Month: February 2025
LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month – The Associated Press
LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month The Associated Press Column: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over Los Angeles Times Mayor Bass says
Read MoreDonald Trump fires top US military officer in Pentagon shake-up – Financial Times
Donald Trump fires top US military officer in Pentagon shake-up Financial Times Trump shuns tradition and replaces top military chief Yahoo Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer The New York Times Who is Dan Caine, Trump’s pick as chairman of
Read MoreVatican gives update on Pope Francis
The Vatican has said Pope Francis “rested well” as he remains in hospital.
Read MoreSupreme Court Rejects, for Now, Trump’s Bid to Fire Government Watchdog – The New York Times
Supreme Court Rejects, for Now, Trump’s Bid to Fire Government Watchdog The New York Times Supreme Court pauses Trump administration’s effort to fire head of whistleblower protection agency Fox News SCOTUS analyst says ‘justices were struggling’ in first Supreme Court test amid
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Arab leaders huddle in Saudi Arabia in pushback to Trump’s Gaza plans
Leaders from Egypt, Jordan and other Arab states met in Saudi Arabia to discuss alternative plans for Gaza’s future than the one laid out by President Trump, which calls for displacing Palestinians. (Image credit: Saudi Royal Palace)
Read MoreJudge’s rebuke a ‘good barometer for where we are’ in Trump clash with law: analysts
Legal analysts on Friday called a federal judge’s sharp rebuke of the Trump administration a “good barometer” of where we are in a “clash” between the president and the law. Slate’s legal analyst, Dahlia Lithwick, spoke with colleague Mark Joseph
Read MoreTrump says he ‘had very good talks with Putin’ and again criticizes Ukraine – as it happened – The Guardian US
Trump says he ‘had very good talks with Putin’ and again criticizes Ukraine – as it happened The Guardian US
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Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election
The tweet from Elon Musk arrived a few days before Christmas, and it felt like a gift from heaven to Germany’s far-right political party, Alternative for Germany (AfD). It consisted of six words: “Only the AfD can save Germany.” The
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How We Talk About the Holocaust Now
Vice President J.D. Vance arrived at the Dachau concentration camp under low, gray clouds. He climbed out of his armored Suburban SUV and approached the stucco and cement gatehouse, gravel crunching underfoot. Waiting for Vance beneath a low arch, in
Read More‘South African chainsaw massacre’: CNN’s Tapper slams ‘heartlessness’ in DOGE’s job cuts
CNN’s Jake Tapper slammed Elon Musk’s latest stunt surrounding the massive federal job cuts perpetuated by his Department of Government Efficiency and claimed some Republicans have started to feel “uncomfortable” with the administration’s tactics. Tapper said DOGE’s goal of cutting
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