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Democrat criticizes Trump’s Air Force One switch as ‘despicable incident of disrespect’
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Thursday laid into President Trump for last month’s secret plane swap, when the president flew out of Turkey via a separate jet than the original one he boarded. During an interview on “CNN News Central,” Coons said news reporters and Cabinet officials accompanying Trump at the July NATO summit in…
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Man who carried Clinton nuclear ‘football’ reveals what ‘scares the hell out of me’ about Air Force One story
Retired Air Force Lt Col Robert “Buzz” Patterson, who carried the nuclear “football” for Bill Clinton, praised a recent Air Force One decoy operation in Turkey intended to protect President Donald Trump from a potential attack. He said such “shell game” tactics are not unprecedented, but warned that disclosure of their methods could endanger current…
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Haley Stevens: ‘The voters voted, we’ve got to move on’
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) on Wednesday said it is time to “move on” after she was defeated in Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary last week. Asked during an appearance on NewsNation about her decision to endorse Abdul El-Sayed following the loss — and despite controversy surrounding some of the progressive’s actions — Stevens sought to distance…
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50mph speed limits and double cost of second homes: What Burnham should do in first 100 days, according to Labour pressure group
Compass, a Labour-aligned pressure group, has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to pursue sweeping reforms in his first 100 days, including mandatory 50mph speed limiters for petrol and diesel cars and taxes that could double the cost of second homes. The proposals matter because they signal pressure from within Labour’s wider movement for a more…
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Labour’s immigration policy has been an ‘abject failure’, says Burnham-backing pressure group
Compass, a think tank allied with supporters of Prime Minister Andy Burnham, has criticised Labour’s immigration approach as an “abject failure” morally and electorally. Its forthcoming report argues Labour should make a positive, principled case for immigration and accept responsibility for some people displaced by war and climate change, rather than adopt policies associated with…
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Current immigration policy is hurting the workforce and economy
A decline in the U.S. labor force driven by immigration policies and demographic shifts is weakening economic growth, prompting calls for a new immigration strategy focused on meeting national labor demands.
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In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks
The US government will, for the first time, permit vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against overseas criminal gangs and hackers under federal supervision. The White House says the policy could help tackle ransomware, financial fraud and sextortion, but it represents a major departure from the previous rule that private firms could defend…
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Top Canadian Screen Bodies & Festivals Urge Government To Stay Strong On Global Streamer Contributions
A coalition of 50 Canadian screen-industry organisations has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to preserve enforceable requirements for foreign streaming services to invest in Canadian programming. The groups say proposed policy changes have created uncertainty for producers and could weaken protections intended to support domestic culture and production. The open letter follows June proposals…
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Trump renews pressure on Senate to pass bill making daylight saving time permanent
President Trump reupped his pressure on the Senate on Wednesday evening to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent. In a Truth Social post nearly identical to one he shared earlier this month, the president urged Republicans in the upper chamber to pass the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025. This legislation, approved by the…