Picture source: X/ Gavin Newsom California Governor Gavin Newsom faced a wave of trolling on Thursday after posting a birthday message to his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, calling her “first partner of California” In a post on X, Newsom wrote: “Happy Birthday to the First Partner of California, the outstanding mother of our four incredible […]
Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha, Qatar, after many aircraft on its tarmac left, June 18, 2025 (left), and a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter hovering over the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier while operating in the Middle East. (AP) Satellite images show that dozens of US military aircraft are no longer visible on the […]
At a White House event where he unveiled two 100-foot flagpoles, US President Donald Trump took repeated jabs at the media. A CNN reporter tried to ask Donald Trump about divisions among his supporters over possible US involvement in another foreign war. Trump interrupted immediately, asking, “Who are you with?” When the reporter said CNN, […]
President Donald Trump talks with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP) US President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made it “very famous.” But on […]
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued new rules limiting how and when members of Congress can visit immigration detention centres. This comes after several tense visits by Democratic lawmakers.Under federal law, lawmakers can make unannounced visits to ICE facilities. But the new DHS policy requires them to give prior notice. It also […]
Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the IDF (Picture source: IDF) Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), told Israel’s intelligence officers on Thursday that the country had turned Iran’s “ring of fire” against them — a reference to alleged years of Iranian preparation for attacks on […]
US President Donald Trump Two “very smart” leaders of India and Pakistan decided to end last month’s conflict that could have turned into a nuclear war, US President Donald Trump said after holding a rare luncheon meeting with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House. “Those are two nuclear powers, big […]
In its biggest ruling of the term, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths, shielding similar laws in more than 20 other states. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, describes the three factions of justices in the 6-to-3 decision. […]
Michelle Obama says she’s glad that she didn’t have a son with Barack Obama. Former First Lady Michelle Obama said she is glad that she did not have a son who would inevitably become like Barack Obama. “You should’ve threw a boy in the mix,” radio host Angie Martinez told Obama in an episode of […]
With Karen Read’s acquittal, the murder of her boyfriend remains unsolved as there is no third accused or guilty. With Karen Read now being acquitted of the murder charges in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, the question remains who killed O’Keefe as no third-party culprit has been established in […]
