
The Raw Story - 8 hours 39 min ago
A senior Iranian figure proclaimed Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until "criminal" President Donald Trump is removed from power and a number of critics voiced support for the demand. Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, a political adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said that the strait would remain closed until both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were removed from office, a demand that comes as traffic through the critical shipping waterway...

The Guardian - 8 hours 42 min ago
Guardian readers share how much they spend on food and the changes they've had to made in response to rising prices While campaigning for re-election in 2024, Donald Trump stood in front of a table full of groceries bags of flour, cartons of eggs, cooking oil and told voters he would bring down the price of groceries "starting on day one" of his second term in the White House. Over two years later, US consumers have yet to enjoy lower prices. In fact, due to supply chain issues, jostling...

The Hill - 9 hours 27 min ago
In today's issue: Trump hints at demolishing Kennedy Center Florida GOP congresswoman breaks with Trump ICE director nomination pulled Carney open to Canada joining EU President Trump is digging in on the battle to put his name on the Kennedy Center, raising the possibility that his administration could have the institution...

The Raw Story - 9 hours 29 min ago
The Iran-backed militia that once triggered one of the most damaging scandals of President Donald Trump's second term is back and the president is trying to avoid a fight he already walked away from once, according to a new report. American diplomats met with Houthi representatives at the U.S. Embassy in Oman over the weekend in an effort to cool tensions and keep Red Sea shipping lanes open, a source briefed on the discussions told MS NOW . Both sides reaffirmed a ceasefire reached last year...

The Raw Story - 9 hours 42 min ago
A United Nations investigation found "reasonable grounds" that the United States had likely committed war crimes in its war against Iran, and the report is scheduled to be submitted to the international body on Monday just one day before President Donald Trump is expected to address the UN and its " deeply skeptical audience " in New York, Reuters reported Friday. The report is expected to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, and found that the United States had...

Advocate - 9 hours 48 min ago
A judge says President Donald Trump can't tear down the John. F. Kennedy Center without giving Congress a month's notice.

The Raw Story - 10 hours 4 min ago
President Donald Trump hurled furious threats in the middle of the night and insisted his MAGA base read a three-week old column from a conservative Washington Post pundit. The president took to Truth Social at approximately 12:15 a.m. Friday to share a column by Marc Thiessen entitled "What the disloyal leaks about Iran prove about Trump," published on Aug. 27. "Keep on leaking you dirty dogs!" he wrote. "When we find you, you will pay a big price!!!" Thiessen 's column...

Vox - 10 hours 42 min ago
David Sacks at is one of President Donald Trump's most important advisers on AI. | JC Olivera/Variety via Getty Images As the heads of leading artificial intelligence companies came together last weekend to warn that runaway AI development could lead to catastrophic outcomes, momentum briefly seemed to be building for regulatory action from Washington. But one connected and influential tech industry figure has become the leading voice opposing many proposals for government action on his podcast...

Slate - 11 hours 2 min ago
"It is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, or even 9/11," Trump declared.

Huffington Post - 11 hours 56 min ago
"Absolutely willing to be wrong," said The New York Times journalist.

Huffington Post - 12 hours 46 min ago
"There's no way in hell that I'm voting for another Republican that supports this guy," the caller vented on "The Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show."...

The Guardian - 13 hours 1 min ago
Australian Greens senator compares government's policy to ICE as Tony Burke calls it a ridiculous claim' Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government's move to reopen detention centres for visa overstayers, overseen by compliance officers, has drawn comparison from the Greens and advocates to Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown in the United States. The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, was careful to downplay any similarities when...

The Guardian - 14 hours 48 min ago
Seoul resolves recent speculation over sending military to strait of Hormuz, saying there won't be deployment that would involve or enter war' South Korea's president, Lee Jae Myung, has said he will not deploy the military to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into conflict, resisting calls from Donald Trump to support his war in Iran. "There won't be deployment that would involve or enter war. I can tell you that very clearly," Lee said at a news conference...

US Weekly - 15 hours 20 min ago
Barbra Streisand is calling out President Donald Trump and his "unchecked ego" after he threatened to cancel the Kennedy Center renovation plans if his name isn't added. Publishing a statement via her website on Thursday, September 17, Streisand, 84, slammed Trump for his actions, which she claimed are "galling and painful to witness." "Now, a thoroughly defeated Trump has announced that the Kennedy Center is being closed for what the completely stacked board describes as...

Huffington Post - 16 hours 30 min ago
One Republican responded to a question about recent polls with a single turd emoji.

The Guardian - 18 hours 42 min ago
This live blog is now closed. Sign up for the US Breaking News email Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican congresswoman from South Florida, made a rare public break with President Trump in a new ad, pushing back against Trump's hardline immigration policy. "Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far," Salazar said, speaking directly into the camera. Continue reading...

NY Post - 18 hours 58 min ago
New satellite imagery reveals Iran has fortified its Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility following military threats from President Donald Trump.

Consequence of Sound - 19 hours 8 min ago
The order comes after Donald Trump said the building could be ripped down without his support Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Give Notice of Any Major Changes to Building Travis Bland...

The Raw Story - 21 hours 49 min ago
President Donald Trump could hold a landmark sit-down with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez within days, according to people familiar with the planning an encounter insiders say comes loaded with political hazards on both sides of the border. The meeting would likely happen on the margins of Trump's upcoming trip to New York for the UN General Assembly, where talks with Gulf leaders on the Iran war are already on his calendar. Tuesday has emerged as a possible date for adding Rodriguez...

Fox News - 22 hours 22 min ago
Rep. Mar a Elvira Salazar's ad told President Donald Trump his immigration enforcement has gone too far, drawing sharp rebukes from the Freedom Caucus.

The Hill - 22 hours 38 min ago
President Trump will host Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, along with over 100 outdoorsmen, for a White House Rose Garden dinner Thursday evening, a source familiar with the event told The Hill's broadcasting partner, NewsNation. Trump will reportedly speak during the event and sign two executive orders reversing former President Biden-era restrictions on U.S. land. One...

ABC News - 22 hours 40 min ago
HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the vaccine-skeptic group Children's Health Defense on Thursday they "have a friend in the White House" in President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - 23 hours 14 min ago
Fish and Wildlife Service memo calls for change in what it means to take' an endangered species More than 1,600 critically imperiled species protected under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) face losing further federal protections following a new reinterpretation of the 1973 law by the Donald Trump administration. A September 14 memo distributed to Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) field offices by FWS director Brian Nesvik calls for a reinterpretation of what it means to "take" an endangered...

Slate - 23 hours 14 min ago
The president is threatening to level an arts venue because the courts won't let him rename it after himself.