
The Guardian - 1 hour 25 min ago
The Trump administration takes pleasure in deploying dysphemism to describe the killing of Iranians On 23 March, Donald Trump said that if things didn't go to his liking in Iran, "we just keep bombing our little hearts out". A week later the US president told journalists on Air Force One: "You never know with Iran because we negotiate with them and then we always have to blow them up." On 4 March, Pete Hegseth squirmed in pleasure as he described "death and destruction from...

The Independent - 1 hour 35 min ago
Iran's atomic agency says an airstrike has hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support building...

ABC News - 2 hours 28 min ago
Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump's political enemies...

The Guardian - 5 hours 25 min ago
Royal visitors have long been popular in the US, and Charles has decades of diplomacy under his belt. But can soft power save the special relationship? What's the worst that could happen when King Charles visits Donald Trump in Washington at the end of this month? And what will be the best outcome from Keir Starmer's point of view, since it is the prime minister who directed the visit to go ahead in the hope of improving our battered, supposedly special relationship? While the relationship...

The Guardian - 5 hours 25 min ago
The brutalisation of global norms by figures like Pete Hegseth must be seen as an ethical issue. It's a fight against chaos, and all major religions must play a role That combative old hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers, is not much heard these days, though it was once a favourite with church congregations and school assemblies. Written in 1865 by Sabine Baring-Gould, an English clergyman and religious scholar, its belligerent refrain urges the faithful on to battle, victory and conquest: "Onward...

NBC News - 9 hours 22 min ago
In his first year back in the White House, President Donald Trump avoided using his famous "You're fired" phrase when it came to members of his Cabinet.

The Guardian - 9 hours 26 min ago
Trump said Vance would focus on blue states and, without providing evidence, accused Democrat leaders of rampant theft' key US politics stories from Friday 3 April at a glance Donald Trump has given his vice-president, JD Vance, a new side gig: "fraud czar". The president this week announced a fresh crackdown on "fraud" in Democratic states and tapped Vance to lead the charge. Officials swiftly announced a string of arrests in California. Continue reading...

The Guardian - 10 hours 17 min ago
Budget proposal released on Friday outlines president's desire to revive former federal prison in San Francisco Bay Donald Trump is asking for $152m to restore Alcatraz, a former federal prison off the coast of San Francisco, according to a budget proposal released on Friday for the 2027 fiscal year. Last May, Trump first called upon the Department of Justice, the FBI and Homeland Security to rebuild the prison. He heaped praise on Alcatraz's reputation in a Truth Social post . Continue...

NBC News - 10 hours 39 min ago
WASHINGTON Less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump told Americans the U.S. military had "beaten and completely decimated Iran," Tehran shot down an F-15E fighter jet, setting off a high-risk scramble by U.S. forces to rescue two service members from deep inside Iranian territory.

The Guardian - 11 hours 28 min ago
US president issues executive order as longest partial government shutdown in US history enters 49th day Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday that declares all Department of Homeland Security employees will receive pay and benefits during the agency's partial shutdown. The "Liberating the Department of Homeland Security From the Democrat-Caused Shutdown" memo is similar to Trump's executive order from last week which called for issuing pay to Transportation Security Administration...

ESPN - 11 hours 39 min ago
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday aims to limit NCAA athletes to a five-year playing window and how often they can transfer between schools.

ABC News - 12 hours 10 min ago
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at restoring "order, fairness and stability" to college athletics...

Yard Barker - 12 hours 12 min ago
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that could have a significant impact on the current landscape of college sports, assuming it holds up to any potential lawsuits that follow it.

Fox News - 12 hours 25 min ago
The New York Times went viral for botching the name of NATO in a print headline about President Donald Trump's ongoing threat to the treaty organization.

NY Post - 12 hours 36 min ago
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday in his attempt to “solve all of the problems” affecting college sports, particularly the polarizing Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) legislation. The executive order — which will likely need to clear several legal challenges to be considered enforceable — includes sections on eligibility, transfer rules, specifications on...

The Guardian - 12 hours 45 min ago
Over 20 attorneys general challenge the executive order and say it's an unconstitutional move to disenfranchise voters More than 20 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Donald Trump's Tuesday executive order to restrict who can vote by mail. In his order, Trump directed the US Postal Service to abstain from sending mail-in or absentee ballots to people who are not on a pre-ordained list of eligible citizens. Continue reading...

Fox News - 13 hours 33 min ago
President Donald Trump plans to sign a second executive order for college sports that is reportedly aimed at expanding NCAA control over athletes and NIL issues.

The Raw Story - 13 hours 45 min ago
President Donald Trump 's impersonations of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have led to a damaged relationship "beyond repair" between the two countries amid the ongoing Iran war, according to reports on Friday. Trump had mocked Starmer and ridiculed him during an Easter lunch speech at the White House, saying the UK was "not our best" ally after Starmer had reportedly consulted his team about military actions, according to The Guardian . He was apparently angry over the...

The Guardian - 14 hours 13 min ago
Veteran justice, 76, was treated for dehydration in March; a retirement would give Trump new chance to shape court US supreme court justice Samuel Alito was reportedly taken to a hospital after becoming sick at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia in March, further fueling speculation that Donald Trump could have more chances to shape the land's highest court through new appointments. A CNN report said Alito was checked by medical staff and given fluids due to dehydration. He later returned...

The Raw Story - 14 hours 41 min ago
President Donald Trump joked about confiscating Iran's oil as search crews were desperately trying to find a fighter pilot who was downed in the war-torn country. "KEEP THE OIL, ANYONE?" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday while the search was underway. Hours earlier, an F-15E crashed in southern Iran. One pilot was rescued, and a search for the second pilot was reportedly in progress. Iran was reportedly offering its citizens a reward valued at about $76,000 U.S. dollars to find the...

Sky News - 14 hours 44 min ago
US President Donald Trump has proposed a huge increase in defence spending, alongside a 10% cut in non-defence spending, for the 2027 fiscal year. ...

Daily Signal - 14 hours 44 min ago
THE CENTER SQUARE Democratic officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia announced Friday they’re suing to block President Donald Trump's recent executive order regulating... Read More The post Dems Sue Over Trump's Executive Order on Mail-in Ballots appeared first on The Daily Signal .

The Raw Story - 15 hours 3 min ago
An American's whereabouts were unknown on Friday after Iran shot down a U.S. fighter jet, as questions mounted online over what happened to the missing service member and if the Trump administration would comment on it. President Donald Trump had not yet responded to the attack, which was the first time an American jet had been shot down since the military strikes launched five weeks ago. It was unknown what had happened to the missing pilot. The president has apparently been briefed on the...

Attack of the Fanboy - 15 hours 11 min ago
Was it the ideal time to mention Donald Trump?...