
The Hill - 55 min 23 sec ago
Plus: Ukraine Starlink slowdown puts Pentagon in a jam {beacon} It's Friday. Just more than two weeks until we change the clocks back to standard time. Anyone else ready for that "extra hour" of sleep? In today's issue: Trump defends Wiles amid turmoil GOP demands answers on Ukraine Hegseth's execution livestream plan...

The Next Web - 1 hour 7 sec ago
"Our message to all SI companies is clear: delayed notification, inadequate corrective action, and a failure to take responsibility will not be tolerated," the task force's leaders said. Jay Clayton, Andrew Ferguson, Scott Kupor and Emil Michael lead Donald Trump's Super Intelligence Force. They sent that warning to AI companies this week. On Thursday, the […] This story continues at The Next Web...

The Hill - 1 hour 3 min ago
President Donald Trump faces potential backlash from Republican voters during the midterms, which could lead to increased Congressional scrutiny from Democrats if they win control of the House and Senate.

The Guardian - 1 hour 8 min ago
Katie Zacharia made the rounds at the conservative news channel to defend her appointment as Trump's mouthpiece US politics live latest updates Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary , faced intense scrutiny from news outlets including the rightwing cable network Fox News amid growing questions over her legal credentials. During an appearance on Fox on Friday her fifth day as Donald Trump's chief spokesperson Zacharia was asked if she still has the confidence of the US president...

The Raw Story - 1 hour 32 min ago
An audience laughed at President Donald Trump during a European summit after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy answered a question about Trump's midterm troubles with only a smile. The exchange closed Zelenskyy's press conference Friday at the European Council summit in Brussels after Sky News Europe correspondent Alistair Bunkall asked him the question. "President Trump is facing pretty difficult midterm elections. His personal popularity is very low. Diesel prices in the U.S...

The Guardian - 2 hours 3 min ago
The old certainties have gone. We will have to spend whatever it takes to protect ourselves in this new and dangerous world Donald Trump must find it oddly frustrating. He keeps showing the world exactly who he is, and yet the world keeps refusing to believe it. As clearly as he can, he is announcing that he is not the leader of the free world, that he is not even a reliable member of the democratic west, that he is in fact an ally of its enemies but the west, including Britain, either doesn't...

The Guardian - 2 hours 5 min ago
Kremlin turning to punishment of Ukraine's population in major cities as frontlines remain frozen Europe live latest updates As Russian missiles and drones have systematically slammed into power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv this week, the rolling blackouts and water outages have increasingly resembled a supposed Russian blueprint to destroy life in major Ukrainian cities seen by the Guardian. Even as Donald Trump unilaterally declared an "energy ceasefire" last week between Moscow and...

ABC News - 2 hours 40 min ago
ABC News is aboard the USS George Washington near the Strait of Hormuz with rare front-line access as President Donald Trump weighs expanded operations against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The Guardian - 3 hours 31 min ago
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was asked by Sky News at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, if he felt he was being made a 'scapegoat' by his US counterpart, Donald Trump, for domestic problems including high diesel prices before midterm elections. Zelenskyy paused for 15 seconds, before he eventually smiled and said: 'This is my answer.' Europe live latest updates Continue reading...

The Hill - 4 hours 9 min ago
President Trump said Thursday he could still criminally investigate former President Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Obama, claiming he has "a lot of information" on the trio. Trump, in an interview with Newsmax's Rob Finnerty, said he could have gone after the Clintons and Obama in the past but opted...

The Hill - 4 hours 26 min ago
The White House is asserting executive privilege to block some records of President Trump's communications from being shared in an ongoing lawsuit over the future of the Kennedy Center. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio board member challenging plans to close the performing arts center for renovations and add Trump's name to the building,...

The Guardian - 4 hours 29 min ago
Late-night host discussed Trump's falling poll numbers and concerns over his new press secretary, Katie Zacharia Trump's new press secretary says it's unknown' how much she'll deal with media With other hosts still on holiday, Jimmy Kimmel checked in on Donald Trump 's record-low poll numbers and beleaguered new press secretary , Katie Zacharia. Continue reading...

The Hill - 4 hours 50 min ago
President Trump said he had no regrets after endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), claiming the incumbent "would have lost." The president doubled down on his decision in an appearance on Newsmax's "Finnerity," when asked if he had second thoughts. "No, because I think Cornyn would have lost. I think...

ABC News - 5 hours 9 min ago
President Donald Trump described new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia as an attorney, but Zacharia acknowledged that she took the bar exam and never passed.

NBC News - 6 hours 10 min ago
President Donald Trump has canceled plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter amid intense backlash. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.

NBC News - 6 hours 14 min ago
With the critical midterm elections just two weeks away, President Donald Trump is ramping up his campaign travel in an effort to shore up support for vulnerable GOP candidates in key battleground states. NBC's Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

The Guardian - 6 hours 32 min ago
The US vice-president is following the Donald Trump playbook, attacking the Democrats, attempting to make jokes and even swearing more. Jonathan Freedland talks to Arwa Mahdawi about why Vance is making such an effort to court voters Continue reading...

Vulture - 6 hours 33 min ago
Going into The View's 30th season, the show's longest-running host has found herself at the center of Trump's war on the media.

The Hill - 6 hours 33 min ago
An opinion piece explores whether Jeff Bezos might pursue the presidency in 2028, weighing his massive wealth and technological expertise against potential conflicts of interest involving current President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - 6 hours 59 min ago
With his war in Iran and siding with Russia, it's hard to think of someone who has done more to make the world a safer place In hindsight it might have been more, shall we say, diplomatic if Donald Trump had taken a few deep breaths after finding out that he had been overlooked for the Nobel peace prize for the second year running before virtually declaring war on Norway. But maybe we should just be grateful that he refrained from rubbishing the South African human rights activist Navi Pillay...

The Guardian - 6 hours 59 min ago
A GOP loss in Texas would be a major blow for the US president and the Republicans Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump has accused fellow Republicans of "doing everything possible to make it hard" for Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee in the Texas Senate race. Katie Zacharia, the White House's new press secretary, has stated that it is "unknown" how much she will engage with the press or hold briefings with reporters, as questions about her legal credentials...

The Guardian - 7 hours 33 min ago
Thousands of vetted and approved refugees are suffering as Trump restricts quotas and prioritizes white South Africans Donald Trump plans to once more severely restrict the number of refugees admitted to the US, announcing a limit of just 17,500 people in fiscal year 2027 and that, again, those let in will be "primarily" white South Africans. Refugee rights groups are alarmed and infuriated at the decision last month by the US president to exclude almost every other demographic. Continue...

The Hill - 7 hours 33 min ago
Democrats are winning over Generation Z by a wide margin ahead of November's midterms, a trend that sailed in the opposite direction when President Trump won in 2024 over former Vice President Kamala Harris. A big reason is the underlying theme of the 2026 midterms that has been hitting the GOP hard across demographic lines:...

NBC News - 7 hours 55 min ago
President Donald Trump has labeled Ukraine's resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries a "disgrace," the latest salvo in his campaign to pressure the U.S. ally over rising gas prices that could cost Republicans in next month's Midterm elections.