Online politics get weird in Wisconsin Rebecca Cooke is taking her campaign directly to rural Wisconsin communities, all while an AI-fueled online fight w Salon · Oct 13
The US plans to livestream an execution. Here’s how you can prepare your children IN FOCUS: Parents are facing an unprecedented challenge, write Laurie Kellman and Rebecca Boone The Independent UK · Oct 13
DHS Searched Ilhan Omar's Home as Part of Immigration Fraud Investigation Top administration officials have all but pronounced her guilty in an ongoing investigation. Reason · Oct 12
What colleges and universities need from donors to thrive In 1638, John Harvard, an English-born Puritan minister and teacher in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, bequeathed 400 books and half his £779 estate, today equivalent to roughly US$2 million, to the college that would be renamed in his honor after his death. The Conversation · Oct 12
Democrats rebuke federal raid of Ilhan Omar’s home: ‘rogue abuse of power’ Top House Democrats question the ‘corrupt weaponization’ of federal government against Trump’s adversaries The Guardian - US · Oct 12
Ex-Fox News producer says network is afraid to cover the Kimberly Guilfoyle scandal ‘It’s a conscious choice to ignore a major story that has been reported worldwide by every major news outlet,’ former Fox News executive said The Independent UK · Oct 12
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home raided by Trump’s Department of Justice as deportation threats against her increase Can the Trump administration really deport Ilhan Omar? We Got This Covered · Oct 12
The Latest: Homeland Security agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home Homeland Security agents have searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity The Independent UK · Oct 12
Ukraine continues to hit Russian energy facilities. Now the U.S. is reportedly threatening to stop intel sharing and weapons shipments to Kyiv Trump doesn't approve of Ukraine's attack on Russian energy sites. We Got This Covered · Oct 12
Mexico Fails Washington's Trafficking Test Again as Cartels Target Children The 2026 U.S. Trafficking Report keeps Mexico at Tier 2 as cartel wars drive forced child recruitment and official accountability collapses. Latin Times · Oct 12
How immigration is molding the US midterms: ‘Trump has gone too far’ From restaurants to farms to healthcare, the US president’s hardline policies have reshaped Americans’ daily lives The Guardian - US · Oct 12
Republican, Democratic US senators say Trump's diesel deal with Russia is illegal A bipartisan group of seven US senators has questioned the legality of President Trump's diesel import deal with Russia. They highlight Congress's ban on Russian energy imports established in 2022 due to the Ukraine conflict. The senators argue that Trump's decision violates this law and failed to communicate with Congress.… The Economic Times · Oct 12
Democrat Candidate In Key Senate Race Reiterates Cost-Of-Living Message Ahead Of Midterms, Dismisses 'Faith'-Related Attacks Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for Senate against Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, said that his opponent's only strategy was attacking his Muslim beliefs. International Business Times · Oct 11
U.S. Pressures Zelensky To Halt Strikes On Russian Oil Infrastructure. He Says Ukraine Will Stop When Russia Does. The day after Trump said that Ukraine needed a new leader, Zelensky declared that he would be willing to de-escalate with Russia if the Kremlin showed the same willingness. International Business Times · Oct 11
International Business Times UK · Oct 10 'Looks Like Retaliation': A Judge Orders Trump Deported Gay Man Returned From Africa Immediately A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring Ahmed Soliman, a gay Egyptian-born man deported to Equatorial Guinea, back to the United States after finding due process violations
International Business Times · Oct 10 Pope Declares Opposition To Death Penalty Shortly After U.S. Announced It Would Livestream An Execution Pope Leo XIV called capital punishment "an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person" amidst intensified debate about the death penalty after Secretary of War Hegseth said the U.S. would broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan to the American public.
International Business Times · Oct 10 U.S.-Russia Diesel Agreement Angers Zelensky. Russia Attacked After The Deal Was Announced. The Ukrainian leader called the agreement between Moscow and Washington, which will see hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel released immediately, an "investment in war".
Latin Times · Oct 10 USS Lincoln Home After 321 Days: Combat Records, Suicide Attempts, and Hard Questions USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after 321 days, 3,693 combat missions, and a mental health crisis that the Navy must now reckon with.
Latin Times · Oct 10 Brazil's Supreme Court Moves Against Eduardo Bolsonaro Four Days After His Brother's Historic First-Round Win Brazil's top court ordered Eduardo Bolsonaro arrested days after his brother's first-round lead — a move analysts say may boost Flávio's runoff odds.
The Times of India · Oct 9 Jayapal Slams Green Card Move: Condemns Trump PERM suspension; warns it undermines legal immigration US democratic lawmaker Pramila Jayapal has criticised the Trump administration’s decision to suspend eight IT firms, including Microsoft, Tata, Infosys and Wipro, from a programme linked to employment-based green cards for foreign workers, saying the move undermines legal immigration.
The Economic Times · Oct 9 Microsoft defends foreign hiring after US green card programme suspension Microsoft has emphasized that a significant majority of its US employees are American amidst immigration crackdowns. It submitted H-1B visa applications primarily for current employees, not new hires, reflecting its workforce strategy. This statement coincides with CEO Satya Nadella receiving the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The Trump administration…
The Economic Times · Oct 8 Hundreds of thousands of dollars and a Putin ally: Why two Trump operatives' Bosnia work is drawing GOP scrutiny The involvement of Trump associates James Blair and Chris LaCivita in advising Milorad Dodik has raised ethical concerns. Their work for Dodik took place amid significant political changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While Dodik previously faced U.S. sanctions, the Trump administration lifted them, creating a complex political scenario. This relationship…
The Conversation · Oct 8 What the law says about armed officers at polling places After high-level Trump administration officials said they might send armed officers to the polls during the upcoming midterm elections, and after months of administration efforts to wrest control of some aspects of voting from state officials and limit how people vote, there’s a lot of fear that armed federal officials…
The Independent UK · Oct 8 Iran-US war latest: Plane damaged and flights suspended after Houthi strike on major international airport Almost half of departures from the Riyadh airport had been cancelled by 1500 GMT yesterday, with more cancellations expected for Friday
Reason · Oct 7 A Survey of Crime Experts Deflates the 'Trump Effect' That Supposedly Reduced Homicides The respondents did not think much of the policies that the president says produced "the largest drop in violent crime in American history."