Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard resigned from her cabinet position Friday to support her husband as he fights an “extremely rare form of bone […]
Month: May 2026
The DNC autopsy won’t address Democrats’ platform problem
The Democratic National Committee’s 2024 autopsy, which is a report on why the Democrats lost, was released after significant pressure to do so — and […]
Rubio Defends US Troop Decisions, Chides NATO At Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended how Washington shifted military forces around the world amid confusion over whether a brigade-size contingent of US troops […]
Pakistani Army Chief Heads To Tehran, According To Reports
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
Iran Talks See ‘Slight Progress,’ Says Rubio, Warns Against Toll For Hormuz Strait
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there has been “slight progress” in Pakistan-mediated talks to end the Iran war, while warning against what he […]
Merz, Meloni and allies castigate Israel over West Bank settler violence
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the U.K. on Friday urged Israel to halt the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and curb […]
Russia’s drone blame game fails to split Ukraine from its Baltic allies
PRAGUE — Russia is trying to turn a string of stray combat drones appearing over the Baltic countries into a political crisis between Ukraine and […]
Arafura Rare Earths mine gets green light to challenge China’s dominance
Arafura Rare Earths has announced its flagship project north of Alice Springs will go ahead, decades after it was first flagged as a prospect. …See […]
Greenlanders boo new US consulate, urge Trump envoy to ‘go home’
Hundreds of Greenlanders demonstrated outside the new US Consulate in Nuuk on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s envoy signaled that Trump still seeks to control the self-governing […]
How Xi Jinping is rewriting the rules of global power
There is an old Chinese proverb that says the skilled hunter does not chase the rabbit — he positions himself where the rabbit must eventually […]
Hopes for telecoms are high as Ireland prepares to assume the Irish Presidency
An open letter from Connect Europe and Telecoms Industry Ireland argues this is real chance for “a more ambitious, more coherent and more investment-friendly connectivity […]
Questions For Trump Supporters As His Corruption Explodes And His Star Dims.
OLD, LOST, UNINSPIRING, NOT SCARY, DEPRESSING. JOURNALISTS NEED TO ASK: Do you support paying for a $1.7 billion dollars for a non-transparent, Trump- controlled, police […]
HS2 is a Mess, But Shouldn’t Stop us Building Infrastructure
HS2 is a mess. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced this week that it was likely to cost up to £102 billion just to get to […]
Despite ‘chaotic communication’ Polish aide says Trump is committed to troops in Europe
PRAGUE — A senior aide to Polish President Karol Nawrocki told POLITICO on Friday that “chaotic communication” in Washington is behind confusion over U.S. troop […]
Tony Blair’s consultancy doubles down on AI and restructures in Europe
BRUSSELS — The consulting firm led by former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair is increasing its focus on artificial intelligence and overhauling its European presence. […]
Flexing Our Solidarity Muscles
How DSA Labor engaged chapters nationwide to support Starbucks Workers United’s 2025–26 strike The post Flexing Our Solidarity Muscles appeared first on Democratic Left.
Has the Supreme Court Set the Stage for a New Civil War?
Is the United States headed for a second Civil War? According to a survey of likely midterm voters published by the Leadership Conference on Civil […]
Trump Exhaustion Syndrome is infecting the world
It was hard to think about Donald Trump last week while relaxing in a comfortable chair 50 yards from the beach on the French Riviera. […]
We should prosecute parents when kids kill
Much remains unknown about the recent shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego that ended with three victims killed and the two teenaged suspects […]
Exclusive: US Asks Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine To Allow Belarusian Fertilizer Exports
US officials have proposed that Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine lift sanctions on Belarusian potash to allow the transit of the agricultural product – a major […]