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U.S. Free Association with Greenland: A Bad Deal – War on the Rocks

In a press conference on Jan. 7, President-elect Donald Trump declined to rule out using military force to acquire Greenland. Previously, he proclaimed
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At least 5 dead as thousands flee raging wildfires in Los Angeles area: Live updates

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Trump Alleges California Burning As Governor Tried To Save “Worthless” Fish

As thousands flee their homes in California due to wildfires, US President-Elect Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on Governor Gavin Newsom, saying “this is all his fault” and he must quit
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Gov. Newsom passes the buck to ‘local folks’ when asked about…

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Politics latest: Some in No 10 ‘a bit taken aback’ by response to Reeves’ policies

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‘Middle finger to the optics’: Trump calls Justice Alito amid Hail Mary bid to duck sentencing

Desperate to avoid being sentenced on the 34 felony counts of which was found guilty, Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him off the hook, and he happened to have a chat on the phone with Justice Sam Alito just before doing so. MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin and Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer for Slate magazine, talk with Alex Wagner about Alito flouting the damage he does to the credibility of the Supreme Court, and whether Trump’s ploy will work.
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‘Middle finger to the optics’: Trump calls Justice Alito amid Hail Mary bid to duck sentencing

Desperate to avoid being sentenced on the 34 felony counts of which was found guilty, Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him off the hook, and he happened to have a chat on the phone with Justice Sam Alito just before doing so. MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin and Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer for Slate magazine, talk with Alex Wagner about Alito flouting the damage he does to the credibility of the Supreme Court, and whether Trump’s ploy will work.
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Donald Trump calls for Gavin Newsom to resign as Los Angeles battles deadly wildfire, ‘This is all his fault!’

“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,” Donald Trump said, blaming Gavin Newsom.
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A deadly mix years in the making: Anatomy of the fires that engulfed LA at devastating speed

A deadly combination made LA dangerously combustible, triggering a “horrendous” disaster – and authorities warn the worst is yet to come. Here’s how it unfolded.
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No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago. That seems like a simpler time — especially when you consider Meta’s decision to end a fact-checking program on social media apps Facebook, Instagram and Threads and what the ramifications might be for a…