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Trump approval takes another hit: Poll
President Trump’s approval rating dipped again this week, following a downward trend in support for the president amid the ongoing Iran war and mounting affordability concerns ahead of November’s midterms. The latest survey from The Economist/YouGov survey, published on Monday, found 33 percent of respondents said they approved of how Trump has handled his job…
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Brendan Carr is one firing away from an unchecked FCC
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Danielle Thumann Severs to the Federal Communications Commission could allow the agency to retain a voting quorum without its sole Democratic commissioner, Anna Gomez. The Verge argues that this may make it easier for Trump to dismiss Gomez, eliminating the FCC’s remaining formal opposing voice and raising concerns about independent-agency…
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JD Vance ‘tells Ukraine to stop targeting oil tankers because it was affecting US companies’
US Vice-President JD Vance privately urged Ukraine to stop striking oil tankers near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal at Novorossiysk after the attacks began hurting American energy firms, according to Ukrainian officials cited by the Financial Times. Ukraine has been waging a long-range drone campaign against Black Sea shipping to disrupt oil revenues funding…
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Iran-backed Houthi threat in Red Sea could lead to major US policy shift, analysts say
Analysts say escalating Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and nearby Bab el-Mandab Strait could prompt the United States to reconsider its regional strategy. The threat matters because the route is a vital maritime chokepoint, and persistent disruption could complicate US military operations and international trade. The article suggests Washington may seek to…
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Schumer demands briefing on secret Trump flight from Turkey
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday demanded the Trump administration brief lawmakers on Secret Service’s recent move to fly President Trump back from the NATO summit in Turkey last month using a decoy plane. “The Senate should be immediately briefed on the Iranian threats against the President, the extraordinary measures taken to get…
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Trump-backed Michael Alfonso wins crowded GOP primary for his father-in-law’s former Wisconsin seat
Trump-backed Michael Alfonso won a crowded Republican primary to succeed his father-in-law, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, in a former Wisconsin congressional seat. The result gives Alfonso the party’s nomination and makes him a prominent Republican contender heading into the general election. Alfonso is married to Duffy and Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy’s daughter, linking his…
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Brazil’s elections are the acid test for Trump’s Latin America policy
With the Brazilian election less than two months away, the new Monroe Doctrine faces one of its greatest challenges.
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The 17 parts of the UK with no asylum seekers mapped as Andy Burnham vows to make middle-class areas take more migrants
The article maps 17 UK local authority areas said to have no asylum seekers housed in them, amid a political dispute over how accommodation for people seeking asylum should be distributed. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has argued that more affluent areas should take a greater share, saying the current system places disproportionate pressure on…
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Trump brushes off reporter question about running for third term in 2028: ‘The law is very strong’
President Donald Trump said he would like to run again in 2028 but acknowledged that “the law is very strong” against a third presidential term. His remarks appear to play down continued speculation over whether he might seek to remain in office beyond the constitutional limit. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland…
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The nursing shortage won’t fix itself. Congress must step in.
Chief Nursing Officer Patty Knecht calls on Congress to approve $346 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in the fiscal 2027 appropriations package to combat the national nursing shortage.