Trump's homeland security chief to review case of Irish woman detained by US immigration
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem agrees to examine case of Donna Hughes-Brown who was detained in July
Keith Duggan / Irish Times | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:47:18
Affiliates vs Networks: The FCC's Attempt to Rewind a Broken Tape
The Trump administration has had a mixed approach to date on reforming the broadcasting rules. On one hand, broadcast-ownership reforms have been a key issue this year for Republican appointees at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as they seek to help struggling broadcasters keep pace with their digital rivals. On ...
Jeffrey Westling / Truth on the Market | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:47:17
Trump administration's new quarters feature pilgrims, ditching civil rights theme
Special quarter-dollar coin designs for the U.S.' 250th birthday feature pilgrims and former presidents rather than previously floated civil rights themes.
CNBC | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:37:50
Trump pushes for top prosecutor nominee Halligan after judge tosses Comey, James cases
The Senate's "blue slip" tradition is likely to prevent Lindsey Halligan from becoming U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
CNBC | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:32:55
Indiana's GOP Super Majority Senate Could Vote Against Map that Could Save Trump From Impeachment
Today, the Indiana State Senate will vote on redistricting legislation that could help Republicans hold the House in the midterms and save President Donald Trump... Read More The post Indiana's GOP Super Majority Senate Could Vote Against Map that Could Save Trump From Impeachment appeared first on The Daily Signal ...
Jacob Adams / The Foundry | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:10:36
Trump pushes for 'free economic zone' in Donbas, says Zelenskyy
US proposes 'compromise' option of demilitarised buffer that excludes both Ukrainian and Russian forces, says Kyiv
FT | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:56:25
Trump says 'I guess' U.S. could keep seized oil tanker - but a sale appears likely
The U.S. government has kept the proceeds from past seizures of foreign oil, generating $47 million from forfeited Iranian assets in 2024
CNBC | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:55:24
'Spoof' ship: Seized oil tanker Skipper hid location data, visited Iran and Venezuela
The seizure of the oil tanker Skipper comes as President Donald Trump has escalated pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in recent weeks.
CNBC | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:54:59
Two Cheers for the National Security Strategy
Trump's new document gets much right and a few things wrong.
Matthew Kroenig / Foreign Policy | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:39:09
The Day After: Trump Advisors and Venezuela Opposition Leaders Plan for Maduro's Departure
"They are going to need a lot of help"
Brian Bennett / Time | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:16:39
Trump's 'NSS' weakens deterrence
Taipei Times | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:06:35
Pardoned Capitol Rioters Now Want Millions
"Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government," Bloomberg reports. "Attorney Mark McCloskey on Wednesday delivered hundreds of claims in person, wheeling a ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:04:25
Trade shift: US deficit shrinks to 2020 low; tariff hikes reshape import flows
US trade deficit shrinks unexpectedly to its lowest point since 2020, driven by altered import patterns following President Trump's tariff hikes. Exports saw a rise, while imports saw a slight increase. This data, delayed by a government shutdown, suggests tariffs are impacting trade flows, though analysts advise caution on the ...
TOI Business Desk / Times of India | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:01:41
The torch bearer: Teresa Ribera
Check out thePOLITICO 28: Class of 2026, with Donald Trump as the most powerful person in Europe.
Giulia Poloni / Politico | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:57:59
The north star: Mette Frederiksen
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The role model: Giorgia Meloni
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Immigration judges urge Supreme Court to allow lower court ruling against Trump administration to remain in place
A group of immigration judges on Wednesday afternoon urged the Supreme Court to leave in place a ruling by a federal appeals court that sent a dispute over a policy [...] The post Immigration judges urge Supreme Court to allow lower court ruling against Trump administration to remain in place ...
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:30:00
The Most Cynical Ploy to Win a Trump Supreme Court Appointment Yet
All federal judges are expected to follow certain protocol and adhere to the Code of Conduct that was first established about 50 years ago. Womp, womp.
Shirin Ali / Moneybox | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:17:00
New NDAA Repeats Mistakes of the Past
Congress has an obligation to make difficult choices on military spending. Unfortunately, it seems that Congress will once again pass the buck on this responsibility to the Pentagon, allowing the Trump administration to spend willy-nilly on instruments of war.
Benjamin Giltner / Cato | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:14:56
US judge orders release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention
Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation to El Salvador has become a rallying point against Trump's hardline policies.
Al Jazeera | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:05:42
Judge orders release of Salvadorean Kilmar Abrego Garcia amid Trump-era immigration saga
A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. US District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must release Abrego Garcia from custody immediately. "Since Abrego Garcia's return from wrongful detention ...
Reuters,Associated Press / South China Morning Post | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:04:38
7 million student-loan borrowers could soon owe higher payments. Here's what to know.
Trump's administration announced an agreement to officially end the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. Borrowers would have to transfer to new plans.
Ayelet Sheffey / Business Insider | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:56:53
Ukrainian, EU agencies involved in generating fake news about Ukraine - envoy
Their main task is to blur and distort the pragmatic approaches that formed the basis of Trump's peace plan, Rodion Miroshnik noted
Tass | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:53:57
'If US happy with India's offer...': Goyal reacts to Trump admin's 'best ever' offers view; says America should sign agreement
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal welcomed US praise for trade deal offers, urging the US to finalize the agreement if satisfied. Despite no timeline, Goyal highlighted ongoing discussions and the mutual benefit required for any deal.
TOI Business Desk / Times of India | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:35:16
The US Is Looking More Like Putin's Russia Every Day
Andrea Mazzarino We may already be on a superhighway to the sort of class- and race-stratified autocracy that it took Russia so many years to become after the Soviet Union collapsed. The post The US Is Looking More Like Putin's Russia Every Day appeared first on The Nation .
Andrea Mazzarino / The Nation | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:21:14
Bonus Quote of the Day
"We should be bringing in the best and brightest, and that's what Donald Trump is changing about our immigration system. Let's expedite the best and brightest who are gonna give a million dollars to the US to prove they're at the top of the list." - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:20:01
Trump Scraps Plan to Mint 'Woke' Quarters
"The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation's 250th birthday," the Wall Street Journal reports. "Those themes were part of a proposed five-quarter special series that went through years of debate and design but was ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:18:35
Even George W. Bush's Torture Guy Thinks Trump Is Crossing the Line
Even the Justice Department lawyer who defended the George W. Bush administration's decisions to waterboard, bind, and sleep-deprive prisoners in the infamous 9/11 "Torture Memos" of 2002 thinks the Trump administration's drug boat strikes are going too far. "I don't think there's an armed attack" against the United States by ...
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:15:13
Precedent Points to a US War Crime in the Caribbean
During World War II, an Allied tribunal convicted German submariners of murdering shipwrecked survivors. In doing so, it set two clear precedents that the Trump administration seems to have overlooked in defending a "second strike" that killed alleged drug smugglers clinging to their capsized boat.
Allan J. Lichtman / Project Syndicate | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:04:26
China-Japan row has left US leader Donald Trump facing a 'dilemma': analyst
The Trump administration is possibly facing a "dilemma" as tensions between China and Japan intensify, one Chinese analyst has suggested, while another noted that any breakthrough in the diplomatic dispute still hinged on direct engagement between the two Asian neighbours. This week, the downward spiral in ties between China and ...
Orange Wang,Zhao Ziwen / South China Morning Post | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:00:09
How Venezuela's Broken Oil Sector Became a Fault Line in U.S. Power Politics
As the recently published national security strategy emphasised, the new Trump administration is focused on maintaining control and influence in Latin America. The growing pressure that Washington is putting on Venezuela is just one example of this new foreign policy, and the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast ...
Felicity Bradstock / Oil Price | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:00:00
It's time to restore the civic function of US universities
Focusing on research at the expense of teaching has left institutions vulnerable to Trumpian attack
FT | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:59:54
This Isn't the First Time the Fed Has Struggled for Independence
The Trump administration is threatening the Fed's autonomy, which the central bank regained with the Treasury-Fed accord in 1951.
Jeff Sommer / NY Times | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:57:16
[Josh Blackman] New in Civitas Outlook: "Brazenly Partisan" Judges Scrutinize Trump's Mind, But Refuse To Explain Themselves
I write about Judge Wynn's decision to rescind his senior status because Trump won.
Josh Blackman / Volokh Conspiracy | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:50:39
Trump tracker: the latest data on US tariffs, trade and economy
Follow the latest impact of tariffs amid the president's ongoing trade war
FT | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:47:43
Josh Hawley Skewers His Fellow Republicans
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) delivered a withering critique of his own party, asserting that congressional Republicans are failing to help enact the agenda that President Trump ran on, Semafor reports. Said Hawley: "Congress really has to act. I think you've seen a Congress that has not been as enthusiastic about ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:40:00
Mike Johnson Whines He's Always Asked About Trump's Wild Comments
House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't seem to understand why President Donald Trump's violent racism is his problem. Trump confirmed Tuesday that he'd used the epithet "shithole countries" eight years ago during a closed-door meeting with senators, though he had initially denied it. While walking through the Capitol Wednesday night, CNN's ...
Edith Olmsted / New Republic | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:38:11
Trump Melts Down Over Key Gerrymandering Scheme Ahead of Vote
Donald Trump's big mouth could cost him more Republican votes in Indiana as he pushes the Hoosier State to redistrict. Anxious about the 2026 midterms, Trump issued directives to several red states, including Indiana, to redraw their congressional maps in order to bolster Republicans' razor-thin majority in the House. In ...
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:23:29
Why Trump Is Doomed to Lose on Affordability
Dan Pfeiffer: "In the minds of most voters, Trump's economic policy can be summed up in one word: tariffs." "Trump was elected to lower prices, and one of his first and most high-profile acts was to explicitly raise prices on nearly everything. Americans know about the tariffs, and they don't ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:20:00
Trump calls on Federal Reserve to go further with rate cuts
Also in today's newsletter, the US raises pressure on Nicolás Maduro's regime in Venezuela
FT | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:00:10
Trump's Tariffs Shrank the U.S. Trade Deficit in September
U.S. imports and exports ticked up from lows the previous month when the president's global tariffs went into effect, while the trade deficit continued to fall
Ana Swanson / NY Times | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:57:04
U.S. has to stop taking in 'below-average' immigrants who won't help economy, says Lutnick
The White House is rolling out its gold card visa.
CNBC | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:54:08
Barron Trump Reportedly Admired 'Big Brother' Andrew Tate, Who Is Accused of Rape and Exploiting Women
Barron Trump admired Andrew Tate, who is accused of rape and trafficking. A report alleges they discussed his charges being a 'setup' while a Trump ally discussed his case with Romanian officials.
IBTimes | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:50:23
Trump's $1 million Gold card: What does it mean for Indians, EB-5 visa aspirants? What you should know
US President Donald Trump has launched a new Gold Card program, requiring a $1 million donation for individuals or $2 million for corporations to gain legal status and a path to citizenship. This initiative aims to attract exceptional talent and generate government revenue, presenting an alternative to the EB-5 visa ...
TOI Business Desk / Times of India | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:45:06
Global Tax Cartel Falls Apart Again After China-Trump Spat
The OECD's global minimum tax regime is falling apart again today. There couldn't be better news... 135 countries agreed to join a tax cartel in 2021 which has never actually come into force. The point of the cartel is to prevent tax competition... China is leading an effort to block ...
Max Young / Guido Fawkes' blog | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:41:23
The 'Trump Corollary' in the US security strategy brings a new focus on Latin America - but it is a disordered plan
The 'Trump Corollary' in the US security strategy brings a new focus on Latin America - but it is a disordered plan Expert comment jon.wallace 11 December 2025 The dual objective is to prevent migration and impose US domination in the 'Western Hemisphere'. But Latin American leaders will still wish ...
jon.wallace / Chatham House | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:37:27
Venezuela's crisis is not an oil grab but a power grab
Trump has manufactured the Venezuela crisis, not to grab more oil but to expand his executive power.
Al Jazeera | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:29:31
Trump's Approval on the Economy Craters
A new AP-NORC poll finds just 31% of U.S. adults now approve of how President Trump is handling the economy. That is down from 40% in March and marks the lowest economic approval he's registered in an AP-NORC poll in his first or second term. Overall, 36% of Americans approve ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:28:17
Newspaper Will Keep Writing About Trump's Health
The New York Times, attacked by President Trump for reporting about his physical condition, said that it wouldn't be deterred by "false and inflammatory language" that distorts the role of a free press, the AP reports. Trump had posted on Truth Social that he believed it was "seditious, perhaps even ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:24:45
Britain moves to combat Chinese overcapacity amid Trump's trade war
The U.K. is facing pressure from the EU and U.S. to bolster its defenses against Chinese steel imports.
Graham Lanktree / Politico | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:22:50
MPs Express Fear Over Trump's 'Chilling' Threats To European Elections
Kate Nicholson / Huffington Post | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:19:18
Republican Lawmakers Reckon with Trump's Pardons
NOTUS: "In the past two months, President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted drug trafficker, an unemployment scammer, a money launderer whom he said he is unfamiliar with and a foreign bribe recipient." "The pardons - and post-pardon fallout - are increasingly rankling Republican lawmakers, who are left with little ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:19:12
Merz offers to host Ukraine talks so deal not done 'above Europe's head'
Leaders of Germany, France and UK hold 'detailed' call with Donald Trump about latest draft of peace plan
FT | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:12:29
China may tap Nvidia's H200 for AI gains but domestic chip strategy here to stay: analysts
Beijing's push to advance the domestic chip industry will remain unchanged regardless of whether it allows Chinese companies to buy Nvidia's H200, analysts said. Days after US President Donald Trump announced Washington would permit Nvidia to ship the chips to approved Chinese customers - on the condition that 25 per ...
Ji Siqi / South China Morning Post | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:00:18
More Hong Kong firms upbeat on economic outlook as Trump tariff worries ease
Hong Kong companies are much more optimistic about the economic outlook for the coming year, a survey by one of the city's biggest business chambers has found, although the organisation itself expects growth to slow in 2026. The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce released the results of its annual ...
Lam Ka-sing / South China Morning Post | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:00:09
Trump Calls Current CNN Leadership 'Dishonest,' Wants New Owner in WBD Sale
Trump urges CNN's sale to new owners, calling current leadership amid Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
IBTimes | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:56:08
Americans React as Trump's Gold Card Website Finally Goes Live, Many Slam It as 'US Citizenship for Sale'
Trump's Gold Card website launches, offering wealthy foreigners US residency for payment, sparking debate over fairness and accusations of 'citizenship for sale.'
IBTimes | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:53:37
Trump Accused Of 'Low Energy' In PA Rally: Strategist Calls President 'Fading'
Donald Trump is hit with the 'low-energy' label after a rambling Pennsylvania rally. A top GOP strategist calls the President 'fading' and exposed 'mental weakness.'
IBTimes | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:45:56
Trump Tells US Shoppers to 'Give Up Pencils, They Only Need One or Two' as He Defends New Import Taxes
In a Pennsylvania speech defending his tariff policies, Donald Trump told Americans they "don't need" so many pencils or dolls, arguing that higher prices are a trade-off for a stronger steel industry.
IBTimes | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:45:38
Gavin Newsom Warns Trump May 'Rig' The 2028 US Election, Reveals Potential Successors Including Son Barron
Gavin Newsom warns Donald Trump will try to 'rig' the 2028 election for a successor, naming JD Vance and Marco Rubio. Read why the California Governor is pressing the panic button.
IBTimes | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:45:06
US President Trump sincerely seeks ways to resolve Ukrainian conflict - Lavrov
Russia's top diplomat added that not only aspirations should be most important for resolving the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, but it would also require practical steps to eliminate the root causes of the conflict
Tass | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:44:36
Elon Musk Confesses Regret Over Trump Role That Allegedly Cost Him Business, Ambition and Chaos
Elon Musk reveals deep regret over his DOGE role, accusing the Trump administration of 'political corruption' and detailing the heavy cost to his empire.
IBTimes | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:44:22
MTG Runs to Anti-Trump Embrace on '60 Minutes,' CNN
WASHINGTON -- If you tuned into "60 Minutes" Sunday night, you saw Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talk about her falling out with President Donald Trump and her decision to resign from the House in the middle of what was supposed to be her third two-year term. That Greene would ...
Debra Saunders / Real Clear Politics | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:31:18
Trump Is a Better Forecaster Than the Fed
So the Fed did what everybody expected them to do, by cutting their target rate by a quarter of a point. Over the past year, they have reduced that rate by 175 basis points. And it now stands at three and a half and three quarter percent. Noteworthy, in today's ...
Larry Kudlow / Real Clear Politics | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:30:39
Kiev adopts law against Russian language after Witkoff's visit to Moscow - Lavrov
According to the minister, this step "was taken for propaganda purposes" as though defiantly challenging the peace efforts being undertaken, including by President Trump's special envoy
Tass | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:20:04
Why Republicans in Congress are turning against Trump
For most of this year, Republican members of the House of Representatives seemed to move in lockstep with President Donald Trump, not hesitating to back him on controversial measures on immigration and the economy. But now they seem to be breaking ranks. Some Republican members of Congress have stood up ...
astead.herndon / Vox | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:15:00
Why Indiana Republicans Are Standing Up to Trump
The Indiana legislature does not keep its constituents at a great distance. As lawmakers convened in Indianapolis on Monday to consider a bill backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state's congressional map, all that separated them from protesters who had gathered in a corridor just outside the capitol ...
Russell Berman / The Atlantic | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:11:12
Putin, Witkoff reiterate commitment to Alaska understandings at talks in Moscow - Lavrov
According to Russia's top diplomat, the Americans are interested in "understanding the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis, and that was reflected during the meeting of Presidents Putin and Trump in Anchorage on August 15"
Tass | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:02:39
Is Trump's $686m F-16 upgrade for Pakistan a message to India?
The US has authorised the sale of advanced technology and support for Pakistan's F-16 jets.
Al Jazeera | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:02:23
Russia has reasons to believe US seeks fair settlement in Ukraine, Lavrov says
"Moscow is still waiting for information about how contacts between Zelensky, his European patrons, and the Trump administration have ended or will end," the foreign minister stated
Tass | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:00:27
So This Is What 'America First' Looks Like
Somalia, where two terror groups are locked in a long-standing battle, should have been an ideal place for President Donald Trump to showcase his "America First" commitment to international disengagement. The country is 8,000 miles away, and its conflicts pose no obvious near-term threat to national security. Interventions in Somalia ...
Nancy A. Youssef / The Atlantic | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:00:00
Europeans present proposal on Ukrainian territorial concessions to Trump - Merz
The German Chancellor said the conversation was
Tass | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:40:17
Danish intelligence classifies Trump's America as a security risk
Denmark sounds the alarm about the U.S.'s increasingly antagonistic posture toward Europe.
Antoaneta Roussi / Politico | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:36:20
Elite Coast Guard squad and 'dark fleet' ship - what we know about US seizure of oil tanker
The US seizure of a crude oil ship is the latest in a series of escalations in the Trump administration's pressure campaign on Venezuela.
BBC | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:34:28
On Obamacare, Trump Already Showed Republicans the Way
Senate Republicans should quit trying to expand it.
Michael F. Cannon / National Review | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:30:41
Trump's Ominous Decision to Sell Advanced Chips to China
The Nvidia deal could help China beat us in the AI race.
The Editors / National Review | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:30:22
China leads objections to Trump carve-out on global minimum tax
Beijing and several European countries hold up deal to exempt US multinationals from OECD tax regime
FT | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:30:02
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Calls Out Europe in New National Security Strategy
On this episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words," Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler dive into how President Donald Trump's newly revealed national security... Read More The post Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Calls Out Europe in New National Security Strategy appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Victor Davis Hanson / The Foundry | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:30:00
Proposals on territorial concessions by Ukraine sent to Trump, Germany's Merz says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump had been sent a proposal on territorial concessions Ukraine is ready to make to end its war against Russia. Merz said the proposal was sent after he and other European leaders had spoken by phone with Trump on ...
Agence France-Presse / South China Morning Post | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:17:53
Zelensky, EU seek to obstruct Trump's peace efforts - Russian top diplomat
Sergey Lavrov emphasized that Russia does not want current diplomatic efforts to meet the same fate as the Minsk agreements
Tass | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:14:27
MAGA Turns on Itself
"MAGA's media machine is ripping itself to shreds, locked in a web of interpersonal feuds that have derailed its once-relentless focus on advancing President Trump's agenda," Axios reports. "The MAGA movement spent years perfecting the art of attacking outsiders. Now, less than a year into Trump's second term, its most ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:01:01
Mad King Trump's Latest Peeve: Sans Serif Fonts
In The Emperor , Ryszard Kapuściski's classic portrait of autocratic senility, Emperor Haile Selassie orders a great palace to be built in Ethiopia's Ogaden Desert, keeps a liveried staff there for many years-but visits the site only a single day. In Addis Ababa, one servant waits on Emperor Selassie so ...
Timothy Noah / New Republic | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00
Kristi Noem In Bitter Feud with Trump's Border Czar
"The acrimony is so deep between President Trump's border czar and his homeland security secretary that the two officials barely speak to or meet with each other," Axios reports. "Tensions reached such a fever pitch last week that the White House was swamped with rumors and news stories claiming that ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:58:31
Trump's tariffs cost US households US$1,200, Democrats claim
Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly US$1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee. Using Treasury Department numbers on revenue from tariffs and Goldman Sachs estimates of who ends up paying for ...
Associated Press / South China Morning Post | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:56:32
Fed's Vote Signals Trouble Ahead for Future Rate Cuts
"Jerome Powell pushed through a rate cut Wednesday over the broadest reservations of his nearly eight-year tenure, and in doing so, implicitly delivered a pointed message to President Trump and his own successor: Cutting rates is harder than it looks," the Wall Street Journal reports. "The decision drew three dissents-two ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:55:50
FirstFT: Donald Trump turns up the heat on Nicolás Maduro
Also in today's newsletter: Oracle warning sends equity markets tumbling and postwar Ukraine talks
FT | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:49:41
Fox News' Streaming Service Has Its Answer to
I became a brave member of Fox Nation to watch-and I'm not altogether glad I did.
Nitish Pahwa / Moneybox | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:45:00
'We have Russians agents, Iranian agents, terrorist groups' in Venezuela, says Nobel Peace Prize winner
Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winning opposition leader has said her country has "has already been invaded", when asked whether she would support a US invasion.
Sky | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:43:00
Health Care Deal Gets Further Out of Reach
Punchbowl News: "On Wednesday, we outlined the many reasons to be skeptical about a bipartisan Senate health care deal coming together in the new year. Now, President Donald Trump says Hill Republicans 'don't need' to pass a big legislative package in 2026 at all." "If that holds - and it's ...
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:20:00
Fed Divisions Underscore Challenge for Trump's Next Chair
President Trump wants substantially lower borrowing costs, but officials at the central bank appear ready to resist delivering further cuts if the economic backdrop does not warrant it.
Colby Smith / NY Times | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:02:34
Trump Doesn't Want to Talk About Affordability. Democrats Say That's a Gift.
The president continues to brush off an issue that he said he would solve in his first months in office. Some Democrats say he is making the same mistake as his predecessor.
Erica L. Green / NY Times | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:02:29
The Murder Memos
by Barry Goldman At the time of this writing, Thanksgiving week 2025, the Trump administration has launched 21 strikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific and killed 83 civilians. According to the administration, the US military has legal authority to conduct these strikes. That authority is outlined in ...
Barry Goldman / 3 Quarks Daily | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:00:40
Venezuela Accuses Trump Administration of 'Piracy' After Oil Tanker Seizure
In the latest escalation, the U.S. military seized a tanker off Venezuela's coast that was allegedly carrying sanctioned oil.
Miranda Jeyaretnam / Time | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:00:00
China would annihilate US military in fight over Taiwan, damning report warns
China would be victorious over the US military in the event of a war over Taiwan, a classified US government report has revealed. The "Overmatch brief" details China's ability to take down US military power, including large ships and fighter planes. The secret document shows America's reliance on more costly ...
Isabelle Parkin / GB News | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:58:47
Here's What Is Expected To Be In Ukraine's Proposed Peace Plan
Kate Nicholson / Huffington Post | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:49:30
Israel is acting with impunity. Is it overconfident in Trump's support?
Horrified by IDF war crimes in Gaza, more Americans are said to support Palestine than Israel for the first time ever
Paul Rogers / Open Democracy | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:39:31
Postscripts from the frontlines of Trump's attacks on science: no simple happy endings
Stories from the frontlines of Trump's attack on science: Follow-ups from a year of struggles in Part 8 of our series "American Science, Shattered."
STAT Staff / Stats | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:30:00
Disappointing Oracle results knock $80bn off value amid AI bubble fears
quarterly data for Larry Ellison's tech company shows slowdown in revenue growth and big rise in spending Business live - latest updates Oracle's shares tumbled 15% on Thursday in response to the company's quarterly financial results, disclosed the day before. The business software company, co-founded by Donald Trump ally Larry ...
Kalyeena Makortoff / Guardian | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:19:58
Feeding Donald Trump's Ego
"Gianni Infantino Gives Award To Giant Infant" should have been the headline pertaining to Donald Trump's award from the Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Trump's status as a giant infant is already internationally known. Plus, it is no secret that Trump threw a tantrum when he wasn't awarded the 2025 ...
David Robertson / Moderate Voice | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:11:21
How a manosphere star accused of rape and trafficking was freed
Facing serious charges, Andrew Tate was barred from leaving Romania. Then weeks after Donald Trump took office, an extraordinary order came down from the highest levels of the Romanian government.
Megan Twohey, Isabella Kwai / Sydney Morning Herald | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:51:50
Trump gives the country an economics lesson on tariffs
from Dean Baker Trump first announced his massive tariffs on "Liberation Day," which was April 2. This was supposed to be the beginning of the United States rebuilding its manufacturing capacity. Since Liberation Day, the economy has lost 60,000 manufacturing jobs, factory construction is down at least 5 percent, and ...
deanbaker1 / Real World Economics | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:59:00
Thailand-Cambodia border clash deaths rise as Trump seeks to 'put out little flame'
Three Thai civilians were killed as heavy combat continued along the country's border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Thursday, marking the country's first civilian fatalities since the fighting resumed. The latest large-scale fighting was set off by a skirmish on Sunday that wounded two Thai soldiers and derailed ...
Associated Press / South China Morning Post | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:50:57