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59+ min ago (222+ words) President Donald Trump was roundly mocked on Tuesday night after he issued his latest threat to The New York Times over its overage of his health. Trump made a winding post on Truth Social after his speech in Monroe County, Pennsylvania on Tuesday that was supposed to be about affordability, but often touched on other points such as immigration and domestic policy. In the post, he called the NYT's reporting on his health 'treasonous' and said the country would be better off if the newspaper stopped printing. "I actually believe it's seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,'" Trump wrote. "They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it." :They have inaccurately reported on…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (366+ words) The European Union is fast-tracking plans to preserve peace without the aid of the United States following comments from Donald Trump's administration. A defense official representing a European country told Politico that "awkward" conversations over America's involvement in the continent were now being prioritized as the "uncertainty" of how the US would react to global conflicts is "just too high". The preparation comes following the release of the Trump administration's National Security Strategy. Though the administration has played a part in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, the National Security Strategy makes it clear the US will no longer prop up "the entire world order". Such comments have caused uncertainty in European nations, some of which are now fast-tracking plans for a continent without America's influence. Trump's discontent was made clear in an interview earlier this week where he said…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago (209+ words) His fantastical claims have become more unhinged. This is especially troubling given that he is the oldest president ever to be sworn in and has a family history of Alzheimer's. Trump even seems to be confused about when he was president. And he keeps claiming that the Epstein files were a hoax created by his predecessors, even though the arrest and demise of Trump's close friend Jeffrey Epstein happened during Trump's own first term. Paranoia and anger are common symptoms of dementia; so is a loss of impulse control. All have become cornerstones of Trump's second term. Trump's Cabinet could invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. Instead, Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, JD Vance, and RFK Jr. seem to be feeding into Trump's paranoid delusions to increase their own power and advance their own fanatical agendas. A person suffering…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago (349+ words) Talk show host Stephen Colbert has called on the parent company of The Late Show, Paramount, to "uncancel one of its best shows". Colbert's tongue-in-cheek knock at both Paramount and Donald Trump came during the opening monologue of The Late Show, where the 61-year-old seemed to acknowledge the pending finale of his own programme. The Late Show, which Colbert has hosted since 2015 after David Letterman's retirement, will come to an end in May 2026. The Late Show as a whole, not just Colbert's decade-long reign as host, will come to an end next year. The decision to end the show was roundly criticised by other talk show hosts, such as Jimmy Kimmel who called the reasons for cancellation "nonsensical". A cancellation order was passed on July 17, with some believing high production costs and declining advertising revenue is part of the reasons…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago (1420+ words) Depending on who you asked, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett's decision this week to run for Senate meant one of two things. In the eyes of some pundits and politicos, the Dallas Democrat's nomination would spell doom for her party's chances of winning a statewide race for the first time in over three decades. To others, she is a fighter and gifted communicator whose expand-the-electorate strategy is worth trying in a state where Democrats of all stripes and styles have failed. But others say she would need to attract voters who cast their ballots for President Donald Trump, in a state the president carried last November by nearly 14 percentage points " a gap that some argue cannot be bridged by high Democratic turnout alone, and that Crockett is too polarizing to achieve. At stake is not just the U.S. Senate race, but competitive seats…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago (226+ words) A Democrat has been projected as the winner in a special election in Georgia for the State House of Representatives in a district that President Donald Trump won by double digits last year. Eric Gisler was projected as the winner in the race for Georgia State House of Representatives District 121 on Tuesday night. The vacancy arose after Republican State Rep. Marcus Wiedower resigned in late October to focus on his role at a real estate company. Gisler, a Democrat from Oconee County and a University of Georgia graduate, previously ran against Wiedower last year, receiving just 40% of the vote. Decision Desk projected Gisler defeated Republican candidate Mack "Dutch" Guest IV just after 9 p.m. ET. As of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Gisler had secured 5,873 votes to Guest's 5,676, or 50.9% to 49.2%, respectively. CNN called the race shortly thereafter. The stunning win comes after a similar result unfolded…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago (354+ words) Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has mocked Donald Trump for organising the White House-hosted UFC fight to land on his birthday. Trump will celebrate his birthday on June 14, the same day a proposed UFC fight will take place on the lawn of the White House. Kimmel criticised the plans to hold the event at the White House, and the weigh in at the Lincoln Memorial, calling Trump a "child" for organising such an event. He would go on to point out a hypocrisy in the Trump administration when it came to historic memorials, too. Kimmel said, "The president is planning to build a 5,000 seat arena in front of the White House. They scaled it down from 20,000 to 5,000, which is fine because Trump will say it's 100,000 anyway, but, I guess it was too big." Kimmel suggested those who were defending controversial…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago (328+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail this week, holding a rally in a swing state. He's also apparently going on the stump without anyone to stop him from commenting on the physical appearance of the women who work for him. Trump stopped in Pennsylvania's Monroe County on Tuesday to counter criticism over rising inflation and the state of the economy, both of which are issues that are ruining his presidency and threatening the Republican Party's hold on the House " and possibly the U.S. Senate " in the 2026 midterms. But critics on social media noted Trump could not help but wax heavily about the lips of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. "You know when she…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago (203+ words) Sam Altman says he has a hard time imagining "how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT." The OpenAI CEO joined Jimmy Fallon to talk about his latest product to hawk. Artificial Intelligence is a big discussion point these days, and Altman went on to The Tonight Show to plead its case. Somehow, these two knuckleheads got into talking about raising kids. "I cannot imagine having gone through, figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT," Altman smirked on the late night show. "People did it for a long time, no problem. So clearly it was possible, but I have relied on it so much." "One of the things that I'm worried about is just the rate of change that's happening in the world right now," Altman observed. "This is a three-year-old technology. No other technology has ever been adopted…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago (919+ words) Are you a GM Factory Zero worker? Fill out the form at the end of this article for assistance in building a rank-and-file committee to fight the layoffs and defend every worker's job. GM is slashing production by half at its flagship EV plant that straddles the border between Detroit and the enclave of Hamtramck. These job cuts, which GM now calls "permanent," are cascading through supplier plants in the Detroit area, leading to hundreds of additional layoffs. This is part of a brutal wave of downsizing in the auto industry since the supposed "record contract" negotiated by the UAW in 2023. This includes the mass firing of thousands of temp workers and layoffs at major plants in the Detroit area and throughout the country. "It is time to draw the line and defend the right to a secure job and…...