US politics
Trump's immigration policy approval drops to record low, poll finds
Just 39% of Americans approve of the job US President Donald Trump is doing on immigration, down from 41% earlier this month, while 53% disapprove, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
National Guard activated after man shot dead by ICE agents in Minneapolis, DHS says man was armed
Clergy arrested, businesses shutter as Minnesotans protest Trump's surge in immigration agents
Trump's media machine-gun: How Karoline Leavitt is rewriting the White House rules
Vice President JD Vance, wife Usha announce they are expecting fourth child
“We are very excited to share that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child... Both Usha and the baby are doing well, and we look forward to welcoming him in late July,” Vice President Vance shared.
Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation
Albert Garih, a French Jew who survived the Holocaust, is set to speak about the rising antisemitism worldwide during the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The Squad’s selective feminism fails Iranian women, too - comment
If your outrage depends on who's holding the gun rather than who's under it, you're not practicing human rights. You are involved in politics while claiming to support human rights.
US lawmakers plan Denmark visit as Trump threatens Greenland takeover
The delegation will be led by Democratic US Senator Chris Coons and will include Republican US Senator Thom Tillis and Democratic Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Dick Durbin.
Democrats compare ICE with the Gestapo as they push to curb agency’s power
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement “Donald Trump’s modern-day Gestapo,” as protests against the Trump administation immigration policies spread.
US Sen. Graham calls to 'Make Iran Great Again,' endorses Sen. Fetterman statement on protests
The endorsement came following an interview Fetterman did with CNN in which the democrat called the regime “poisonous” and “one of the world’s top terrorist underwriters.”
Pardoned January 6 protester Jake Lang does Nazi salute during anti-AIPAC demonstration in DC
Lang stood before a banner that read “Make Jerusalem Christian Again,” and peddled a slew of antisemitic tropes, including the Great Replacement Theory.
Mamdani defends decision scrapping executive orders on antisemitism amid criticism from Jewish orgs
The newly inaugurated mayor said that he would make the protection of Jewish New Yorkers a focus of his administration.
Trump takes more aspirin than doctors recommend, dismisses health concerns - WSJ
"They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart," Trump told the WSJ in an interview published on Thursday.
New year, new mayor: New York rings in 2026 with Zohran Mamadani's inauguration
Mamdani was a trailblazing candidate and is expected by many in his city of 8 million - some with hope, some with trepidation - to be a disruptive mayor.