
Mother Jones - 11 hours 13 min ago
A con man's challenge is to stay ahead of his con. If his marks begin to see too many signs that they are being played and the swindler can't craft a cover story to account for these contrary facts the artifice can start to crumble. Donald Trump may be at this point. Of course, millions of Americans […]...

The Guardian - 11 hours 14 min ago
Republicans will almost certainly block Democrats' efforts to pass legislation amid fragile' two-week US-Iran ceasefire House Democrats will attempt Thursday to pass a resolution curtailing Donald Trump's war powers over Iran a move Republicans will almost certainly block, but one that signals unease on Capitol Hill about a Middle Eastern conflict on pause with no clear endgame. The vote, scheduled for Thursday morning, will use a procedure called unanimous consent, which is a shortcut...

The Independent - 11 hours 31 min ago
Megyn Kelly has slammed Donald Trump for his "disgusting" social media threats to Iran.

TMZ - 11 hours 33 min ago
Ivanka Trump was soaking up the magic at Disneyland Paris just as her father, President Donald Trump, threatened to kill off Iran's "whole civilization." Ivanka was seen Tuesday with her kiddos, roaming the French amusement park ... and made a…...

The Raw Story - 12 hours 17 min ago
Donald Trump kicked off his Thursday morning with a cryptic Truth Social post aimed at NATO that will have people scratching their heads at what is to come. The president has long been critical of the military alliance formed in 1949 as a bulwark against Russia, arguing over funding and now complaining that NATO countries won't help him with his war on Iran. On Wednesday, the president ranted on Truth Social, " NATO WASN'T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON'T BE THERE IF WE...

The Raw Story - 12 hours 27 min ago
A report that Donald Trump's administration menaced the first American-born pope led the entire panel on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" to wonder what they could possibly be thinking as they risk alienating millions of Catholics. According to a report from The Free Press, after Pope Leo XIV delivered his State of the World speech where he criticized the Trump administration, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby demanded an audience with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican's...

The Independent - 13 hours 27 min ago
It may be hard to believe now, but the pair were once on good terms...

The Raw Story - 13 hours 32 min ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's continuing over-the-top press conferences about the Iran war are not doing Donald Trump any favors due to his childish behavior, leading MS NOW's Joe Scarborough to suggest the president may want to put an end to Hegseth's "humiliating" antics. Reacting to the Wednesday Pentagon press conference , where the former Fox News personality boasted about the president's ceasefire agreement that was already in the process of falling apart, the "Morning...

The Hill - 13 hours 40 min ago
President Trump late Wednesday warned that he will authorize more substantial strikes on Iran if the Islamic Republic does not reach and comply with an agreement to end the conflict. "All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction...

US Weekly - 13 hours 44 min ago
ANGELA WEISS / AFP Ivanka Trump is recalling how she got the news that her father, President Donald Trump , was shot in the ear during a July 2024 assassination attempt . Trump, 79, survived the shooting at an open-air rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, while campaigning for a second term as president. The perpetrator, Thomas Crooks , 20, was shot and killed by Secret Service in the ensuing melee. "I was in Bedminster, New Jersey. There was a lot of commotion. The televisions were...

Mother Jones - 13 hours 57 min ago
This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. President Donald Trump and the election conspiracy theorists he surrounds himself with are determined to exclude people from voting in the 2026 election based on one database: the Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system. Why? SAVE is […]...

The Raw Story - 14 hours 6 min ago
Vice President JD Vance's use of his relationship with his wife Usha to explain differing opinions about Donald Trump's ceasefire chaos set off a tirade by MS NOW host Mika Brzezinski on Thursday morning as she could not contain her disgust. Speaking with reporters at the end of his overseas trip, Vance was asked about Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf of the Iranian Parliament who stated that his country's 10-point proposal to end the war included "Iran's right to enrichment." Standing...

The Independent - 15 hours 35 min ago
Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire but it remains unclear what the agreement entails...

The Guardian - 15 hours 44 min ago
Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democrat leader, will use pro forma session to try to pass measure requiring president to withdraw US forces from Middle East Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Democratic party leaders have vowed to renew the effort to curb Donald Trump's war in Iran after several days of escalating tactics that culminated in a temporary ceasefire. After a private meeting at the White House with Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, Donald Trump seemed to renew his...

NBC News - 16 hours 27 min ago
President Donald Trump pledged "no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security." For some who are filing their taxes this year, the reality is different.

The Atlantic - 16 hours 27 min ago
And pretty much all of the 1980s do too.

ABC News - 16 hours 35 min ago
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the rare European leader seeking President Donald Trump's approval...

The Guardian - 17 hours 8 min ago
Secretary general says Trump clearly disappointed' with alliance as US media report White House is considering a plan to punish' some members The US president, Donald Trump, has once again lashed out against Nato after a tense and lengthy meeting with the alliance's secretary general, Mark Rutte, who admitted Trump was "clearly disappointed" with allies over their refusal to get involved in Iran. In another angry ALL CAPS post on social media overnight, Trump said: "NATO...

The Guardian - 17 hours 26 min ago
In the midst of violent upheaval, the author and activist reminds us of the power and promise of transformation In 2004, Rebecca Solnit released Hope in the Dark, a series of extended essays in response to the war in Iraq. Drawing on the resilience she saw after Hurricane Katrina, she offered a vision of solidarity and tenacity. The book experienced a sharp surge in popularity after the 2016 election of Donald Trump, selling out in short order. Returning to Hope in the Dark 10 years later, I remembered...

UPI - 18 hours 27 min ago
U.S. military forces will remain deployed around Iran until a "REAL AGREEMENT" is reached, President Donald Trump warned late Wednesday.

The Guardian - 19 hours 41 min ago
In today's newsletter: The truce offers a reprieve after weeks of turmoil, b ut unresolved disputes and competing interpretations of what was agreed, threaten to pull the region back toward crisis at a moment's notice Good morning. On Tuesday, just an hour before the deadline imposed by Donald Trump for Iran to reopen navigation in the strait of Hormuz or face a wave of "civilisation-ending" strikes, a two-week pause in hostilities was announced. After weeks of US and Israeli attacks...

The Independent - 20 hours 2 min ago
White House lashed out at Oscar winner for criticising Donald Trump's threat to to end a civilization' in Iran...

UPI - 20 hours 48 min ago
The head of the NATO alliance was in Washington to soothe tensions with the cornerstone of the defensive pact after amid threats by Trump to pull out.

Hello Magazine - 21 hours 13 sec ago
Donald Trump's niece, Mary Trump, has sparked fresh discussion after sharing her concerns about what she describes as "concerning changes" in the president's behaviour. See details.