Texas Redistricting Drama Forces Dems to Sleep in Capitol
Democrat lawmakers spent the night inside the Texas capitol building rather than agree to a police monitor after two-week sojourn outside state.
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Belgian Princess and Heir Returns to Harvard After Trump Block
Trump's May ban against foreign student enrollment at Harvard had forced the 23-year-old to pause her masters program in public policy.
Air Canada Flight Attendants Reach Deal to End Strike
Air Canada is the foreign carrier with the largest number of flights to the US.
Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines May Be Blocked by Trump Order
The odd phobia that mailed ballots and voting machines favor Democrats prompts Trump to pledge a questionable executive order blocking them from use in 2026 ...
Beijing Corrects Trump Claim of Xi Promise on Taiwan
A statement from China's foreign ministry corrects the fanciful statement that Xi had promised not to invade Taiwan while Trump is in office .
Zelensky White House Visit Produces Polite Talk of Security Help
The meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump was, at best, a civilized, argument-free meet-and-greet amid dimming hope of a peace treaty in the near ...
Jimmy Lai Given Heart Monitor for Trial's Final Stretch
The pro-democracy publisher of defunct Apple Daily is under trial for alleged subversive activities against China's government.
Over 300 Rallies Held Across US Against Trump's Redistricting Plan
Trump's plan to gerrymander Texas congressional districts to improve odds of retaining control after mid-term elections provoked a strong turnout by pro-democracy activists.
India Feels Another Turn of the Screw in Cancelled Trade Talks
The US cancelled trade talks scheduled for late August that might have produced some relief from skyhigh 50% tariffs.
Zelensky Faces Uphill Battle in Monday's Trump Meeting
After a summit in which Trump has fallen under Putin's spell, Zelensky is likely to be hammered to move toward Putin's vision of a territory-for-peace ...
No Peace Deal from Trump-Putin Alaska Talks
To the world's disappointment but to almost no one's surprise, the much-ballyhooed talks failed to produce any concrete impacts on the war raging in Ukraine.
$800 Mil. in Defense Software Waste Draws Fire from Dems
The stoppage of $800 mil. in nearly completed Pentagon projects to direct new money to Salesforce and Palantir suggests possible political favoritism.
China Calls US a 'Surveillance Empire' on Chip-Shipment Tracking
Beijing exploits US chip-tracking policy to cast aspersions on security of Nvidia H20 AI GPUs.
Washington DC Sues to Block Fed Police Takeover
The US capital city rejects Trump's vision of it and other democrat-controlled city as so crime-ridden as to be in a state of emergency.
Trump's Refugee Cap Would Focus on White South Africans
The 40,000 annual limit on refugees would be far lower than the current cap set by President Biden but higher than the record low level ...
Trump Accosts Norwegian Finance Minister About Nobel Peace Prize
Apparently feeling entitled to the Nobel for his efforts at promoting cease fires in two Asian conflicts, Trump made an improper and cringeworthy call linking ...
WhatsApp Falls Victim to Putin Push to Tighten Grip on Russian Discourse
Meta's WhatsApp and Telegram are being restricted under Putin's campaign to deny secure private communications that may undermine his regime.
Putin Seeks to Blunt Sanctions Threat by Suggesting New Nuclear Treaty
On the eve of talks on ending the Ukraine War Vladimir Putin tries to shift focus to the possibility of a new nuclear pact to ...
China, India Seek Closer Ties to Counter Trump Turmoil
The world's two biggest nations seek to promote joint action to help offset disruptions caused by Trump's unilateral tariff offensives.
California Dems Plot Redistricting to Counter GOP Texas Gerrymandering
Governor Newsom pushes a plan to create five new democratic districts in California to offset any gains the GOP may make with its gerrymandering scheme.
UN Pact to Limit Plastics Pollution Faces Potential Blocks by US, Saudi Arabia
An already watered-down global plastics pollution treaty is hamstrung by leaders like Trump that want no restrictions at all on the use of petrochemicals for ...
Trump Wants Extended Control Over DC Police
Federal control over DC is seen as a model for prospective federal control over other Democrat-controlled cities that Trump believes aren't addressing crime.
Investors Have Modest Expectations for Friday's Trump-Putin Meeting
Few believe the Alaska summit will produce a breakthrough in resolving the Ukraine war but see it as a step forward in a lengthy process.
J-Pop Star Kenshin Kamimura Convicted of Sexual Assault
A Hong Kong court has found the former member of One N' Only guilty of indecent assault on a translator he had hired for an ...
S. Korea's Former First Lady Imprisoned
Kim Keon Hee was arrested on graft charges arising from influence peddling during her impeached husband's presidential term.
Do Kwon Gets 15 Years for $40 Billion Crypto Bust
The S. Korean founder of Terraform Labs was sentenced Thursday on US charges related to the 2022 implosion of Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies.
Russian Forces Attempt Big Push Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting
In an effort to control more of the industrial Donetsk region small groups of Russians advanced six miles toward key towns though they may lack ...
US Deficit Surges on Trump Spending Spree
US government spending shot up a record 10%, dwarfing increased revenues from Trump tariffs.
US Becomes Eco-Enemy #1 in Rejecting IMO Net-Zero Framework
A global effort by the International Maritime Organization to cut ship emissions draws a harsh rebuke and threats from the Trump administration.
Vance's English Holiday Greeted by Hostile Locals
The residents of the Cotswolds village of Charlbury show their disdain for Vance's bizarre tirade against Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during a White House meeting.
Deported Migrant Farm Workers Recount ICE Raid Nightmare
Having themselves or someone close to them deported worries 42% of Hispanic adults, according to a Pew Survey.
Judge Rita Lin Orders Trump to Restore Some UCLA Funding
The Federal District Judge ordered the Trump administration to restore part of the $584 million in federal funding that had been blocked on grounds that ...
Disaster Averted by 11th-Hour Order on China Tariffs
A stealth executive order extends current high tariffs on Chinese imports for 90 days, pushing back even higher tariffs that would produce economic disaster for ...
Trump Appoints Himself DC Police Chief
Pushing the false narrative of a growing crime wave in Washing DC, Trump calls out the National Guard and appoints himself head of its police ...
Air India to Suspend Delhi-DC Flights
A temporary shortage of passenger jets and a mutual airspace ban with Pakistan have forced Air India to halt flights between the capital cities.
National Guard Deployed to LA Despite Low Risk
A general testified in a trial before a San Francisco judge that an internal assessment showed low risk of the kind of violence that would ...
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Held White House Meeting
Monday's meeting with Trump may have neutralized calls for the Malaysian-American CEO to step down from Intel's top post amid a difficult turnaround strategized by ...
Viet Farmers Get Chump Change for Land Taken for Trump Golf Course
Thousands of Vietnamese farmers will be forced from their land in exchange for $3,200 and rice based on a deal struck with the Trump family ...
Zelensky Gets EU Help Against Trump Bid for Cowardly Peace
The likelihood that in talks with Putin Trump will seek to cede eastern Ukraine prompts EU to demand a seat at table for Zelensky.
Newsom Calls Out Trump Effort to Extort $1 Billion from UCLA
Trump's antisemitism pretext to justify freezing federal funds and demanding $1 billion from UCLA lets California Governor Gavin Newsom label him as the "pay-to-play president".
S. Korea's Military Shrinks 20% in Six Years
A plunging birthrate has steadily reduced the number of males eligible for mandatory military service to below the minimum needed for defense readiness.
Zelensky Rejects Trump Bid to Give Eastern Ukraine to Russia
Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky reiterates his refusal to cede any territory ahead of planned Alaska meeting between Trump and Putin.
India, Pakistan Each Claim Six Kills in May Air Battles
India breaks silence with claim that it shot down six Pakistani warplanes after a similar claim by Pakistan.
UCLA Faces $1 Bil. Settlement Demand from Trump
On the pretext that allowing pro-Palestine demonstrations was akin to antisemitism, Trump demands UCLA pay $1 billion settlement to unblock hundreds of millions worth of ...
India Retaliates Against Trump Tariffs by Pausing Arms Purchases
Trump's 50% tariffs on Indian imports forces Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek leverage for continuing tariff maneuvers.
GOP Calls for Lip-Bu Tan's Ouster As Head of Intel
IBM CEO Lip-Bu Tan faces pressure from Trump to resign based on flimsy national security concerns about his early ties to Chinese business.
Russia's Struggle to Build Jets Exposes War-Induced Industrial Freefall
International sanctions and tight monetary policy calculated to shift capacity to war production has left Russia's aerospace sector in shambles.
Simulation of China Invasion of Taiwan Reveals Singapore As Lifeline
A war games simulation of a possible invasion of Taiwan by China shows an airlift by Singapore may be crucial for saving trapped foreign nationals.
Alligator Alcatraz Construction Halted by Federal Judge
A lawsuit over the environmental impact of Trump's Florida migrant detention facility prompts a Federal District Court judge to block construction work.
China Tests Lander for First Manned Moon Mission
An extensive series of tests of systems designed to handle a landing on the lunar terrain were carried out in Hebei province by China Manned ...
Texas Redistricting Drama Forces Dems to Sleep in Capitol
Democrat lawmakers spent the night inside the Texas capitol building rather than agree to a police monitor after two-week sojourn outside state.
Belgian Princess and Heir Returns to Harvard After Trump Block
Trump's May ban against foreign student enrollment at Harvard had forced the 23-year-old to pause her masters program in public policy.
Air Canada Flight Attendants Reach Deal to End Strike
Air Canada is the foreign carrier with the largest number of flights to the US.
Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines May Be Blocked by Trump Order
The odd phobia that mailed ballots and voting machines favor Democrats prompts Trump to pledge a questionable executive order blocking them from use in 2026 ...
Beijing Corrects Trump Claim of Xi Promise on Taiwan
A statement from China's foreign ministry corrects the fanciful statement that Xi had promised not to invade Taiwan while Trump is in office .
Zelensky White House Visit Produces Polite Talk of Security Help
The meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump was, at best, a civilized, argument-free meet-and-greet amid dimming hope of a peace treaty in the near ...
Jimmy Lai Given Heart Monitor for Trial's Final Stretch
The pro-democracy publisher of defunct Apple Daily is under trial for alleged subversive activities against China's government.
Over 300 Rallies Held Across US Against Trump's Redistricting Plan
Trump's plan to gerrymander Texas congressional districts to improve odds of retaining control after mid-term elections provoked a strong turnout by pro-democracy activists.
India Feels Another Turn of the Screw in Cancelled Trade Talks
The US cancelled trade talks scheduled for late August that might have produced some relief from skyhigh 50% tariffs.
Zelensky Faces Uphill Battle in Monday's Trump Meeting
After a summit in which Trump has fallen under Putin's spell, Zelensky is likely to be hammered to move toward Putin's vision of a territory-for-peace ...
No Peace Deal from Trump-Putin Alaska Talks
To the world's disappointment but to almost no one's surprise, the much-ballyhooed talks failed to produce any concrete impacts on the war raging in Ukraine.
$800 Mil. in Defense Software Waste Draws Fire from Dems
The stoppage of $800 mil. in nearly completed Pentagon projects to direct new money to Salesforce and Palantir suggests possible political favoritism.
China Calls US a 'Surveillance Empire' on Chip-Shipment Tracking
Beijing exploits US chip-tracking policy to cast aspersions on security of Nvidia H20 AI GPUs.
Washington DC Sues to Block Fed Police Takeover
The US capital city rejects Trump's vision of it and other democrat-controlled city as so crime-ridden as to be in a state of emergency.
Trump's Refugee Cap Would Focus on White South Africans
The 40,000 annual limit on refugees would be far lower than the current cap set by President Biden but higher than the record low level ...
Trump Accosts Norwegian Finance Minister About Nobel Peace Prize
Apparently feeling entitled to the Nobel for his efforts at promoting cease fires in two Asian conflicts, Trump made an improper and cringeworthy call linking ...
WhatsApp Falls Victim to Putin Push to Tighten Grip on Russian Discourse
Meta's WhatsApp and Telegram are being restricted under Putin's campaign to deny secure private communications that may undermine his regime.
Putin Seeks to Blunt Sanctions Threat by Suggesting New Nuclear Treaty
On the eve of talks on ending the Ukraine War Vladimir Putin tries to shift focus to the possibility of a new nuclear pact to ...
China, India Seek Closer Ties to Counter Trump Turmoil
The world's two biggest nations seek to promote joint action to help offset disruptions caused by Trump's unilateral tariff offensives.
California Dems Plot Redistricting to Counter GOP Texas Gerrymandering
Governor Newsom pushes a plan to create five new democratic districts in California to offset any gains the GOP may make with its gerrymandering scheme.
UN Pact to Limit Plastics Pollution Faces Potential Blocks by US, Saudi Arabia
An already watered-down global plastics pollution treaty is hamstrung by leaders like Trump that want no restrictions at all on the use of petrochemicals for ...
Trump Wants Extended Control Over DC Police
Federal control over DC is seen as a model for prospective federal control over other Democrat-controlled cities that Trump believes aren't addressing crime.
Investors Have Modest Expectations for Friday's Trump-Putin Meeting
Few believe the Alaska summit will produce a breakthrough in resolving the Ukraine war but see it as a step forward in a lengthy process.
J-Pop Star Kenshin Kamimura Convicted of Sexual Assault
A Hong Kong court has found the former member of One N' Only guilty of indecent assault on a translator he had hired for an ...
S. Korea's Former First Lady Imprisoned
Kim Keon Hee was arrested on graft charges arising from influence peddling during her impeached husband's presidential term.
Do Kwon Gets 15 Years for $40 Billion Crypto Bust
The S. Korean founder of Terraform Labs was sentenced Thursday on US charges related to the 2022 implosion of Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies.
Russian Forces Attempt Big Push Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting
In an effort to control more of the industrial Donetsk region small groups of Russians advanced six miles toward key towns though they may lack ...
US Deficit Surges on Trump Spending Spree
US government spending shot up a record 10%, dwarfing increased revenues from Trump tariffs.
US Becomes Eco-Enemy #1 in Rejecting IMO Net-Zero Framework
A global effort by the International Maritime Organization to cut ship emissions draws a harsh rebuke and threats from the Trump administration.
Vance's English Holiday Greeted by Hostile Locals
The residents of the Cotswolds village of Charlbury show their disdain for Vance's bizarre tirade against Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during a White House meeting.
Deported Migrant Farm Workers Recount ICE Raid Nightmare
Having themselves or someone close to them deported worries 42% of Hispanic adults, according to a Pew Survey.
Judge Rita Lin Orders Trump to Restore Some UCLA Funding
The Federal District Judge ordered the Trump administration to restore part of the $584 million in federal funding that had been blocked on grounds that ...
Disaster Averted by 11th-Hour Order on China Tariffs
A stealth executive order extends current high tariffs on Chinese imports for 90 days, pushing back even higher tariffs that would produce economic disaster for ...
Trump Appoints Himself DC Police Chief
Pushing the false narrative of a growing crime wave in Washing DC, Trump calls out the National Guard and appoints himself head of its police ...
Air India to Suspend Delhi-DC Flights
A temporary shortage of passenger jets and a mutual airspace ban with Pakistan have forced Air India to halt flights between the capital cities.
National Guard Deployed to LA Despite Low Risk
A general testified in a trial before a San Francisco judge that an internal assessment showed low risk of the kind of violence that would ...
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Held White House Meeting
Monday's meeting with Trump may have neutralized calls for the Malaysian-American CEO to step down from Intel's top post amid a difficult turnaround strategized by ...
Viet Farmers Get Chump Change for Land Taken for Trump Golf Course
Thousands of Vietnamese farmers will be forced from their land in exchange for $3,200 and rice based on a deal struck with the Trump family ...
Zelensky Gets EU Help Against Trump Bid for Cowardly Peace
The likelihood that in talks with Putin Trump will seek to cede eastern Ukraine prompts EU to demand a seat at table for Zelensky.
Newsom Calls Out Trump Effort to Extort $1 Billion from UCLA
Trump's antisemitism pretext to justify freezing federal funds and demanding $1 billion from UCLA lets California Governor Gavin Newsom label him as the "pay-to-play president".
S. Korea's Military Shrinks 20% in Six Years
A plunging birthrate has steadily reduced the number of males eligible for mandatory military service to below the minimum needed for defense readiness.
Zelensky Rejects Trump Bid to Give Eastern Ukraine to Russia
Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky reiterates his refusal to cede any territory ahead of planned Alaska meeting between Trump and Putin.
India, Pakistan Each Claim Six Kills in May Air Battles
India breaks silence with claim that it shot down six Pakistani warplanes after a similar claim by Pakistan.
UCLA Faces $1 Bil. Settlement Demand from Trump
On the pretext that allowing pro-Palestine demonstrations was akin to antisemitism, Trump demands UCLA pay $1 billion settlement to unblock hundreds of millions worth of ...
India Retaliates Against Trump Tariffs by Pausing Arms Purchases
Trump's 50% tariffs on Indian imports forces Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek leverage for continuing tariff maneuvers.
GOP Calls for Lip-Bu Tan's Ouster As Head of Intel
IBM CEO Lip-Bu Tan faces pressure from Trump to resign based on flimsy national security concerns about his early ties to Chinese business.
Russia's Struggle to Build Jets Exposes War-Induced Industrial Freefall
International sanctions and tight monetary policy calculated to shift capacity to war production has left Russia's aerospace sector in shambles.
Simulation of China Invasion of Taiwan Reveals Singapore As Lifeline
A war games simulation of a possible invasion of Taiwan by China shows an airlift by Singapore may be crucial for saving trapped foreign nationals.
Alligator Alcatraz Construction Halted by Federal Judge
A lawsuit over the environmental impact of Trump's Florida migrant detention facility prompts a Federal District Court judge to block construction work.
China Tests Lander for First Manned Moon Mission
An extensive series of tests of systems designed to handle a landing on the lunar terrain were carried out in Hebei province by China Manned ...
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