By now you’ve seen President Trump’s big speech at Davos. The slurring, the confusing of Greenland and Iceland, the nonsense about wind power, and the racist smearing of Somalis before the whole world — it was an unmitigated disaster. But things got worse when Trump’s
Republicans and Democrats are hoping for a blockbuster hearing from the former special counsel, who is testifying publicly for the first time about his efforts to charge the president.
The package, which would put guardrails on to drug intermediaries, faces a tough test this week.
After less than a day of deliberation, the jury has returned a verdict of not guilty in the trial of former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales for his role in the 2022 school shooting at Robb Elementary.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) expressed concern after President Trump’s behavior Wednesday, after the president confused Greenland and Iceland multiple times during a speech earlier in the day. “The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways,”
Republican disputes over year-round ethanol sales and other proposed amendments delayed advancement of a package government funding bill on Wednesday. The House Rules Committee ended an extended recess on Wednesday evening as Republicans who control the panel considered which
The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) unveiled revisions to the regulatory process for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permit applications on
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) told CNN he is seriously considering running for president in 2028. “I still think it needs to be the right person for the moment, and we don’t know what that moment is yet,” he said in a wide-ranging interview published Wednesday. The retired
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily lifted restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers’ tactics against protesters in Minnesota, days after another judge ordered agency personnel to cease retaliating against peaceful demonstrators. The U.S.
In some states the wind chill may fall below -50 F.
Have you seen Laurence Olivier in the 1960 film The Entertainer ? Olivier plays a seedy music-hall performer named Archie Rice. The film is a specimen of England’s gritty “kitchen sink” realism from the 1950s, but it’s also an allegory in which Archie represents a declining
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story House panel advances bill giving Congress power to block some AI chip exports The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would allow Congress to block advanced AI chip exports to U.S. foreign adversaries,
It feels odd to describe a speech as “good news” when it involves the president of the United States rambling incessantly and threatening America’s European allies. But, taken one way, Donald Trump’s stark raving mad speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on
Finnish President Alexander Stubb warned Wednesday that "it's not over yet" after President Trump de-escalated his aggressive stance on possibly acquiring Greenland for the U.S. by force. "I took two positive takeaways from this speech," Stubb said on "Amanpour & Co" with CNN's
President Trump on Wednesday took two steps away from the precipice he had previously marched toward in the Greenland crisis. First, in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump ruled out the use of military force to seize the massive but sparsely
A group of Democrats voted with Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to advance resolutions holding former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress. Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) sought
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Will Trump's Greenland push mean more minerals? Greenland holds large quantities of rare earth elements, but experts say annexing the territory may not vastly improve U.S. access to them. © Evan Vucci,
A funding bill released this week would claw back hundreds of millions of dollars passed to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure passed under the Biden administration. The bill in question, released Tuesday, would fund the departments of Homeland Security,
Most economists are expecting the Federal Reserve to hold key interest rates steady, according to a Wednesday survey. A Reuters poll found that 58 percent of surveyed economists predict no change this quarter, while a majority expect two cuts later this year. In a narrow vote
A New York judge ruled Wednesday that Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s (R-N.Y.) congressional district was unconstitutionally configured and ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to create a new map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Acting New York state Supreme Court
The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would allow Congress to block advanced AI chip exports to U.S. foreign adversaries, after securing overwhelming bipartisan support. The panel voted 42-2-1 to advance the AI Overwatch Act, a measure that would
The leaders of some of America’s closest allies used the Davos summit this week to confront a new world order under President Trump in which the U.S. is an unreliable partner, at best, and increasingly viewed as an adversary. The leaders of Canada and France were among those
The New World screwworm is getting dangerously close to the U.S., public health officials warn. If left untreated, a screwworm case can be fatal in humans.
Lynne Walz, a distant relative of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), launched a campaign on Wednesday for governor of Nebraska. “After listening to folks across the state, I am officially running for Governor! Nebraska is built on grit and common sense, and I am ready to bring those
The House voted to undo the Biden administration’s decision to block off mining in a wilderness area in Minnesota on Wednesday, using a limited legislative tool to go after the 2023 action. The 214-208 vote seeks to undo protections for an area around Minnesota’s Boundary
UnitedHealth Group (UHG), the largest national health care provider in the U.S., is planning to return profits it makes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace to consumers in 2026. CEO and Chair Stephen Hemsley is expected to announce the idea when he appears before a
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has taken his fight with President Trump from the United States and online to Davos, Switzerland, elevating it to a global stage. Newsom spent much of Wednesday at Davos needling the president, including by calling Trump’s address to Davos, in
Rahm Emanuel, seen as a potential 2028 contender, is pushing for a 75-year maximum age limit for people holding office. “You can't serve in the armed forces. You can't serve in a private sector job,” Emanuel told reporters during a Christian Science Monitor event Wednesday.
The Gates Foundation on Wednesday announced Horizon1000, a $50 million health project created in partnership with OpenAI to increase the utilization of artificial intelligence inside health care centers across Africa. “Over the next few years, we will collaborate with leaders
The Supreme Court explored several pathways as it weighed the monumental battle over President Trump’s firing power at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Though the justices appeared open to arguments from Fed board of governors member Lisa Cook that she was unlawfully removed,
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Wednesday defended giving her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump during her visit to the White House last week. "I already said what I meant and what it means to the Venezuelan people to present President Trump with our
Nancy Lacore, a three-star admiral and former chief of the Navy Reserve before she was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced a run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Lacore, who began as a Navy pilot and rose to vice admiral during more
The House will now have to decide on whether to refer contempt charges against the ex-president, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to the DOJ.
A federal judge denied a request from Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) to appoint an independent monitor to ensure the Department of Justice (DOJ) complies with the law mandating the release of all files related to Jeffrey Epstein. In a court order
The Department of Homeland Security is crudely referring to its newest immigration crackdown in Maine as “ Operation Catch of the Day ,” as it prepares to hunt and catch immigrants like lobsters. “These masked men with no regard for the rule of law are causing long-term damage
Border Patrol is not welcome in Minneapolis’s streets, its schools, or its gas stations. A crowd of anti-ICE protesters stormed federal agents at a Speedway gas station on Nicollet Avenue Wednesday, throwing out Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino alongside his masked subordinates.
The Trump administration has surged federal immigration enforcement to Maine, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) saying that 50 people have been arrested so far by immigration officers. The surge, called “Operation Catch of the Day,” began on Tuesday, DHS officials
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over their refusal to appear for depositions after being subpoenaed in the panel’s
Donald Trump is now claiming that the “framework of a future deal” has been reached on Greenland and “the entire Arctic region.” The president posted on Truth Social Wednesday afternoon that he had a very productive meeting with the secretary general of NATO, Mark Rutte, at the
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wants to pretend that Donald Trump didn’t mix up Greenland and Iceland—but he did. Multiple times. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday, Trump repeatedly and erroneously mixed up Greenland with Iceland, a
The Washington Post is asking a federal judge to order the government to return materials seized from one of its journalists as part of a raid at her home earlier this month. Calling the search "outrageous," the Post said the FBI's taking of reporting materials "chills speech,
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday claimed vindication after learning that President Trump has ruled out acquiring Greenland by U.S. military force. "I know that he has said that we will not have troops involved in Greenland," Johnson told reporters on Capitol
Senator Ted Cruz appears to be leaving Texas yet again ahead of another major winter storm. The third-term lawmaker was photographed boarding a flight to Laguna Beach, California, Tuesday, sparking concerns online that the lawmaker’s controversial history of ditching his
President Trump said Wednesday that he’s reached the framework of a deal with NATO on the future of Greenland and will not impose tariffs he previously threatened on European countries. “Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO,
The Trump administration is ordering active-duty military police soldiers to be ready to deploy to Minneapolis. MS NOW, citing three unnamed sources, reports that an Army military police brigade unit stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was issued “prepare to deploy” orders
