US Weekly Jobless Claims Post Largest Increase in Nearly 4-1/2 Years Amid Seasonal Volatility
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased by the most in nearly 4-1/2 years last week, but the surge likely does not suggest a material weakening in labor market conditions, as the claims data are volatile around this time of...
The Lawsuit Accusing Trump of Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl, Explained
It seemed like that was all going to change Wednesday, when the woman, who has gone by the pseudonyms “Katie Johnson” and “Jane Doe,” was set to appear at a press conference at the law offices of Lisa Bloom, a high-profile civil rights attorney and TV commentator. But...
Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition
Note: A person can be against fascism without being a leftist. The two positions do not necessarily have to co-exist. To criminalize people who claim to be anti-fascist seems a bit upside down, but then again, so does everything else in this administration. Purporting...
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
Barred from leaving Romania, Andrew Tate courted powerful figures on the American right, from Tucker Carlson to Barron Trump. Then an extraordinary order let him go. New York Times
Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Seizes Tanker Off Venezuela, President Says
The tanker seized near Venezuela by the United States is named Skipper and was carrying a false flag of nationality, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the seizure. It was seized because of its past links to smuggling illicit Iranian oil, not because of...
Trump Official Panics as Brutal Jobs Report Blames Trump’s Tariffs
It turns out that Donald Trump’s tariffs aren’t good for private-sector jobs. A new report from payroll processor ADP found that private employees lost nearly 32,000 jobs in November, far off analyst projections that they would add 10,000 jobs. The data is a sharp...
Trump Personally Intervenes to Block Release of January 6 Documents
In a court filing Monday night, lawyers for the DOJ revealed that Trump had stepped in to prevent the release of some material requested as part of a lawsuit brought by police officers injured by violent rioters at the U.S. Capitol. The materials were originally...
Kristi Noem’s Rumored Boy Toy Corey Lewandowski May Be Her Undoing In The Trump Admin
Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski have been plagued by messy affair rumors since at least 2021. But, as the gossip has waxed and waned, the rumored couple has notably continued working closely together. When Noem became the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security,...
Immigrants Denied Naturalization Ceremony at Last Minute in Boston
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Honduras Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Pardoned by Trump
The attorney general said he had asked Interpol to detain Juan Orlando Hernández, who was freed from a U.S. prison last week. NY Times