
Consequence of Sound - 21 hours 13 min ago
The Late Show host also noted that his turn hosting the Kennedy Center honors received three times as many viewers. Colbert Mocks Kennedy Center Honors Ratings: “No Talent, Low-Rated Donald Trump” Alex Young...

The Guardian - 21 hours 25 min ago
Lindsey Halligan was installed in the position by the president to prosecute Letita James and James Comey A judge has ordered the Donald Trump-appointed lawyer who led failed prosecutions of two of his political opponents to explain why she is still representing herself as US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, after another judge ruled she was in the position unlawfully. In an order filed in the district's Richmond division on Tuesday, Lindsey Halligan was given seven days to explain...

Chicago Tribune - 21 hours 25 min ago
Iran's army chief threatened preemptive military action Wednesday over the "rhetoric" targeting the Islamic Republic, likely referring to U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that if Tehran "violently kills peaceful protesters," the United States "will come to their rescue."...

The Independent - 21 hours 27 min ago
In recent days, Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have escalated desires to acquire Greenland and refused to rule out military invasion...

The Independent - 21 hours 41 min ago
President Donald Trump warned that if Tehran violently kills peaceful protesters,' America will come to their rescue'...

The Onion - 21 hours 46 min ago
WASHINGTON Cutting off a top security advisor mid-speech as he eagerly posed his question, President Donald Trump reportedly interrupted a briefing Tuesday to ask officials from the National Intelligence Council whether God was real. "So what do we know about Him? Are there any photos?" said a quizzical Trump, adding that he brought the matter up […] The post Trump Asks National Intelligence Point-Blank If God Real appeared first on The Onion .

Slate - 21 hours 47 min ago
Who needs a big fat wedding when you have Greece?...

The Guardian - 22 hours 10 min ago
Support for US action in the region seems to have laid the ground for regime change in Venezuela Don't get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Hello and Happy New Year. We have started 2026 with a geopolitical shock as the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan president Nicol s Maduro and imprisoned him on US soil. As many western governments struggle to respond to this violation of international law, for Caribbean countries, this is not an awkward diplomatic spot but a real...

The Guardian - 22 hours 32 min ago
Administration has alleged fraud in decision to halt grants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud. The US Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the program, will require the states to provide extra documentation to access the funds. The child care and development fund subsidizes...

Fox News - 22 hours 36 min ago
Iran army chief threatens preemptive military action after President Donald Trump warned the U.S. is "locked and loaded" if the regime kills protesters.

The Raw Story - 22 hours 56 min ago
Donald Trump's hopes for the future of Venezuela have been ridiculed by a Nobel Prize winner who called the vision an "unrealistic fantasy". Economist Paul Krugman dismissed Trump's projection for Venezuela following strikes on the country by the US and capturing of President Nicol s Maduro. Writing in his Substack , the Nobel Prize winner suggested the "lucrative prize" Trump is holding out for in Venezuela is not as easy to achieve as the president is making it out to be...

The Hill - 22 hours 57 min ago
Officials in Denmark and Greenland are requesting a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after President Trump renewed his focus on acquiring the Arctic island, days after ousting Venezuelan leader Nicol s Maduro. The White House on Tuesday reiterated Trump's call for the U.S. to take over the Danish territory for national security reasons and...

The Raw Story - 23 hours 1 min ago
If you're like me, it seems unclear why the president ordered the illegal and unconstitutional bombing of Venezuela, the kidnapping of its head of state, and the theft of its oil. As soon as we were given one reason, the White House came up with another, usually contradicting the first. Ditto for what the US is going to do now. Donald Trump said we're now going to run Venezuela, as if colonizing a foreign nation was something any of us voted for. Apparently, however, what he really meant...

Fox News - 23 hours 4 min ago
Comedian Conan O'Brien criticized people who focused more on attacking President Donald Trump than pushing comedy in an interview for the Oxford Union.

Chicago Tribune - 23 hours 16 min ago
While Nicol s Maduro is in jail in New York on drug trafficking charges, the leaders of his repressive administration remain in charge in Venezuela.

The Guardian - 23 hours 23 min ago
French, German and Polish foreign ministers to meet amid escalating threats to seize part of Danish kingdom Europe live latest updates France has said it is working with allies on how to react if the US were to invade Greenland, amid mounting tension over Donald Trump's escalating threats to take over the Arctic territory. The French foreign minister, Jean-No l Barrot, said the subject would be discussed at a meeting with the German and Polish foreign ministers on Wednesday. Continue reading...

NBC News - 23 hours 26 min ago
President Donald Trump released a controversial new website to mark the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol that aims to rewrite the history of the day. It calls the rioters "peaceful protestors" and blames the capital police officers for deliberately escalating tensions. NBC's Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.

NBC News - 23 hours 29 min ago
President Donald Trump is accelerating his push to take over Greenland with the White House revealing the president and his team are "discussing a range of options" for acquiring the arctic territory from Denmark and that "utilizing the U.S. military is always an option." NBC's Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.

NBC News - 23 hours 33 min ago
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Venezuela will turn over 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States that it will be sold at market price with the revenue used to benefit both Americans and Venezuelans. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.

The Guardian - 23 hours 46 min ago
Democrats should go on the offense against Republicans, but they should also lay out a vision for renewing the promise of a middle-class life By January 2029, Donald Trump will be capping off a nearly 14-year stretch at the helm of American politics. While he will no longer serve as president of the United States, his shadow over the future of American politics will continue to loom large across both sides of the aisle. Following Trump's popular-vote victory in the 2024 election, the Democratic...

The Guardian - 23 hours 46 min ago
From Venezuela to Libya to Iraq, removal of dictators has not always guaranteed a surge in oil production, data shows Hours after Nicol s Maduro was captured by US special forces in Venezuela and indicted on drugs, weapons and "narco-terrorism" charges, Donald Trump spoke extensively about his plans for something else entirely: oil . Venezuela's oil reserves reputedly the world's largest are set to be pumped by a parade of powerful US oil companies, according to the US president...