Day: June 2, 2026

Emanuel dings Democrats for missing corruption messaging ‘gem’Emanuel dings Democrats for missing corruption messaging ‘gem’

The News For Rahm Emanuel, it’s more than the economy, stupid. The likely 2028 presidential candidate, who served as House Democratic campaigns chief during the party’s successful 2006 midterms, told Semafor that Democrats should sharpen their arguments about President Donald Trump’s self-dealing while in office — by hitching them to ...

DOJ statement on Trump fund not enough to unstick funding billDOJ statement on Trump fund not enough to unstick funding bill

The Justice Department’s vow to follow a temporary order blocking President Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund was a first step toward getting Republicans to pass an immigration enforcement funding bill. It’s definitely not the final one. “I think it needs more investigation,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of ...

Peace fails if it is not defended. The UN’s peacekeepers cannot do this alone | Jean-Pierre LacroixPeace fails if it is not defended. The UN’s peacekeepers cannot do this alone | Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to the world’s most vulnerable people Jean-Pierre Lacroix is UN under-secretary general for peace operations At a time when conflicts spill across borders, Am-Dafock – a town built on marshy ground in the far north of ...

Trump calls me ‘crooked as hell’. That’s rich coming from him | Representative Ilhan OmarTrump calls me ‘crooked as hell’. That’s rich coming from him | Representative Ilhan Omar

Trump and Republicans are not interested in combatting fraud and corruption. They are interested in ransacking the public good for their own profit Donald Trump called me “crooked as hell” as he spread lies about the fraud that occurred in Minnesota. Any keen observer will recognize the pattern of inciting ...

‘The face doesn’t move’: Hollywood’s obsession with cosmetic surgeries has led to stiffer looks – and performances‘The face doesn’t move’: Hollywood’s obsession with cosmetic surgeries has led to stiffer looks – and performances

With procedures like filler and Botox becoming commonplace, audiences are lamenting the smoothed-out, uncanny faces now rampant in major pictures A few years ago, New York dermatologist Dr David A Colbert received an unexpected call from a Hollywood director. The director was shooting a film starring a high-profile actor who ...