
The Guardian - 11 hours 22 min ago
Congressional Budget Office analysis says renaming which Congress must approve would cost US taxpayers millions Renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War could cost US taxpayers as much as $125m depending on how broadly and quickly the change is made, according to an analysis released Wednesday from the Congressional Budget Office. Donald Trump signed an executive order in September that authorized the Department of War as a secondary title for the Pentagon. At the time, Trump said...

The Guardian - 11 hours 24 min ago
France is latest to send military team as Trump's desire to own Greenland still intact' despite talks Europe live latest updates The Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said Greenland's defence was a "common concern" for the whole of Nato, as troops started arriving from across Europe as a result of Donald Trump's threats to take the Arctic island by force. Troops from France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, among others, were on their way to Greenland, a largely autonomous...

The Raw Story - 11 hours 33 min ago
It is becoming entirely likely that Donald Trump will no longer be president by the time that Venezuelan President Nicol s Maduro gets his day in court after the White House ordered a military invasion to abduct him and his wife on narco-terrorism charges. The Department of Justice faces years of legal proceedings before the case reaches trial before 92-year-old U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein. His advanced age presents potential complications for Attorney General Pam Bondi's prosecution...

NBC News - 11 hours 35 min ago
President Donald Trump remains undeterred in his desire to conquer Greenland even after foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland rejected the idea at a high-stakes meeting at the White House on Wednesday. It comes as multiple countries are sending troops to Greenland with Sweden and France joining military exercises there as Denmark, which controls the territory, announced its stepping up its military presence. NBC's Peter Alexander reports for TODAY from the White House.

NBC News - 11 hours 35 min ago
President Donald Trump remains undeterred in his desire to conquer Greenland even after foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland rejected the idea at a high-stakes meeting at the White House on Wednesday. It comes as multiple countries are sending troops to Greenland with Sweden and France joining military exercises there as Denmark, which controls the territory, announced its stepping up its military presence. NBC's Peter Alexander reports for TODAY from the White House.

Boston Herald - 11 hours 35 min ago
President Donald Trump's second term has been eventful, but you wouldn't know it from his approval numbers.

NBC News - 11 hours 41 min ago
Iran is announcing it will not execute a protester who was hours from death but will remain behind bars. It was enough for President Donald Trump to his pause on military intervention as he weighs his response to the deadly crackdown. Protestors have faced direct gunfire from Iranian forces with human rights groups saying one U.S.-based advocacy group estimates at least 2,500 people are dead. U.S. troops have now evacuated from a major base in Qatar after Iran threatened to target them. NBC's...

BBC - 11 hours 43 min ago
Venezuela's opposition leader will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.

Fox News - 11 hours 43 min ago
A Colorado appeals court questioned the sentence for pro-Trump election official Tina Peters on Wednesday after a pardon from President Donald Trump.

The Independent - 11 hours 47 min ago
A decade-old clip of Ted Cruz warning Donald Trump would "nuke Denmark" if he were president has resurfaced amid current Greenland invasion talks.

The Guardian - 12 hours 5 min ago
These maps show the growing strategic importance of Greenland as Arctic ice melts due to global heating Lying between the US and Russia, Greenland has become a critical frontline as the Arctic opens up because of global heating. Its importance has been underscored by Donald Trump openly considering the US taking the island from its Nato partner Denmark, either by buying it, or by force. Continue reading...

NBC News - 12 hours 11 min ago
Iran signaled it would not move ahead with executing protesters and reopened its airspace Thursday, as President Donald Trump left it unclear whether he would take military action over the regime's deadly crackdown...

The Guardian - 12 hours 15 min ago
US president's friend Ronald Lauder who first proposed Arctic expansion is now making deals in the island One day during his first term, Donald Trump summoned a top aide to discuss a new idea. "Trump called me down to the Oval Office," John Bolton, national security adviser in 2018, told the Guardian. "He said a prominent businessman had just suggested the US buy Greenland." It was an extraordinary proposal. And it originated from a longtime friend of the president who would...

Tech Meme - 12 hours 55 min ago
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times : Polymarket and Kalshi count Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser, and Trump Media plans to launch Truth Predict, raising ethical questions during Trump's second term — Traders in companies with ties to the president's eldest son can bet on the outcome of events the president affects.

Huffington Post - 13 hours 1 min ago
It's "not normal," said Jonathan Reiner.

The Guardian - 13 hours 1 min ago
Trump and his top advisers have previously hinted at their willingness to work with acting president Delcy Rodr guez The US Senate has voted against a war powers resolution that would have prevented Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without giving Congress advance notice. Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Todd Young of Indiana, who had joined three other Republicans to advance the resolution alongside Democrats last week, flipped after they said they received...

The Raw Story - 13 hours 5 min ago
Donald Trump could ease off of further actions against Iran for fear of alienating his MAGA and America First voter base, according to one analyst. The president has taken action against Iran and Venezuela in recent weeks, and has warned further action could be taken against Greenland, Mexico, and Cuba. Whether the administration continues its bombing of Iran or transitions into a more direct military intervention is yet to be seen, but CNN analyst Stephen Collinson believes Trump has lost his nerve...

The Guardian - 13 hours 8 min ago
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel prize winner had been sidelined by White House after US seized Maduro Donald Trump will host Mar a Corina Machado , the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel peace prize winner, at the White House on Thursday for a high-stakes talks on the oil-rich nation's future following the US capture of Nicol s Maduro . Many in Venezuela and abroad had expected Machado to take charge after an elite US military team seized Maduro in a pre-dawn raid on 3 January...

Fox News - 13 hours 15 min ago
CNN was grilled on X Tuesday after users called out a perceived disparity in how the outlet framed inflation under President Donald Trump versus former President Joe Biden.

The Guardian - 13 hours 15 min ago
It may well be safer, easier and cheaper for US companies to procure whatever oil the US economy needs at home There are a few reasons that Donald Trump now self-anointed acting President of Venezuela , as well as the United States might be so excited about appropriating Venezuela's oil . Trump may be counting on some boost from cheap oil to the US economy: he is obsessed with the price of gas . As the midterm elections approach, he has become concerned about unemployment . Deeply imprinted...

The Raw Story - 13 hours 58 min ago
A European diplomat says the aim of Donald Trump's administration has been made clear with one particular move. The president has been clear with his intentions for the Kingdom of Denmark's territory, suggesting it is a matter of national security that the country is added to US territory. But a meeting between Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and a collection of Danish and Greenlandic politicians has given the country further cause for worry. An unnamed European...

Huffington Post - 14 hours 9 min ago
The MS NOW anchor needled the president over one of his most sensitive insecurities.

New York Times - 14 hours 13 min ago
Donald Trump Jr. is both an investor in and an unpaid adviser to Polymarket, and a paid adviser to Kalshi, the two biggest prediction markets.

Fox News - 14 hours 15 min ago
President Donald Trump's capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicol s Maduro creates uncertainty for the country's future as Vice President Delcy Rodr guez may cooperate.