Blog Verité

White House blasts Dems ‘crossing the line’ by storming ICE facility  Fox News

White House’s large-scale firings paused by federal judge  Axios

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures  The New York Times Judge puts temporary pause on Trump’s mass layoffs at government agencies  Fox News Federal judge temporarily halts Trump’s sweeping government overhaul  NPR Judge orders temporary halt to Trump’s

Chicago celebrates cultural victory with native son, Pope Leo XIV  NPR Pope Leo asks cardinals to make themselves ‘small’ in first Mass as pontiff as cardinals deny he’s a ‘counterweight’ to Trump  CNN White smoke at Vatican, phones blowing up in Chicago:

Since his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump has attended just 12 briefings from intelligence officials of the President’s Daily Brief, Politico reported Friday. During his first term, Trump attended these briefings with intel officials twice a week. The daily

US President Donald Trump heads for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Monday, eyeing big business deals even as accords on the Middle East’s hotspots will be harder to seal. While Israel’s war in Gaza and Iran’s

The Knicks were clawing their way past the Celtics in Game 1 of an NBA Playoffs match so intense, my two young sons morphed into courtside commentators operating at decibel levels usually reserved for jet engines and Skittle-fueled birthday parties.

US and Chinese officials start Geneva talks on easing trade war  Reuters US and China Meet for First Time Since Trump Imposed Tariffs  The New York Times Chinese and US officials meet in Geneva for ‘de-escalation’ trade talks  The Guardian Trump suggests cutting

Trump administration considering suspending habeas corpus  BBC

Greetings from Los Angeles where the Milken Global Conference concluded earlier this week. For the uninitiated, Milken is a key stop on the conference circuit for many business and finance leaders—a great way to escape Manhattan to brush shoulders with