Trump's pardons unlike other presidents Trump’s second-term clemency has saved convicted defendants nearly $1.7 billion in forgiven financial obligations Salon · 54m ago
‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes Trump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans distance themselves from him The Guardian - US · Sep 26
Bill Clinton who had an affair in office admits there were times he wanted to ban the press - but didn’t The Democrat was at the center of one of Washington’s biggest scandals during his presidency after news about an affair with intern Monica Lewinsky broke in the 1990s The Independent UK · Sep 26
New humanitarian players hit UN sidelines in search of galvanizing force to counter aid cuts New players hit the United Nations General Assembly sidelines this week as humanitarian groups searched for a counterweight to foreign aid cuts The Independent UK · Sep 25
Bill Clinton Calls Out Donald Trump While Condemning the Triumphal Arch Claiming 'It's Hard To Make Up' Bill Clinton mocked Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch, using the project and a Kennedy Center naming dispute to criticise political priorities and political conflict. International Business Times UK · Sep 24
Does America keep electing the wrong spouse? Law school transcripts say yes IN FOCUS: Second lady joins the ranks of Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Marilyn Quayle, who were all remembered by classmates and professors as more talented than their future husbands, Brendan Rascius writes The Independent UK · Sep 24
2 midterm elections that brought on new eras in US politics The conventional wisdom is that the Democratic Party has the advantage in the 2026 midterm elections and could become the majority party in one, or both, chambers of Congress. The margin of that anticipated victory is harder to predict. The Conversation · Sep 23
Other presidents have let white-collar criminals dodge financial penalties – but not like Trump President Donald Trump loves a good pardon. His generosity is so well known, in fact, that an industry of lobbyists, lawyers and other insiders has reportedly sprung up to facilitate clemency for wealthy criminals. Clemency, meaning mercy or leniency, lets the president reduce the punishment for, or even forgive, federal… The Conversation · Sep 22
Billionaire Leon Black held in contempt of Congress by House over Epstein investigation Black's lawyers have denounced the Oversight Committee's pursuit of the former head of a private equity firm as an abuse of congressional power The Independent UK · Sep 16
Trump’s thumbs-up to Irish reunification breaks with precedent, but evokes earlier age of White House support Donald Trump is a Republican and self-avowed nationalist. That, apparently, is true in an Irish sense, too – even if those terms have very different meanings across the Atlantic. The Conversation · Sep 15
‘I was scared and angry’: Bill Clinton reveals CIA abandoned pre-9/11 plan to take out Bin Laden Former US President Bill Clinton has revealed that the CIA abandoned a plan to take out Osama bin Laden before the September 11 attacks because officials feared civilians could be killed if the operation failed. The Times of India · Sep 14
Taliban warned Osama bin Laden to step up his security post Kandahar hijack: CIA documents CIA-released intelligence documents show the Taliban warned Osama bin Laden to tighten his security after the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC-814, fearing the hostage crisis could be used to target him. The documents, part of 71 Presidential Daily Briefs released ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, also… The Economic Times · Sep 14
CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept. 11 Several dozen presidential briefing documents have been declassified on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks The Independent UK · Sep 11
Before 9/11, US knew Bin Laden was a threat. India-Pakistan tensions were the bigger worry 9/11 has been one of the most horrifying incidents of terrorism to happen on American soil. It claimed 2,977 victims not even accounting for the collective trauma it resulted in. The Times of India · Sep 11
The Independent UK · Sep 11 The MI5 chief is right: we must all take threats to our security more seriously THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Sir Ken McCallum, in an exclusive article for The Independent to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, issues a call to arms that must be heeded
Fortune · Sep 10 Trump’s $5,000 pledge and the bond market revolt shows it's a voter bribe — costing every American $8,000 Bill Clinton learned about the bond vigilantes within a week. Donald Trump and Scott Bessent keep refusing to do so.
The Conversation · Sep 8 Paul Keating’s AUKUS hostility reflects his passion for hard-nosed realism over subservience There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades since his retirement. One was intensely local: Sydney urban planning. The other was as wide as the world: the global order and Australia’s place in it.
The Conversation · Sep 3 51st state of mind: As Alberta votes on independence, will Trump back separation? In a few weeks, Albertans will be asked in a referendum whether they want the province to remain in Canada or move toward a second referendum on independence.
The Economic Times · Aug 31 Trump keeps teasing a third term, but is suddenly talking like a president on his way out Donald Trump is contemplating life after his presidency, while still hinting at another campaign. He has spoken about watching his successor take credit for his accomplishments. This shift occurs as midterm elections approach, making his remaining time more apparent. Trump has previously explored constitutional avenues for extending his time in…
Reason · Aug 29 9/11 Turbocharged America's Worst Foreign Policy Impulses—but Didn't Change Its Direction The United States' shift toward aggressive interventionism was well underway before the 2001 attacks.
International Business Times UK · Aug 28 Trump Ranks Every President—and Somehow Declares Himself the Greatest of Them All Trump has ranked America's presidents and placed himself above Washington, Lincoln and FDR, while leaving Reagan, Kennedy, Eisenhower and 8 others off his list.
The Independent UK · Aug 26 Americans can’t agree on anything. Except how much they loved Dolly Parton TRIBUTE: More than just a country music star, Dolly was the rare celebrity who united fans across political and cultural divides, writes Kevin E G Perry
Euronews · Aug 26 'Unique and irreplaceable': Dolly Parton tributes from public figures and celebrities Tributes have been paid after the news that Dolly Parton, one of the most legendary artists in country music history, has died at the age of 80.
The Guardian - US · Aug 20 ‘Starve the beast’? The $40tn cost of Republicans’ false promises to cut spending The enormous US debt under Trump will hobble the next Democratic administration – just as the GOP planned
The Guardian - US · Aug 20 We are finally witnessing the decline of corporate Democrats Americans are backing progressives not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class