to impeach Hegseth Sign up for the US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Republican representative Thomas Massie compared the GOP with passengers content to go down with the Titanic after colleagues thwarted his effort to impeach defense secretary Pete Hegseth. Congressman Jim Jordan, a Republican hardliner from Ohio, won the...

The Guardian - 15 hours 41 min ago
Hundreds of datasets and websites that contradict government's ideology have been altered or wiped a tactic taken straight from Heritage Foundation's policy blueprint Even amid Donald Trump's failures the Iran war, soaring prices and a sharp rebuke in the midterm elections last week there's still at least one area his administration continues to carry out adeptly: its mass public information censorship campaign. In less than two years, the Trump administration has done staggering...

Huffington Post - 15 hours 46 min ago
Donald Trump's son offered an eyebrow-raising theory about why Brand was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars.

New York Times - 16 hours 38 min ago
Kim Thomas, an electronics salesman in Winterset, Iowa, supported Donald Trump for president in 2024 but chose a Democrat in last week's midterm elections.

UPI - 16 hours 48 min ago
A federal judge has allowed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the BBC to proceed over allegations that the British broadcaster defamed him.

Fox News - 16 hours 51 min ago
Donald Trump's midterm landslide loss threatens the Supreme Court as leading Democrats push court-packing plans from nine to 13 justices now.

The Guardian - 19 hours 41 min ago
A lesson from the US midterms is that electorates are repelled by the arrogant mega-rich buying democracy. This is a fight Labour can afford to pick For most people, $224m ( 168m) is a lot of money, especially if you spend it and get nothing in return. But Elon Musk is richer than most people. In fact, there is no one richer. As the wealthiest of the US's tech oligarchs Musk could afford to blow huge sums on a failed bid to prop up Republican candidates in Texas, his adoptive home state, in...

Sky News - 20 hours 35 min ago
The BBC's attempt to have Donald Trump's $10bn ( 7.5bn) defamation claim thrown out has been dismissed by a Florida court.

ABC News - 20 hours 42 min ago
In the wake of midterm elections, President Donald Trump said his immigration crackdown may have been "too tough" and suggested it was time to sit down with the Democrats...

The Guardian - 20 hours 58 min ago
Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad examine the Democrats failed impeachment attempt against US defence secretary Pete Hegseth and ask could we see another bid soon? The other Donald Trump appointee making headlines is the president's new chief-of-staff, Stephen Miller. Known as the architect of Trump's tough immigration policies, the appointment is seen as a clear sign Trump has no intention of playing nice with the other side, despite indicating he would do just that after the Republicans...

The Guardian - 21 hours 41 min ago
A deal giving Moscow a slice of Ukrainian territory and sanctions relief could be on the table in weeks yet European leaders are busy squabbling Donald Trump has lost substantial power over domestic policy after last week's devastating midterm losses, but his ability to cement his legacy by upending US foreign policy remains largely intact. There is every reason to fear a "great betrayal" of Ukraine in the coming weeks, one that would reward Vladimir Putin for Russia's war of aggression...