We learned last week that one of the most recent Trump administration strikes on an alleged drug-carrying submarine in the Caribbean failed to kill two of the people aboard. The situation has now cast a spotlight on the holes in the administration's justifications for the strikes ... read more
Three mosquitoes have been found in West Iceland, the first confirmed discovery of mosquitoes on Icelandic soil, according to the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. read more
Rare earths deal aims to counter China's supply control. US, Australia to invest $1 billion each in mining projects. Trump backs AUKUS submarine deal despite prior review. Trump tells Ambassador Rudd: 'I don't like you either.' read more
This weekend's "No Kings" demonstrations drew an estimated crowd of millions across the US to protest President Donald Trump's policies and his willingness to push the boundaries of presidential authority. It was a moment for likeminded Democrats, liberals and some anti-Trump Republicans to rally together at a time when the American left has little formal power in national politics. But where do they go from here? read more
President Donald Trump wants the Department of Justice to pay him $230 million in compensation for criminal investigations. read more
Peanut allergies are down 43% since we stopped avoiding peanuts in childhood read more
Trump's Venezuela operation expands in the dark read more
The New York State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Poughkeepsie (BCI), in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorism Task Force (FBI-JTTF), announces the arrest of Christopher Moynihan, 34, of Clinton, New York, for Making a Terroristic Threat, a Class D felony. On October 18, 2025, the State Police were advised by the FBI-JTTF that Moynihan had made threats to kill a member of Congress. Following a thorough investigation, Moynihan was arrested and arraigned before the Town of Clinton Court. He was remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center in lieu of $10,000 cash bail, a $30,000 bond, or an $80,000 partially secured bond. Moynihan is scheduled to appear in court on October 23, 2025. read more
Donald Trump's Secretary of War has sparked a diplomatic row after he appeared to wear a pro-Russian tie during a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. read more
George Packer: Radicalized By Basic Decency read the sign of a middle-aged man in a ball cap and fleece jacket. read more
Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump's embattled nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a group of fellow Republicans in a text chain the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be "tossed into the seventh circle of hell" and said he has "a Nazi streak," according to a text chat viewed by POLITICO. read more
President Donald Trump has begun the demolition of facade the East Wing of the White House to make way for his Mar-a-Lago-inspired ballroom, walking back his earlier assurance that the expansion would not touch the existing structure, the Washington Post reports. read more
Efforts by some encouraging the U.S. Air Force Academy to posthumously honor former conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk were rejected on Friday, according to the nonprofit membership organization Academy's Association of Graduates (AOG). read more
The Economist has calculated that if the Russian offensive continues at its current pace, Russia would need until June 2030 to completely occupy Ukraine's Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, and it would take another 103 years to capture the whole of Ukraine. read more
