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2026-04-14 16:42:27 CEST

Trump 'not a big fan' of Riley Gaines after AI Jesus image criticism https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5830112-trump-riley-gaines-ai-jesus-post-criticism/ #ArtificialIntelligence #Trumpadministration #Administration #GOPactivists #TrumpAIJesus #RileyGaines #Truthsocial #Technology #CBSNews #vatican #Policy #News

2026-04-09 23:45:26 CEST

Van Hollen: Trump 'genocide' post shows Republican Party is 'bankrupt' https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5824615-van-hollen-trump-civilization-post-iran/ #Trumpadministration #Administration #Defense #Iranwar #Senate #News #Iran

2026-04-01 11:01:25 CEST

Americans have little appetite for sending U.S. troops to Iran, polls show https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/01/iran-war-polls-ground-troops/

2026-03-31 15:57:22 CEST

Lawyers for accused Charlie Kirk assassin: ATF couldn't conclusively connect bullet, rifle https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5808560-charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-trial-delay-request/ #CourtBattles #StateWatch #News

2026-03-31 14:09:51 CEST

Trump tells Europe 'get your own oil,' Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5766991/iran-war-lebanon-israel-dubai-trump-oil-europe

2026-03-25 15:50:26 CET

Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/meta-loses-trial-after-arguing-child-exploitation-was-inevitable-on-its-apps/ #socialmediaaddiction #childexploitation #childsafety #Instagram #NewMexico #Facebook #whatsapp #Policy #meta

2026-03-25 01:11:28 CET

English councils to get guidance on designing safer streets for women and girls https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/25/england-councils-to-get-guidance-on-redesigning-streets-to-better-protect-women-and-girls #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #Transportpolicy #Localgovernment #Planningpolicy #Politics #England #Society #Women

2026-03-25 00:49:26 CET

Pentagon set to deploy 2,000 troops from 82nd Airborne to Middle East https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5799335-us-troops-reinforce-middle-east/ #Defense #Policy

2026-03-22 02:00:29 CET

Jury finds Musk misled Twitter shareholders during takeover fight https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5795094-jury-rules-musk-defrauded-investors/ #SecuritiesandExchangeCommission #JosephCotchett #CourtBattles #Business #ElonMusk #Twitter #News

2026-03-16 19:34:28 CET

ChatGPT may soon become “sexy suicide coach,” OpenAI advisor reportedly warned https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/chatgpt-may-soon-become-sexy-suicide-coach-openai-advisor-reportedly-warned/ #adultentertainment #adultcontent #childsafety #ChatGPT #suicide #Policy #openai #AI

2026-03-12 12:38:29 CET

The California Housing Revolution That Wasn’t https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026/03/california-housing-yimby-reforms/686334/?utm_source=feed

2026-03-11 20:25:26 CET

Watch live: Trump touts economic agenda in Massie's Kentucky https://thehill.com/video-clips/5779165-watch-live-trump-economy-massie-kentucky/ #Video #News

2026-03-03 14:03:26 CET

The Disappearing American Mortgage https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/mortgage-decline/686178/?utm_source=feed

2026-03-03 12:31:27 CET

The candy heir vs. chocolate skimpflation https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/03/03/g-s1-111940/the-candy-heir-vs-chocolate-skimpflation

2026-03-02 21:28:28 CET

Jeffries: 'We are seeing the beginning of an all-out war in the Middle East' https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5763292-jeffries-opposes-trump-iran/ #HouseMinorityLeaderHakeemJeffries #Trumpadministration #Administration #International #Iranstrikes #House

2026-03-02 20:26:29 CET

Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s Iran strikes, per new polling https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/trump-iran-strikes-polling-00807060

2026-03-01 20:52:25 CET

Cruz says US-Iranian 'diplomacy was an abject failure' https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5761887-ted-cruz-iran-diplomacy-failure/ #senaterepublicans #Administration #International #Iranstrikes #Defense #Senate #News #Iran #US

2026-03-01 01:32:26 CET

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/28/trump-iran-decision-saudi-arabia-israel/

2026-02-27 10:01:28 CET

A new poll shows just how quickly Israel has lost America’s sympathy https://www.vox.com/politics/480712/gallup-poll-us-israelis-palestinians #WorldPolitics #Palestine #Politics #Israel

2026-02-25 23:12:28 CET

Judge: xAI can’t claim OpenAI stole trade secrets just by hiring ex-staffers https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/judge-xai-cant-claim-openai-stole-trade-secrets-just-by-hiring-ex-staffers/ #ArtificialIntelligence #unfaircompetitionlaw #Antitrustlaw #tradesecrets #datacenters #ElonMusk #Policy #openai #xAI #AI

2026-02-25 16:34:26 CET

Ed Davey accuses care home trustee of embezzlement amid watchdog enquiry https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/25/ed-davey-accuses-william-blake-house-care-home-trustee-embezzlement #Northamptonshire #LiberalDemocrats #Socialcare #Charities #Politics #EdDavey #UKnews

2026-02-23 15:32:27 CET

Young Men Aren’t the Only Ones Struggling https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/02/gen-z-young-women-identity-crisis/686075/?utm_source=feed

2026-02-18 21:40:26 CET

Les Wexner denies knowledge of Epstein crimes in deposition with skeptical Democrats https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5744032-les-wexner-epstein-deposition-democrats/ #House #News

2026-02-12 15:22:29 CET

Britain’s care system promotes modern slavery. A genuinely humane government would reform it | Andrea Egan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/12/britain-care-system-promotes-modern-slavery-reform #Careworkers #Socialcare #Migration #Politics #Society #UKnews #Labour

2026-02-08 14:18:25 CET

Politicians ‘don’t live how we live’, voters tell me. The Mandelson scandal won’t change their minds | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/08/politicians-voters-peter-mandelson-scandal-keir-starmer #PeterMandelson #KeirStarmer #Politics #Labour #UKnews

2026-02-07 01:40:33 CET

California's largest children's hospital system ends gender-affirming care for youth https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5694689/californias-largest-childrens-hospital-system-ends-gender-affirming-care-for-youth

2026-02-07 01:31:27 CET

Court strikes down Arizona abortion restrictions https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5727236-arizona-abortion-laws-struck-down/ #CourtBattles #HealthCare #StateWatch #News

2026-02-06 21:54:27 CET

Trump's harsh immigration tactics are taking a political hit https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5697026/trumps-harsh-immigration-tactics-are-taking-a-political-hit

2026-02-03 01:31:27 CET

Peter Attia’s Fall https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/02/peter-attia-epstein-files-wellness/685861/?utm_source=feed

2026-02-02 18:31:26 CET

Minneapolis is showing a new kind of anti-Trump resistance https://www.vox.com/politics/477385/minneapolis-ice-trump-protest-activism-pretti-good-authoritarian-organizing-resistance #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #Politics

2026-01-30 17:16:26 CET

Crockett on Lemon arrest: 'Are you f---ing kidding me?!' https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5714851-don-lemon-arrest-jasmine-crockett/ #House #Media

2026-01-29 23:23:27 CET

How Trump’s 2020 Election Claims Have Been Debunked Again and Again https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/politics/trump-2020-election-claims-fact-check.html #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #StormingoftheUSCapitol(Jan,2021) #PresidentialElectionof2020 #VoterFraud(ElectionFraud) #RumorsandMisinformation #VotingMachines #Trump,DonaldJ

2026-01-27 14:00:32 CET

The videos don’t lie. End ICE’s presence in Minnesota. https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5707441-good-pretti-ice-killings/ #Opinions-WhiteHouse #BlackLivesMatter #GovernorTimWalz #DonaldTrump #GeorgeFloyd #Minneapolis #Columnists #AlexPretti #ReneeGood #Opinion

2026-01-25 20:18:26 CET

Klobuchar: ICE agents in Minnesota ‘outnumber’ Minneapolis, St. Paul police https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5705426-ice-agents-outnumber-minneapolis-police-klobuchar/ #Sen.AmyKlobuchar #ICEshootings #abcthisweek #StateWatch #ICEagents #Minnesota #Senate #ICE

2026-01-25 16:02:29 CET

Yes, It’s Fascism https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-trump-maga-ice/685751/?utm_source=feed

2026-01-23 21:34:30 CET

Trump’s Turnabout on Greenland Shows the Limits of His Coercive Powers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/politics/trumps-greenland-power.html #UnitedStatesDefenseandMilitaryForces #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization #InternationalRelations #TerritorialDisputes #Trump,DonaldJ #Carney,MarkJ #Rutte,Mark #Greenland #Denmark

2026-01-23 14:36:27 CET

Trump not ‘huge fan’ of housing plan that would open 401(k)s for down payments https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5702874-donald-trump-401k-down-payment-housing/ #PersonalFinance #Administration #News

2026-01-14 03:43:05 CET

Democrats win Connecticut state House special election https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5687312-democratic-victory-state-house/ #StateWatch #Campaign

2026-01-13 23:23:28 CET

Trump hints at Iran decision as advisers meet to prepare strike options https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/13/trump-iran-military-options-nsc/

2026-01-09 12:46:27 CET

How right-wing creators bend reality to their will https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/474579/minnesota-nick-shirley-somali-daycare-scandal #Today,Explainednewsletter #Politics

2026-01-06 02:31:25 CET

Is Greenland Next? https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/greenland-trump-venezuela-nato/685511/?utm_source=feed

2025-12-30 03:52:25 CET

Zelensky says Putin ‘doesn’t want success for Ukraine,’ contradicting Trump https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5666105-zelensky-putin-ukraine-success/ #Trumpadministration #Russia-Ukrainewar #Administration #International #Defense #ukraine #russia #News

2025-12-11 21:30:29 CET

A Grand Jury Again Declines to Re-Indict Letitia James https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/us/politics/grand-jury-letitia-james.html #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #Halligan,Lindsey #James,Letitia #Siebert,ErikS #Trump,DonaldJ

2025-12-11 21:12:27 CET

Reform UK accused of ‘rash promises’ on council tax cuts by Warwickshire chiefs https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/11/reform-uk-accused-rash-promises-council-tax-cuts-warwickshire-chiefs #Localgovernment #Localelections #Localpolitics #Warwickshire #Counciltax #ReformUK #Politics #England #UKnews

2025-12-11 18:17:27 CET

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be released from ICE custody https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/nx-s1-5640861/kilmar-abrego-garcia-granted-release-ice

2025-12-11 18:07:29 CET

First trains to join Manchester’s Bee Network by end of 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/11/first-trains-to-join-manchesters-bee-network-by-end-of-2026 #GreaterManchester #Transportpolicy #Localgovernment #Railtransport #AndyBurnham #Transport #Politics #UKnews

2025-12-01 12:03:27 CET

Republican dissenters spark discharge petition clash with Johnson https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5624268-republican-discharge-petitions-johnson/ #House #News

2025-11-21 22:50:29 CET

Trump’s pivot on the Epstein files and his polling plunge https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/trumps-pivot-on-the-epstein-files-and-his-polling-plunge/

2025-11-21 19:58:27 CET

Congress rejected Trump’s cover-up of the Epstein files, but it may yet succeed https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5616623-trump-coverup-epstein-evidence/ #AttorneyGeneralPamBondi #FormerPresidentClinton #PresidentDonaldTrump #HouseRepublicans #J.P.MorganChase #JeffreyEpstein #larrysummers #ReidHoffman #WhiteHouse #Opinion

2025-11-21 13:30:24 CET

Trump’s Dreadful Peace Plan for Ukraine https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/trump-sell-out-ukraine/684996/?utm_source=feed

2025-11-06 23:06:28 CET

Tesla Investors Back Musk’s Trillion Dollar Payday https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/business/elon-musk-tesla-pay-vote.html #DriverlessandSemiautonomousVehicles #internal-open-access-from-nl #ElectricandHybridVehicles #HighNetWorthIndividuals #RecordsandAchievements #ExecutiveCompensation #BoardsofDirectors #RobotsandRobotics #TeslaMotorsInc #StocksandBonds #Denholm,Robyn #Musk,Elon #Texas

2025-11-05 19:29:26 CET

Judge orders White House to use American Sign Language interpreters at briefings https://www.npr.org/2025/11/05/nx-s1-5599118/white-house-asl-deaf-american-sign-language-judge-order

2025-11-03 14:39:28 CET

Live updates: Courts want answers on SNAP funding lapse as shutdown nears longest ever https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5585435-live-updates-trump-government-shutdown/ #governmentshutdown #Administration #snapbenefits #News #SNAP

2025-11-03 14:39:28 CET

Halloween terror plot Patel described never existed: Lawyer https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5586193-fbi-halloween-terror-plot-disputed/ #NationalSecurity #halloweenattack #CourtBattles #IslamicState #StateWatch #terrorplot #dearborn #Michigan #News

2025-11-02 01:41:26 CET

Trump threatens military action in Nigeria over Christian persecution claims https://www.npr.org/2025/11/01/g-s1-96215/trump-nigeria-christian-persecution-claims

2025-10-30 19:55:30 CET

Trump administration sets lowest-ever cap on refugee admissions to U.S. https://www.npr.org/2025/10/30/g-s1-95823/trump-administration-sets-lowest-ever-cap-on-refugee-admissions

2025-10-21 16:35:29 CEST

Finding apartments under $1,000 can be difficult — unless you live in these cities, says Zillow https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5564906-finding-apartments-under-1000-can-be-difficult-unless-you-live-in-these-cities-says-zillow/ #NexstarMediaWireNews

2025-10-21 16:35:28 CEST

GOP senator has ‘deep concerns’ over Trump plan to import Argentine beef https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5564985-deb-fischer-trump-argentina-beef-imports/ #SenateAgricultureCommittee #Trumpadministration #senaterepublicans #Trumptariffprices #Administration #beefimports #javiermilei #beefprices #argentina #Business #Senate #News

2025-10-21 01:02:27 CEST

The Memo: Trump betrays irritation after huge ‘No Kings’ protests https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5564304-trump-reacts-no-kings-protests/ #Administration #News

2025-10-20 16:00:32 CEST

Trump to attend Graham fundraiser in first midterm campaign appearance https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5563323-trump-to-attend-graham-fundraiser-in-first-midterm-campaign-appearance/ #Campaign #Senate #News

2025-10-19 00:23:32 CEST

'No Kings': Photos from rallies around the world https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5561856-no-kings-trump-protests-photos/ #Trumpadmininstration #NoKingsDayprotests #Administration #International #StateWatch #protests #NoKings #News

2025-10-01 01:32:27 CEST

The Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdown https://www.vox.com/politics/463335/supreme-court-shutdown-aids-vaccine-trump-impoundment #SupremeCourt #DonaldTrump #Politics

2025-09-28 22:39:25 CEST

Vance says 'certainly' will be more indictments after Comey https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5526087-vance-more-indictments-comey/ #Administration #News

2025-09-25 20:01:27 CEST

Amazon blamed AI for layoffs, then hired cheap H1-B workers, Senators allege https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/amazon-blamed-ai-for-layoffs-then-hired-cheap-h1-b-workers-senators-allege/ #H-1Bvisas #microsoft #Policy #Amazon #google #apple #meta

2025-09-25 14:19:27 CEST

Trump punted on medical debt protection. Now the battle is in the states https://www.npr.org/2025/09/25/nx-s1-5552684/medical-debt-credit-report-state-laws

2025-09-25 14:14:25 CEST

The most important court case you’ve (probably) never heard of https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5508617-planned-parenthood-scandal-case/ #Judiciary #Opinion

2025-09-19 14:12:29 CEST

Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Was a Shock. Late-Night Hosts Have Now Finally Had the Chance to Respond. https://slate.com/culture/2025/09/jimmy-kimmel-show-charlie-kirk-trump-abc-late-night-stephen-colbert-jon-stewart-jimmy-fallon-seth-meyers.html?via=rss #StephenColbert #DonaldTrump #JonStewart #LateNight #Politics #Comedy #TV

2025-09-16 21:33:26 CEST

FBI 'running down' more than 20 Discord users in Kirk shooting probe: Patel https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5506396-discord-shooter-investigation-fbi/ #NationalSecurity #News

2025-09-07 14:52:29 CEST

Peronism on the Potomac https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/09/trump-peron-argentina-economy/684117/?utm_source=feed

2025-09-07 13:16:26 CEST

South Korea says it has reached a deal with the US for the release of workers in a Georgia plant https://www.npr.org/2025/09/07/nx-s1-5533069/south-korea-deal-with-us-for-release-workers-in-georgia-plant

2025-09-07 11:10:27 CEST

I thought I was growing up in a racially tolerant Britain. I now realise I was wrong | Rohan Sathyamoorthy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/07/racially-tolerant-britain-wrong-racism-far-right #Farright #Politics #UKnews #Race

2025-09-04 22:24:27 CEST

A Black Comedian Became a Shockingly Realistic White Man for a Viral Skit. Here’s How He Did It. https://slate.com/life/2025/09/druski-whiteface-skit-redneck-nascar-video-comedian-makeup-artist-kaylee-kehne-swisher.html?via=rss #InternetCulture #BlackAmericans #SocialMedia #Beauty #Race

2025-09-03 16:15:28 CEST

House Democrat: Trump White House 'trying to hide something' in Epstein files https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5483480-goldman-trump-hiding-epstein-files/ #Trumpadministration #Administration #HouseDemocrats #Epsteinfiles #House #News

2025-09-02 13:07:26 CEST

House Oversight Committee Is Set to Meet With Accusers of Jeffrey Epstein https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/politics/epstein-accusers-house-oversight-committee.html #HouseCommitteeonOversightandGovernmentReform #Epstein,JeffreyE(1953-) #Maxwell,Ghislaine #Massie,ThomasH #Trump,DonaldJ #Bondi,PamelaJ

2025-08-28 17:07:26 CEST

Ending birthright citizenship would create a chaotic nightmare https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5473624-ending-birthright-citizenship-would-create-a-chaotic-nightmare/ #Immigration #Opinion

2025-03-06 13:45:28 CET

European Union leaders hold emergency summit on Ukraine support https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-5318674/ukraine-russia-european-union-summit-trump

2024-10-03 01:11:26 CEST

Rising cost of social services in England putting arts and youth services at risk, say councils https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/03/rising-cost-of-social-services-in-england-putting-arts-and-youth-services-at-risk-say-councils #Publicservicespolicy #Publicsectorcuts #Localgovernment #Publicfinance #Socialcare #Politics #Children #Society #England #UKnews