1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (213+ words) On Tuesday, we learned that the US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson had died at the age of 84. Tributes flooded in from political figures across the aisle for the Baptist minister who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.This…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (392+ words) The president's announcement came after predecessor Barack Obama went viral last week for saying aliens are "real' Donald Trump has announced he is directing the defense department and other agencies to release whatever files they have on the search for…...

11+ hour, 12+ min ago  (833+ words) Freedom.gov appears to be administered by a branch of the Department of Homeland Security The US has built a portal that will allow Europeans to view blocked content including alleged hate speech and terrorism, according to Reuters. The portal,…...

17+ hour, 28+ min ago  (704+ words) The homeland security department is reportedly seeking information on critical social media accounts. Look no further The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) and other media corporations…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (715+ words) Some European leaders have criticised the organisation's murky funding and political mandate " key US politics stories from Wednesday 18 February at a glance Dozens of world leaders and national delegations will meet in Washington DC on Thursday for the inaugural meeting…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1147+ words) Dozens of world leaders head to Washington for what White House says will largely be a fundraiser on Thursday Dozens of world leaders and national delegations will meet in Washington DC tomorrow for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump's Board…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (512+ words) President accused Wes Moore of "gross mismanagement" after federally managed sewer line ruptured last month A month after one of the largest sewage spills in US history began soiling the Potomac River, Donald Trump and the Maryland governor, Wes Moore,…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (410+ words) Trump's disapproval rating indicates he's less popular with Americans than some insects like ants. Will it mean anything in November? A couple of years ago, the polling company YouGov asked people about insects. The resulting survey found that butterflies are…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (380+ words) Barack Obama publicly gave his support to demonstrators in Minneapolis for standing up to the "unprecedented nature" of the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minnesota. Speaking in an interview with progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen on Saturday, the…...

6+ day, 27+ min ago  (1060+ words) The Trump administration has dismantled the basis for all US climate regulations, in its most confrontational anti-environment move yet. The 2009 endangerment finding determined that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare and should therefore be controlled by the Environmental Protection…...