President Donald Trump made an unconventional pick for his nomination to the Federal Trade Commission: WeatherTech founder and CEO David MacNeil. MacNeil founded the company, which makes weather-resistant car floor mats, in 1989, according to its website, and…
Shortly before the US military launched an attack on Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, an account on Polymarket made some very suspiciously timed investments. The prediction market had been running bets on when or if Maduro would be removed fro…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the country will take action against X following reports that the platform's Grok AI chatbot is generating sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors, as reported earlier by The Telegraph and Sky News. "It's disgusting," Sta…
Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, it's missed yet another of its promised release d…
Apple has been fined more than €98 million (about $116 million) by Italy's antitrust regulator over the "excessively burdensome" privacy rules it imposes on third-party apps. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) says that Apple abused its dominant app sto…
The path forward for the Democratic party after its 2024 defeat includes less tech influence and more populist policies, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Warren delivered this message in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Monda…
Elizabeth Warren and other Democrat lawmakers have written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an investigation into alleged "false advertising and deceptive practices" from Trump Mobile. The company first announced its T1 Phone mo…
Hospital staff in Iran say they are overwhelmed with dead or injured patients
Yesterday, Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News, censored a segment of its newsmagazine 60 Minutes about men who had been deported to an El Salvador prison. Today, it's popping up online. 60 Minutes had already begun promoting the now-censored segm…
In a good and just society, it would have been possible to bury Charlie Kirk without either threatening mass violence toward his enemies or making light of his death with a furry sex meme. But America in 2025 did not remotely resemble a working society, let a…
The biggest events of the year and what it was like on the inside as they happened.
On Tuesday, the Trump Administration followed through on a threat of retaliation targeting foreigners who are involved in content moderation. The State Department announced sanctions barring US access for former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, as well as four…
The US just lowered Taiwan's tariffs in exchange for a massive domestic chipmaking promise, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday. Under the deal, tariffs on goods from Taiwan will decrease from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwanese technology companies w…
It's been just one week since Verizon got permission to lift its 60-day phone unlocking period, and the carrier is already making changes to its policy. Now, Verizon says customers who activate a phone on one of its sub-brands, including Visible, TracFone, St…
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The U.S. Senate race in Texas is quickly shaping up to be one of the most contentious elections across the country for the 2026 cycle...
The inevitable is beginning.
Elon Musk remains at large.
The Trump administration took the next step toward unilaterally jumpstarting deep-sea mining this week, announcing a "consolidated" permitting process for both searching for and commercially extracting minerals that have so far remained relatively untouched. …
President Donald Trump has no shame in admitting what he wants to get out of attacking Venezuela and threatening other energy resource-rich nations. "We're gonna get the oil flowing the way it should be," he said January 3rd, soon after his administration stu…
Jonathan Carley admitted wearing His Majesty's Forces uniform without permission at Remembrance Sunday event.
The PM tells Laura Kuenssberg he "should have been made aware" of Alaa Abd El Fattah's social media history.
The Fox News host and the audience at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest thought it was hilarious, however.
The Minnesota attorney general and St. Paul mayor have also been subpoenaed as local, state and federal officials have clashed in the aftermath of the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.
A new feud?
Archaeologists working on the coast of Israel have uncovered a large port city which contains what experts say is the “most compelling physical proof yet...
“What you’re seeing both abroad and at home are completely optional conflicts created by the character of the President,” Jane Mayer says.
With no hardware for sale and no local service agreement, SpaceX’s move looks more like politics than philanthropy The US just invaded your country, kidnapped your president, and wants to take your oil. But good news, Venezuelans, Starlink claims you can get …
On the five-year anniversary of Jan. 6, some of the rioters pardoned by Trump on his first day back in office returned to the Capitol.
Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, has died following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia.
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his executive powers to revoke a handful of orders put into place by his predecessor after the former mayor was...
A decade into the Trump era, readers who were once hungry to learn about the man seem to have had their fill.
From building your strength to tackling credit card debt, NPR's Life Kit has a newsletter journey to help you tackle your New Year's resolution.
President Trump was a builder before he took office, but he has continued it as a hobby in the White House.
The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility.
Somali-run daycare centers in Minnesota report receiving threats following a viral video that accused them of fraud. And, how Trump could play a role in extending ACA subsidies.
The advice from five legal experts all boiled down to a blunt reality: employees should watch their mouth at work if they want to keep their job.
Touch grass, get some Vitamin D, adopt a pet, volunteer in your community, find a hobby, and root yourself in the day-to-day realities of life you can control. Soon you will find that the things you cannot control are much less existentially overwhelming.
By Brenda Goh and Laurie Chen SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. attack on Venezuela will embolden China to strengthen its territorial claims over ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told people that he is unhappy with the decision to criminally investigate Fed Chair Jerome Powell, a source with...
The U.S. military is reportedly withdrawing personnel from its largest air base in Qatar as Iran and the Trump administration trade threats.
Smith created the Texas Tribune Festival and has advised dozens of newsrooms on their editorial-events businesses.
Tesla's door worries are not going away.
The sequel could arrive in the twilight of a second Trump presidency The post For Wolfenstein 3 To Be Good, It Needs To Punch Nazis Even Harder appeared first on Kotaku.
'Starfleet Academy' follows on in the style of 'Discovery,' for better and occasionally worse—but builds something interesting of its own out of inheriting the legacy of 'Star Trek.'
Fox News Media has promoted Douglas Rohrbeck to executive vice president of Washington news and politics and Tommy Firth was named to a new role of executive vice president of Fox News Digital’s editorial team. They were among a number of promotions in the ne…
Amazon’s colonial fantasy MMO New World (latterly rebranded New World: Aeternum) is no longer available for purchase as of yesterday, and will be taken offline for good from 31st July 2027, the publishers have announced. The news follows the release of the ga…
Five years ago this month, Kia took what seemed at the time to be a sledgehammer to its brand in the form of an inscrutable new logo. Today, its U.S. sales have never been higher. Kia America announced a 7% sales increase in 2025 after selling a record 852…
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
Venezuelans are reacting to the U.S. operation early Saturday that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
In today’s America, the less money a white voter has, the more likely they are to support Donald Trump. Whites in the bottom 10 percent of America’s income distribution broke for the GOP nominee in 2024 by landslide margins. Those in the top 5 percent largely…
Once one of the world's richest nations, Venezuela has faced a decadeslong collapse that triggered one of the largest migrations in history.
How we got to a place where free speech means whatever conservatives want to say.
My week with minimal internet in a remote island chain
Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wants her swearing-in to showcase the state's modern vibrancy.
Despite the bloodbath of recent weeks, Ayatollah Khamenei might think he must plough on with an iron fist
Adam Gopnik reviews “Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York’s Explosive ’80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation,” by Elliot Williams, and “Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White…
Watch out, America. Only days after CBS News proclaimed its undying love for the country, it now has the hots for the "ultimate Florida Man," Marco Rubio.
Jonathan Carley admitted wearing His Majesty's Forces uniform without permission at Remembrance Sunday event.
Robina Aminian's family believes the college student was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces straight into the back of her head. In the...
Elon Musk just dropped a bombshell tweet that’s got everyone from politicians to everyday folks fired up. Just yesterday, the tech billionaire accused...
The curtain has risen on the year of the United States’ 250th anniversary – and the stage is set for a critical year for the future of politics in America.
UPDATED, with Clooney comment: With just a few hours left in 2025, Donald Trump went after George Clooney and his new French citizenship, apparently in response to a recent interview in which the actor recalled that the president was “a big goofball” before h…
With just a few hours left in 2025, Donald Trump went after George Clooney and his new French citizenship, apparently in response to a recent interview in which the actor recalled that the president was “a big goofball” before he entered politics. Trump poste…
The CEOs of Polymarket and Kalshi were facing off with the federal government one year ago. Now they’re new power players in Washington.
In a year-end interview with CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton, Carney touched on a number of topics — including his entry into politics into a year of upheaval on the federal scene.
Just 52% of Republicans say they were even open to the idea of buying or leasing an EV - a 5% drop from 2024.
A sampling of the stories NPR staff believe made some of the deepest ripples this year — reminders of what rigorous, compassionate journalism can do, and why the work remains as urgent as ever.
“Trump,” a lifelong Greenlander said. “No good.”
The social media site that many sought as an alternative to X fosters groupthink and pointless activism.
For the past several months, I’ve been receiving and then ignoring a steady stream of concerning emails from Sendgrid, the popular email delivery service owned by Twilio that I use for sendin…
Mitt Romney recently published a New York Times op-ed arguing for higher taxes on the rich. When he was in a position to actually sculpt the GOP platform and the tax policy of the US, Romney was an ardent supporter of cutting taxes for the wealthy.
Weiss has led a very successful career of telling powerful and coddled men that their gilded biases are 100% correct, and now that she has a real job, she is proving how trite and amateurish that worldview is when it is finally forced to integrate itself into…
Trisha Paytas is shooting for the stars in 2026 ... she says she wants to run for Congress in California ... and she's already got her campaign slogan picked out. The podcaster and influencer posted a video on social media revealing her plans to…
A Republican-led congressional subcommittee is leading a new investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Do their claims add up?
With her nearly four-decade-long career in Washington set to end after the 119th Congress, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sat down with ABC's Jonathan Karl for "This Week."
Why the Trump administration is posting messages like “THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE” after the attack on Venezuela
President Donald Trump's Secret Service code name is "Mogul," and first lady Melania Trump's is "Muse." Here's what other presidents have been called.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney added his voice to the condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland.
Amid an ongoing spat between Asia's top two economies, Tokyo is seeking a diplomatic offramp while Beijing plays hardball. The post Japan's Diplomatic Crisis...
The president’s party has total control of government—but not what Americans care about.
President Donald Trump has rung in 2026 by threatening war on two fronts—and picking a bizarre fight with American actor George Clooney and his wife Amal.Trump on New Year’s Eve trashed the actor’s decision to leave the United States and obtain French citizen…
Conservatives are already fuming about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans to bring the Big Apple together.Right-wing commentators blasted Mamdani’s inaugural pledge to bring “the warmth of collectivism” to city residents Thursday, claiming that the ma…
Just one day after a bombshell Wall Street Journal story on the president’s growing signs of aging, Donald Trump went on a bizarre posting spree about dead birds and wind turbines.Throughout Friday, Trump posted several different photos on Truth Social of dea…
The powers that be at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are planning on a massive recruitment drive in 2026—but the people they’re hoping to attract aren’t your typical feds.The deportation agency has earmarked $100 million for online advertisements ov…
The president is apparently taking foreign policy lessons from one of his political nemeses, Hillary Clinton—at least, that’s what one of his biggest first-term acolytes seems to believe.Trump’s former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon accused his old…
Jamil Azar, 89, was the author of Al Jazeera's motto, ‘The opinion and the other opinion'.
Nikki Glaser cut jokes about Donald Trump, ICE, and other political topics from her Golden Globes punchlines to avoid trivializing the topics.
Media conglomerates want the president’s permission for mergers—and control of news outlets is at stake.
Prediction market apps are thriving in Trump's second term, with traders betting on migrant deportations to election outcomes. A community of young, mostly male and very online traders are driving the industry's bonanza.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot admitted on Friday that it has been posting sexualized images of children on X, blaming “lapses in safeguard” for the content.“We’ve identified lapses in safeguards and are urgently fixing them—[Child sexual abuse material] is ille…
Khaleda's death marks the end of an era. But will it be the start of a new one under Khaleda's son Tarique Rahman?
MS NOW has hired Mike Nizza as vice president of digital, with a focus on building out the network’s subscription-based content. Nizza will report to Madeleine Haeringer, senior vice president of digital, audio and longform, and work closely with Meredith Ben…
Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon to poke fun at George Clooney and his family for becoming French citizens. He also made sure to loop in some of his favorite political targets: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom. “Good News! Geo…
From 221B Baker Street to The White House, BBC podcast listeners went big on Sherlock Holmes and U.S. politics and culture in 2025. President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for a $5B for the edit of one his speeches in its current affairs show Panorama, and th…
An elite unit of the US army captured the Venezuelan leader in an extraordinary operation that can be followed through photos, satellite images and maps.
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The video opens with a question and a slamming door. Nick Shirley, the 23-year-old right-wing content creato…
Barf Bag: Two days after verbally fellating Marco Rubio, Tony Dokoupil said the real problem is that Americans don't listen to each other.
The live-painted portrait sold for $2.75 million at Mar‑a‑Lago, again blending art, faith and political theater
After the death of the film star, animal rights activist, and raging racist was announced on Sunday, Roan posted a sweet tribute—then quickly walked it back.