Trump Not Ruling Out Military, Economic Coercion to Retake Panama Canal, Claim Greenland

Trump said that he ‘cannot assure’ that military or economic coercion would not be used to take control of these two strategic locations. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would not rule out the possibility of using military or economic coercion to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, emphasizing their strategic

House passes immigration measure named for Laken Riley in first bill

Washington — The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration. The Laken Riley Act would require the Department of Homeland Security to take into custody undocumented immigrants who have been charged with theft and other crimes. The legislation is named for Riley, a

Washington Post Slashes Workforce as It Hemorrhages Subscribers

The Washington Post laid off roughly 4 percent of its workforce Tuesday, amid financial struggles and the departure of senior staff. The cuts will eliminate around 100 jobs in the Post‘s business divisions, including advertising and marketing, the New York Times reported. They will not affect jobs in the newsroom. This is the paper’s latest attempt

U.S. Defense Department bans Tencent and other Chinese companies

The U.S. Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese companies, including games and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker CATL, to a list of companies it says have ties to China’s military. In recent years, Washington has sought to restrict sharing of advanced technology, including semiconductors and AI,

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Classified Documents Report

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the release of a special counsel’s final report into Trump, pending a decision by an appeals court. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the release of a special counsel’s final report into President-elect Donald Trump, pending a decision by an appeals court. The order bars

Senate report slams private equity’s “detrimental effects” on hospitals

Two private equity firms’ efforts to wring profits out of hospitals in underserved communities put patients in danger, according to a new report released Tuesday by a powerful Senate committee.   The 162-page report by the Senate Budget Committee comes as Americans continue to express outrage over the role of corporations in the U.S. healthcare

‘Gone Too Far’: Meta CEO Zuckerberg Vows To Get Rid of ‘Politically Biased’ Fact-Checkers, Eliminate ‘Censorship’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company will no longer rely on “politically biased” fact-checkers to censor content, pledging to restore “free expression” on its Facebook, Instagram, and Threads platforms. “We’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with Community Notes similar to X, starting in the U.S.,” the Meta CEO