House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has signaled that Democrats are not budging on their key demands ahead of a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump about government funding. The federal government will enter a partial shutdown at midnight on Wednesday if Republicans and Democrats do not reach a deal on funding priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2026, which ends ...
President Donald Trump is set to attend Tuesday’s unprecedented all-hands meeting of U.S. military commanders in Quantico, Va., he said Sunday. As speculation swirls over why generals and flag officers from around the world were summoned, Trump insisted the purpose was celebratory. ‘It’s really just a very nice meeting talking about how well we’re doing militarily, talking about being in ...
Top Democrats are striking two very different notes on accountability: cheering President Donald Trump’s felony conviction as proof that ‘no one is above the law,’ while blasting the recent indictment of former FBI Director James Comey as pure political payback. In 2019, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said during a discussion at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco that ...
Matthew Cavedon A couple of weeks ago, I warned that excessive limits on what constitutes a search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment endanger the freedom of association under the First Amendment. A new executive order issued by President Trump on September 26 confirms this. The order begins by alleging the existence of “sophisticated, organized campaigns of targeted intimidation, radicalization, ...
The clock is ticking to fund government, and so far, lawmakers do not have a path forward to avert a partial shutdown. The Senate returned to Washington, D.C., on Monday, and congressional leaders are slated to meet with President Donald Trump to negotiate a deal on funding the government. But the last week has seen both sides point the finger ...
Chris Edwards The Trump administration plans federal worker layoffs if the government shuts down this week. The president’s budget director argues that the federal workforce is bloated. The administration has worked to cut the number of federal employees since the beginning of the year. Let’s put the administration’s efforts into broader context. The figure shows Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...
The online gaming industry is undergoing significant transformation, driven largely by evolving regulatory frameworks. Both Australia and the United Kingdom are leading examples of how governments are adapting to the growing digital gaming sector. While their approaches share a common goal—ensuring consumer protection and market integrity—they differ markedly in execution. These regulatory shifts are not only reshaping operational standards but ...
Patrick G. Eddington In my book The Triumph of Fear, one of the Cold War-era political repression programs I spend some time discussing is the Attorney General’s List of Subversive Organizations (AGLOSO). The operative language that gave life to AGLOSO was contained in President Truman’s Executive Order 9835, which launched the so-called federal employee loyalty program—an executive action that led ...
The UK government has unveiled the next three train operators that will return to public ownership, as ministers push ahead with the phased dismantling of private rail franchises. The Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed that Greater Anglia services will be renationalised first, on 12 October 2025, followed by West Midlands Trains on 1 February 2026, and Govia Thameslink on 31 ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her keynote address at the Labour Party conference to draw sharp battle lines with Nigel Farage and Reform UK, declaring them the “single greatest threat” to Britain’s way of life and living standards. In a speech heavy on rhetoric but light on new policies, Reeves sought to contrast Labour’s agenda of economic stability and long-term planning ...