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James Carville predicts 2028 Democratic primary will test true strength of party’s socialist wing
Democratic strategist James Carville said the 2028 presidential primary could reveal the real influence of the party’s socialist and far-left wing. His comments frame future Democratic contests as a test of whether progressive candidates can build broad support beyond activist bases. The article links Carville’s warning to forthcoming Democratic primary contests and criticism of figures…
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Vance on joke about columnist’s weight: ‘I feel pretty good about that’
US Vice President JD Vance defended a social-media joke about Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen’s weight, saying he still felt “pretty good” about it. The exchange has drawn attention because it arose from a wider political argument over grocery prices and affordability, an issue that could affect public views of the Trump administration. Thiessen had…
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Trump renews push to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
The Trump administration has restarted efforts to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, reviving a dispute over the president’s authority and the central bank’s independence. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that allowed Cook to remain in her post while challenging the earlier dismissal attempt, but said the administration could try again if it…
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Agriculture groups call on Senate to pass reconciliation in White House push
Agriculture groups are urging the Senate to approve the House Republican budget resolution, backing a White House push to begin another reconciliation package. Supporters say it would provide needed assistance to struggling farmers and could pass without Democratic votes, while the proposal’s wider political content and cost have prompted resistance in the Senate. The $95…
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Trump’s Latest Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism Orders Narrow the Dispute
The article text was not available: the supplied page displayed only a request to enable JavaScript and cookies. Its title indicates that it concerns Trump administration orders relating to birthright citizenship and “birth tourism”, but the article’s claims and reasoning cannot be verified from the material provided. Because no substantive article text was accessible, it…
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Meta paying price for ‘cavalier approach’ to online safety, say UK campaigners
UK online-safety campaigners have welcomed a New Mexico court order requiring Meta to pay a further $567 million (£421 million), saying it shows the company’s approach to protecting children has consequences. The ruling follows a case in which jurors found Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed information about child sexual exploitation, and it…
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ICE body camera releases must be in agency’s ‘best interests’: Policy
The article’s contents are unavailable because the linked page denied access, so the reported policy cannot be independently summarised from the material provided. Based on the headline alone, it appears to concern an ICE policy allowing body-camera footage to be released only when doing so serves the agency’s “best interests”. No further details, such as…
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Trump response to Pirro question ‘shocking’: Haberman
Maggie Haberman said President Trump’s response to Jeanine Pirro’s account of damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was “shocking”. Trump publicly rejected Pirro’s conclusion that contractors’ flawed work, rather than vandalism, caused the main damage, highlighting an unusual split between the president and his chosen US attorney. Pirro moved to drop a case against…
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Scientists extend instrument life on Voyager 2 probe
NASA scientists have found a way to extend the working life of a science instrument on Voyager 2 by managing the spacecraft’s dwindling power supply more efficiently. The change matters because Voyager 2 is one of only two probes operating in interstellar space, where its measurements provide rare data about the boundary of the Sun’s…