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8+ min ago (156+ words) Reacting to Donald Trump's administration's late night announcement of two more unprovoked attacks on alleged drug boats that followed the president renewed threats against Venezuela, longtime Washington Post columnist David Ignatius claimed he sees a pattern of conquest and domination emanating from the White House. During an appearance on MS NOW's "Morning Joe," Ignatius, an expert on foreign affairs, claimed the president appears dead set on taking over Latin America. Speaking with the hosts, he glibly called it a "branding exercise" for Trump who loves nothing more than seeing his name on everything he touches. "This Congress, as you say, seems determined to give up its Article One powers to declare war," he said of Trump's saber-rattling. "Nobody really has the guts to stand up and insist on a clarity about what this mission is." ALSO READ: 'It's just strange…...

12+ min ago (652+ words) WikiLeaks founder said awarding Venezuela's opposition leader is a "gross misappropriation' of funds and risks facilitating war crimes. By Alastair McCready and News Agencies WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint in Sweden against the Nobel Foundation, challenging the organisation's decision to award its Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Assange said this year's awarding of the prize to Machado represented a "gross misappropriation" of funds and the "facilitation of war crimes" under Swedish law. He added that he was seeking to freeze 11 million Swedish kronor ($1.18m) from being transferred to her as prize money. The Nobel Committee awarded Machado the prize in October for promoting democratic rights and fighting to achieve a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. By awarding the prize to Machado, "an instrument of peace" was converted "into an instrument of war…...

16+ min ago (1759+ words) This seems to have earned him at least some goodwill. At The MAHA Report, Klar wrote that Zeldin's MAHA critics were "encouraged" by his efforts, particularly Zeldin's insistence that he "remains committed to opposing PFAS" and that the EPA favors "a polluter pays model for cleaning up PFAS." But then again, they might yet try to take Zeldin out rather than make nice with the MAGA crowd. And that could be why Zeldin's suddenly in appeasement mode: In Trump's administration, no appointee is indispensable. Temperatures in the past year were the highest on record in the Arctic, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's latest report. Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal Data Center Tax Incentives Wegela said it is "absurd to be subsidizing some of the wealthiest corporations in the country." "If they're going to be coming here'and…...

16+ min ago (1766+ words) Earlier this month, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill that would, among other things, establish clearer and more severe civil liabilities for immigration agents and their collaborators violating state law by, for example, arresting people at or on their way to state courthouses without a judicial warrant. The bill was a response to the temporary siege of the federal "Midway Blitz" operation, which saw agents from multiple agencies, including heavily armed Border Patrol units, engaged in wanton, violent roundups and speech suppression.It stopped short, however, of touching a notion Pritzker had first raised in mid-October: state and local prosecutors taking criminal action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents violating state law. Nonetheless, the idea of prosecutors bringing charges against immigration agents is slowly making its way into mainstream discourse as the Trump administration's popularity craters…...

16+ min ago (1503+ words) Trump gets a lot of things wrong when he talks about cognitive tests. He recently bragged to journalists that he "aced" one, and said the doctors at Walter Reed told him no president had taken a cognitive test before. That would be forgetting at least two other times Trump has taken cognitive tests, by his own account: once during his first term in 2018, and another earlier this year, in April. The White House said he scored 30 out of 30 on the April test. He also consistently conflates cognitive exam performance with intelligence: "I said, "I won't do poorly. I'm a smart person, not a stupid person," he told journalists.These kinds of remarks get a lot of attention, in part because Trump is infamous for his meandering speeches, prompting questions about his mental acuity and memory. His physical health also seems…...

18+ min ago (835+ words) US aid to Israel continues under Trump, drawing MAGA criticism over fiscal strain and foreign policy implications. By Simon Speakman Cordall Few expected United States President Donald Trump to abandon Israel during his second term in office, considering how supportive he had been of the Middle Eastern country in his first term. And yet, considering the still-mounting death toll from Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, and the international condemnation that has accompanied it, his continued full-throated support for Israel has unnerved some in the president's base. To them, the support is doubly offensive in the face of a still struggling economy, a mounting affordability crisis, spiralling healthcare costs and a US government shutdown, all while US aid to Israel has continued without pause. That aid goes beyond the financial. It extends to blocking measures to criticise Israel at the UN,…...

19+ min ago (380+ words) Republican Party representatives believe Donald Trump is "falling into the same trap" as previous president Joe Biden when it comes to economic troubles. President Trump has continually touted his administration's economic measures as the greatest the country has ever seen despite the sharp rise in cost of living problems. The president last week suggested he had managed to make "the greatest economy in history" but that he was not receiving the credit he deserved. He said, "I've created the greatest economy in history. But it may take people a while to figure all these things out. All this money that's pouring into our country is building things right now " car plants, AI, lots of stuff. I cannot tell you how that's going to equate to the voter. All I can do is do my job." Barret Marson, a GOP consultant…...

21+ min ago (698+ words) Posted by reinheitsgebot at 07:30 AM | 22 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | BAIER: The Kennedy Center board voted today to rename the Kennedy Center the Trump-Kennedy Center. Is that going to fly up here? THUNE: Ahh -- I just heard about it. And so obviously we are just starting to process that announcement.[image or embed] (Woody Allen, Stardust Memories) #1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-12-18 01:55 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 #2 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-12-18 01:58 PM | Reply #3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-18 01:58 PM | Reply Why put his name on this facility? It doesn't even have a massive data center being built underneath! #4 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-12-18 02:00 PM | Reply Let's ask BELLRINGER id Trump is crazy? #5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-12-18 02:05 PM | Reply #6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-18 02:06 PM | Reply Let's ask BELLRINGER if Trump is crazy? The "id" of my first post was Freudian. #7 | Posted by Zed at 2025-12-18 02:06 PM | Reply…...

21+ min ago (242+ words) Only until MIDNIGHT, every dollar you give to support our nonprofit newsroom will be matched 2X. Fierce, investigative journalism doesn't happen by accident'it happens because readers like you make it possible. We can't do our work without you. Please don't miss this chance! The staff of'Mother Jones'is,'once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of'the past year. This is a non-exhaustive and totally subjective list, giving our reporters a chance to write about something that brought joy, discontent, or curiosity. Happy holidays. Viewers tuning in to Fox Sports to watch this summer's North America'hosted World Cup will find themselves hearing from one the sport's loudest and arguably most disliked voices: Alexi Lalas.' The future of the sport in this country and his own career prospects are intertwined. In a climate where journalists face mounting pressure to back down, stay silent,…...

24+ min ago (341+ words) Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Robert Garcia spoke to reporters on Thursday about the case. "I think they will be [released]. We'll see," he said of the files expected to be released by the Justice Department on Friday. "It'll be interesting if they're not." Fifteen days after Friday's release, the Justice Department must fork over a report to lawmakers with a list of the politicians and government officials in the files. When asked if he thought there would be a cover-up, Massie noted that the officials appointed to review the Epstein files " namely, FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi " are not implicated in them. As such, he said there's no reason for them to be reluctant about releasing them. "Why would they be reluctant?" he asked. Massie warned that this is a law that "lasts forever." "So…...