Keir Starmer tries to calm rift with GMB over energy policy

theguardian.com Keir Starmer has moved to calm a growing rift with the GMB union over Labour’s energy policy, even as its leader renewed his attack on the party’s plan to prohibit new North…

Is The United States Losing Its Control Of Ukraine?

zerohedge.com Is The United States Losing Its Control Of Ukraine? Authored by Ted Snider via The Libertarian Institute, In the very early days of the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President…

Who Can You Trust?

zerohedge.com Who Can You Trust? Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “I’m sick and tired of hearing Democrats whining about Joe Biden’s age. The man knows how to govern.…

Could the 14th Amendment fix America’s debt-ceiling debacle?

economist.com A towards the “ -date” of June 1st, when Janet Yellen, the treasury secretary, says the country could run out of money to pay its bills. The solution to which Congress has…

Ron DeSantis’s lurch in Florida hurts his presidential chances

economist.com T not always Florida’s capital. Two centuries ago lawmakers from Pensacola on the territory’s western coast and St Augustine on the eastern one grew tired of traversing 400…

Ron DeSantis’s six-week abortion ban brings risks to women

economist.com N hoping that most reporters had gone to bed, at 10.45pm on April 13th Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor, signed into law a bill to ban virtually all abortions in the state…

At American law schools, a fresh fuss over freedom of speech

economist.com “D your wife?” When a law student posed this query to Antonin Scalia during a at New York University in 2005, the audience was shocked. But the event resumed and the…

The message from the striking elections in Chicago and Wisconsin

economist.com I a soundtrack to Brandon Johnson’s campaign to be mayor of Chicago, it was house music. At his events, a truck blaring it out followed him around. At his election-night…

Theft from America’s anti-poverty programmes seems troublingly easy

economist.com D her husband thought they had left the tough times behind them. Having spent the previous six months living in a homeless shelter in Baltimore with their small child, they…

The big American post-Roe battle over abortion pills

economist.com T over access to abortion in America was never going to end with the overturning of Roe v Wade. Last summer the Supreme Court returned the matter to individual states. One…

What America does after a debt-ceiling disaster

economist.com A again in the throes of a debt-ceiling crisis. If Congress and the White House do not come to a deal, the government may run out of cash and be on the brink of a sovereign…

America is a land of opportunity, not a land of oppression

foxnews.com The Democratic Party and its allies in the media, academia, Hollywood and corporate America are weaponizing race to divide our country and win political power. According to…

Mehdi Hasan Splits from MSNBC Colleagues on Biden’s Oval Office Speech: ‘Messaging Is All Wrong’

mediaite.com MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan diverged from his network colleagues on President Joe Biden’s Oval Office speech, Friday, which celebrated the passing of the debt ceiling deal as a…

5 Biggest Revelations From The Atlantic’s Bombshell Profile of Chris Licht’s CNN

mediaite.com Evan Agostini/Invision/AP The Atlantic‘s Tim Alberta dropped a sprawling 15,000-word profile of Chris Licht and his tumultuous first year as CEO of CNN. The piece, for which…

Joe Biden hails ‘big win’ as bipartisan debt ceiling bill reaches his desk

theguardian.com The bipartisan bill to solve the US debt ceiling crisis just days before a catastrophic and unprecedented default was on its way to Joe Biden’s desk on Friday as the US…

Morning Rundown: Donda Academy suit, student loan relief program and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ first draft

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article The debt ceiling bill heads to President Joe Biden for his…

Senate votes to block student loan forgiveness but Biden vows to veto bill

theguardian.com The Senate approved a House resolution on Thursday to repeal Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. The vote came during a week when student loans have been at the center of…

Inside Sinema and Manchin’s covert debt deal operation

politico.com Many people in Washington were surprised when May’s debt ceiling negotiations quickly narrowed down to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, his lieutenants and top White House…

US debt ceiling deal narrowly passes senate averting catastrophic federal default

theguardian.com The Senate narrowly passed a bill to suspend the debt ceiling on Thursday night, sending the legislation to Joe Biden’s desk and averting a federal default that could have…

Senate Poised To Vote On Debt Ceiling Deal

deadline.com WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 01: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) walks to the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol Building on June 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. The…

Biden Speech Hailing NATO Strength Overshadowed By Serious Fall On Stage

zerohedge.com Biden Speech Hailing NATO Strength Overshadowed By Serious Fall On Stage President Joe Biden on Thursday ratcheted up the pressure on holdout nations Turkey and Hungary by…

How New York Democrats Could Redistrict George Santos—And the Republican Majority

vanityfair.com When Aria Branch walks into the New York State Supreme Court on June 8 to deliver her opening statement, she will be concentrating on the arcana of Article III, section 4E…

Conservative Americans are building a parallel economy

economist.com I a God-fearing, gun-toting patriot, conservative companies are hungry for your business. If Google and YouTube have become too woke for you, consider ditching them for Tusk…

US House Votes to Raise Debt Ceiling as Liberal and Conservative Pundits Dissect the Compromises

thewrap.com The US House Representatives on Wednesday voted in favor of a bipartisan plan that raises the nation’s debt ceiling, setting things in motion to avoid a federal default. And…

The true meaning of James Comer's Fox News backpedaling

msnbc.com Last Monday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer boasted that his committee’s relentless pursuit of something to hang on President Joe Biden (influence peddling…

Can the debt-ceiling deal hold?

economist.com A , save this one, could tell you: a little deadline pressure can be helpful. But this principle can, like most, be taken to insanity. Consider the pathological case of…

Chris Hayes: Biden 'Has a Much Stronger Political Narrative' in 2024 (Video)

thewrap.com Critics and supporters of President Joe Biden have been united recently on the subject of the 2024 election, specifically on the idea that things look very bad for the…

Senate eyes vote this week on repeal of Biden’s student debt relief

politico.com The Senate is expected this week to take up House-passed legislation that would overturn President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan and nullify the pause on monthly…

Woman who screamed death threats at Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 6 gets over 2 years in prison

pbs.org A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than…

'Not Great Right Now': McCarthy Debt Deal Votes In Question, DeSantis Slams As 'Totally Inadequate'

zerohedge.com 'Not Great Right Now': McCarthy Debt Deal Votes In Question, DeSantis Slams As 'Totally Inadequate' With a US default projected for Monday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…

How Amber Ruffin’s Mission to Have Fun Helped “Destroy and Then Rebuild” ‘Some Like It Hot’ for Broadway

hollywoodreporter.com When Amber Ruffin begins speaking from the other end of the phone line, she reveals that she’s eaten too many eggs. “Why did I do this?” she ponders. “It’s not normal. I eat…

Republicans fear ‘repeat of 2016’ as GOP field expands

politico.com “If those people are all still in the race when January comes around, it’s going to be 2016 all over again, and Trump will win,” said Jason Osborne, the New Hampshire House…

US debt ceiling talks continue into weekend amid signs deal is close

theguardian.com Negotiations over America’s looming debt crisis pushed into Saturday amid signs that a deal between Joe Biden’s administration and Republicans was close to being struck even…

2024 US Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Says IRS Is ‘Corrupt,’ Insisting America Needs ‘Something Totally Different’

bitcoin.com Florida’s 46th Governor, Ron DeSantis, recently declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency in 2024 and has since participated in several interviews. While conversing…

‘Maybe They Don’t Think They’ll Have To’: CNN Host Suggests DeSantis, GOP Contenders Want Dem Prosecutors to Get Rid of Trump FOR Them

mediaite.com Maybe the 2024 GOP hopefuls want ex-president Donald Trump to go to jail? That’s what CNN host Michael Smerconish theorized on Saturday, saying perhaps the primary field is…

Donald Trump has become more dangerous

economist.com A politics came to this: the day after a jury concluded in a civil case that Donald Trump had committed sexual abuse and then defamed his victim, he preened on national…

Why chaos looms at the US-Mexico border

economist.com S 2020 migrants trying to cross America’s south-west border have been expelled nearly 2.8m times using Title 42, a pandemic-inspired measure. Little wonder that President…

Joe Biden fires the starting gun on the presidential race

economist.com T election of 2024 will feature Joe Biden against the Republican nominee. The polls suggest that person will be Donald Trump, giving America the sequel it does not want. Mr…

Why Tim Scott is such a long shot for the Republican nomination

economist.com I to posit mathematical laws for something as chaotic as politics. Nevertheless, if you scrutinise the likely contenders for the Republican presidential nomination for 2024,…

America’s government has not been “weaponised”

economist.com I set out to crystallise what is self-defeating and immiserating—yet, admittedly, also kind of funny—about American politics and governance, you might come up with something…

Three Republican states pull out of voter-fraud prevention scheme

economist.com I have made election integrity a core issue, this week marked something of a -turn for the party’s state officials. On March 6th Florida, Missouri and West Virginia—all…

Scott Adams’s racist comments were spurred by a badly worded poll

economist.com D Dogbert, a cartoon office worker and his canine companion, have been staples of the American funny pages for three decades. The comic originated as a satire of the…

The Supreme Court looks askance at Biden’s student-debt relief

economist.com I has led recent presidents to resort to creative work-arounds. When he failed to get immigration reform through Congress, Barack Obama issued executive orders to shield…

Steve Forbes Says Joe Biden Will Not Be Democrats' 2024 Nominee

thewrap.com Steve Forbes made a bold prediction Friday morning while sitting with Fox News’ Bill Hemmer and Jacqui Heinrich on “America’s Newsroom”: President Joe Biden will not be the…

How the $35 monthly cap for insulin could work for Californians with diabetes

siliconvalley.com On a “bad diabetes day,” as Sammie Delaney Young calls it, her blood sugar level goes on a rollercoaster ride, even when she’s doing everything right. Young, 25, is one of…

"I Don’t Want To Do Any Of This": IRS Whistleblower Defies Biden Administration And The Media

zerohedge.com "I Don’t Want To Do Any Of This": IRS Whistleblower Defies Biden Administration And The Media Earlier this week, an insider at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) came…

What to know about Texas' extraordinary move to impeach GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton

pbs.org AUSTIN, Texas — After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives…

Do D.C.’s Police Have an Extremism Problem?

politico.com While the capital may be politically monolithic, most of its police live outside the city — in many cases making long commutes from places that aren’t dotted with Black…

Iowa Poll: Trump Holds 3-to-1 Lead Over DeSantis

zerohedge.com Iowa Poll: Trump Holds 3-to-1 Lead Over DeSantis Authored by Jake Bevan via RealClear Wire, An abortive rally and an expanding field of challengers hasn’t hurt Donald…

Dangerous Global Shift From Dollar Driven By CCP And US Policy, Experts Say

zerohedge.com Dangerous Global Shift From Dollar Driven By CCP And US Policy, Experts Say Authored by Alex Newman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The trend away from the U.S. dollar…

Comer Does Furious Walkback On Fox

mediaite.com Kentucky Republican Congressman and Chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer went on Fox to claim he didn’t cite ex-President Donald Trump’s polls in relation…

Asian businesses are being dragged into the chip war

economist.com U chips, which process information, memory chips, which store it, looked less vulnerable to the Sino-American techno-tussle. Such semiconductors are commodities, less…

How Donald Trump’s trials and the Republican primary will intersect

economist.com O qualifications are necessary to become an American president. Article II of the constitution requires presidents to be natural-born citizens who have reached 35 years of…

We must emancipate U.S. kids from groups like Moms for Liberty

msnbc.com Backlash toward yet another report of educational censorship in Florida is helping shine light on the far-right group Moms for Liberty. The Florida-based organization’s…

White House memo says GOP 'telling the truth' on Hunter Biden investigation motive

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — For months the White House has accused Republicans of wielding Congress’s oversight powers to pursue politically-motivated attacks against President Joe Biden.…

Donald Trump is a shameless flip flopper. Can Ron DeSantis make voters care?

semafor.com It’s been a running joke since even before his 2016 run, but Trump has taken both sides on just about anything you can take a side on. He’s been a third party presidential…

Never Trump? Longtime Critic Bill Kristol Praises Trump as the ‘Alpha’ of the GOP Primary Race

mediaite.com The Bulwark’s Bill Kristol expressed a strange new respect for Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling him an “Alpha” in the growing GOP presidential primary field. Kristol has…

Pay attention to Rachel Reeves: her economic thinking is a return to sanity

theguardian.com The mythology of political history insists that politicians’ speeches are important. A lifetime in political journalism tells me different. Political speeches have got to be…

Watch: Hillary Is Still Whining About Losing 2016 Election

zerohedge.com Watch: Hillary Is Still Whining About Losing 2016 Election Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, Hillary Clinton never misses an opportunity to have a good whinge about…