US politics

Britain's former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is among the royals and other powerful figures who were part of Epstein's expansive network.

The Epstein rot goes deep

America must now ask itself if it can restore a culture of shame

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won on Saturday in the conservative area in Tarrant County near Dallas by more than 14 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.

Texas Democrat’s win a ‘wake-up call’ for Republicans ahead of 2026 elections

Democrats have won several local and state elections since Trump started his second term last year

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer departs after speaking to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Jan 28, 2026.

Trump deal to avert major shutdown set to miss funding deadline

The shutdown fight erupted after a US citizen was killed in a confrontation with Border Patrol officers last weekend

Based on YouGov statistics, a staggering 69% of Americans – including a majority of Republicans – believe Trump's tariffs are raising prices rather than protecting workers.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Trump’s economic promises meet political reality

The 2026 midterm elections loom as a potential disaster

Reuters reported last year that US officials believe DeepSeek is aiding China’s military.

Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models later used by China’s military, lawmaker says 

Nvidia’s H800 chip was designed for the China market and sold there before H800s were put under US export controls

A woman mourns at a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan 25, 2026.

US federal officials dig in on Minneapolis shooting narrative, contradicting video evidence

Second ICE-related death in the city has raised tensions between locals and federal officials

Representative Brian Mast of Florida, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the “AI Overwatch Act” in December after President Donald Trump greenlighted shipments of Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chips to China.

US House panel advances bill to give Congress authority over AI chip exports

[NEW YORK] The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly advanced a bill that would give Congress power over artificial intelligence chip exports, despite pushb...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (right) called the investigation a pretext to put pressure on the central bank to cut rates, as President Trump has repeatedly called for it to do.

Democratic senators demand records on Powell probe

US DEMOCRATIC senators Elizabeth Warren and Dick Durbin on Tuesday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to turn over records related to the Justice Department’s criminal probe of Federal...