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Carville backing El-Sayed against ‘clown’ Rogers
Democratic strategist James Carville said he is backing Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in spite of his criticism of El-Sayed and especially when compared to the Republican in the race. “El-Sayed himself has said the Democrats is as much of a problem as the Republicans, which I disagree with. But when I look at…
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Angela Rayner admits she still vapes – on same day Labour minister launches crackdown on vape shops
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has acknowledged that she still uses vapes, with the admission emerging on the same day a fellow Labour minister unveiled new measures targeting vape shops. The timing has drawn attention given the government’s own push to tighten regulation of the vaping industry, highlighting a perceived inconsistency between ministers’ personal habits…
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DOJ opinion extends executive privilege to president’s communications with private advisers
A new Justice Department memo argues the president can assert executive privilege not just over communications with his White House staff but also with “private advisors” outside of government, an interpretation that would broaden the number of individuals President Trump could try to shield from congressional investigations. The Monday opinion from DOJ’s Office of Legal…
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Trump lashes out after liberal think tank says National Guard deployments did not reduce violent crime
President Trump on Monday lashed out at the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank, after it released a report last month suggesting the National Guard deployments failed to reduce violent crime. “Chandler Hall, representing, on Television, the foolish Center for American Lack of Progress, stated that adding the National Guard to Cities,…
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WHO defends childhood immunization schedules after Trump reduction order
The World Health Organization has publicly defended its childhood immunisation guidelines after President Trump signed an executive order reinforcing his administration’s move to cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines in the United States from 17 to 11. A WHO spokesperson said the organisation’s vaccination schedules are based on years of global scientific research into…
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Trump says FIFA would make ‘terrible mistake’ replacing Infantino
President Trump came to the defense of FIFA president Gianni Infantino as he faces mounting pressure to resign as head of the federation. FIFA, the president wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday “would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino.” Trump called Infantino “fantastic,”…
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New midterm battleground takes shape as parties build election armies
Republicans and Democrats are increasingly focused on the infrastructure of elections themselves, not just candidates and policy, as both parties race to build up poll-watching and organisational capacity ahead of the 2026 midterms. The Republican National Committee says it has already surpassed its 2024 poll-worker recruitment numbers, reflecting President Donald Trump’s long-standing emphasis on who…
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Trump Administration Splits MMR Vaccine Into Three Separate Doses, Drawing Medical Warnings
President Trump has signed an executive order modifying federal childhood immunisation policy by separating the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three individual doses spaced across multiple doctor visits,
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What’s next for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is keeping her options open, meaning both a presidential run and Senate candidacy are future possibilities for the progressive star. Ocasio-Cortez is also walking a balancing line with democratic socialists and the left as she seeks to build a national audience. And she’s freezing her eggs to get ready for a…
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I watched Chicago promise food equity. Now my neighborhood has empty shelves
Chicago's South Side grocery stores collapsed after a 26% drop in SNAP/EBT transactions, raising alarms about government-run food access models.