Politics
Trump administration must fund U.S. consumer finance watchdog, judge says
A view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters building in Washington, DC, on Feb. 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a claim by President Donald Trump’s administration that it is legally barred from securing funding for the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, noting that […]
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Trump holds ‘productive’ call with Putin ahead of Zelenskyy meeting in push for Ukraine peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he had a “very productive” […]
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Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Ukraine peace plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Halifax, N.S. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. Riley Smith | The Canadian Press via AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in Florida on Sunday to forge a plan to end the war in Ukraine, but face differences over major issues including territory as […]
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Epstein files: Senators call for audit into DOJ’s release
A bipartisan group of Senators on Wednesday called for an audit into the Department of Justice’s handling of the files related to the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a letter to DOJ Acting Inspector General Dan Berthiaume, a group of 12 senators said the DOJ had violated a law — dubbed the Epstein Files […]
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Libyan army’s chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler meets with Libya’s army chief of staff Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad in Ankara, Turkey, December 23, 2025. Defence Ministry | Via Reuters The Libyan army’s chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash on Tuesday after leaving Turkey’s capital Ankara, the prime minister of Libya’s internationally […]
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to send National Guard to Chicago
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a rare blow to President Donald Trump by rejecting his bid to overrule a lower court order and allow the deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area over the objections of local and state leaders. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the case […]
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Epstein files: Latest batch from DOJ includes court records, flight logs and heavily redacted documents
The Department of Justice on Tuesday released another batch of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The latest documents appear to contain court records, emails, and some heavily or completely redacted files. In a Tuesday morning post to X, the DOJ announced the latest drop and claimed to have released “nearly 30,000 more […]
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Greenland PM rebukes Trump special envoy overture
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Monday rebuked President Donald Trump’s appointment of a special envoy to Greenland, the U.S. president’s latest move in his long-running effort to acquire the autonomous island territory of Denmark. “Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people, and territorial integrity must be respected,” Nielsen said in a statement. “We are happy […]
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Crypto laments loss of key ally on Capitol Hill after Lummis announces retirement
Senator Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., listens during a panel titled ”Make the Greatest Economy in the World Work for All Americans” at the America First Policy Institute America First Agenda Summit in Washington, July 26, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters The cryptocurrency industry is mourning the loss of its fiercest advocate on Capitol Hill after Sen. […]
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Epstein Files: Schumer to force Senate vote on suing DOJ over partial release
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on a new “Democratic initiative to lower costs,” in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that he will force the Senate to vote on suing […]
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