Elon Musk’s Doge team granted ‘full access’ to federal payment system

found 2025 › Feb › 02 (Sun) @ 21:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Trump’s treasury secretary gives the world’s richest person entry to one of the most sensitive US government databases

Elon Musk’s government-slashing crew, the “department of government efficiency”,…

The 'Trumpesque' Democratic mayor who's finally tackling the drugs apocalypse ravaging her Blue city

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 23:33 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The day after Donald Trump's inauguration, the mayor of this northeastern blue city defied progressives with a bid to reclaim her streets from hordes of homeless zombified drug addicts.

Capitulating to Trump: why people are warning about ‘Vichy’ America

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 11:32 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

As Trump creates unprecedented chaos, Democrats have offered little more than platitudes – sparking comparisons to France’s collaborationist second world war regime

At the dawn of the second Trump pre…

Samoa’s prime minister criticises RFK Jr’s vaccine views after deadly measles outbreak

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 06:27 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

In an exclusive interview, Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa tells the Guardian she is surprised at Trump’s pick for health secretary and criticised anti-vaxxers for their part in 2019 measles crisis

Samoa’s prime…

Kash Patel says FBI wouldn’t seek retribution against Trump opponents; at least five senior agency leaders reportedly demoted or moved – live

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 20:31 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Trump’s nominee to lead FBI also denied having an ‘enemies list’; Tulsi Gabbard faces sharp criticism over past comments sympathetic to Russia

RFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines on second day of …

Bernie Sanders’s ex-campaign manager wants to rebuild Democratic party: ‘What new ideas are we bringing?

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 15:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Faiz Shakir launched a last-minute bid for DNC chair and wants to mold it in to a working class, inclusive organization

Fed up with the status quo, former Bernie Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir l…

RFK Jr and Trump FBI pick Kash Patel face Senate confirmation hearings – US politics live

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 15:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Health nominee Robert F Kennedy Jr faces further grilling on day two of his confirmation hearing as Patel will face scrutiny over loyalty to Trump

Here’s some more reaction to Donald Trump’s executive…

RFK Jr’s testimony offers a ‘through the looking glass’ moment for Democratic senators

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 12:08 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Confirmation hearing was a spectacle as Democrats tried to hold a mirror to nominee, only for him to step right through

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s testimony was a “through the looking glass” moment for som…

Ex-senator Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 06:47 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Democrat from New Jersey was found guilty in July on 16 charges including bribery and fraud

The Democratic former US senator Bob Menendez was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday to 11 years in pri…

The hysterically catty verdict on Hillary Clinton's 'figure' that stylists whisper behind her back... and why so many Democrat women have terrible fashion sense

found 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The 24.6million who tuned into watch President Trump's inauguration looked from Melania's headlining chic onto a drab and uninspiring version of Democratic femininity.