Top Trump officials included journalist in group chat about bombing Yemen

Washington — Top Trump officials including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance allegedly discussed the details of a highly sensitive operation to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen in a group chat that inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Goldberg wrote on Monday. As a Cabinet meeting unfolded

Ex-Media Matters Producer Announces Run for Congress With Slogan Saying Democrats ‘Suck’

Kat Abughazaleh announces Dem primary bid in Illinois, describing herself as an influencer who has ‘fought fascists’ Kat Abughazaleh (katforillinois.com) Former Media Matters video producer Kat Abughazaleh, 26, announced Monday that she is running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’s Ninth Congressional District, with the slogan “What if we didn’t suck?” “This party has become

Carney Says He Thinks Trump Is Waiting for Election Result Before Talking to Canadian PM

Prime Minister Mark Carney said a call between the Canadian leader and U.S. President Donald Trump will take place after the election of April 28. “[The] president is waiting for the outcome of the election and see who has a strong mandate from Canadians,” Carney said during a campaign event on March 24 in Gander,

Trump Proposes 25 Percent Tariff on Countries That Buy Venezuelan Oil

The tariff would especially affect China and India, Venezuela’s top oil customers. President Donald Trump on March 24 said he would impose a 25 percent tariff on any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela. “Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse,” the president wrote in