JUST IN: DOJ confirms Trump asserted executive privilege to shield more than 4,100 documents form police and lawmakers suing him over the Jan. 6 riot. Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today that parts of the U.S. administration's new National Security Strategy are terrible from Europe's point of view.

The most powerful person shaping Europe: Donald Trump The most unpredictable and domineering U.S. president in modern history can upend the continent overnight. That’s why we ranked him top of our annual #POLITICO28 list: www.politico.eu/politico-28-...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan hit back at Trump for suggesting he owes his election victories to the rising number of migrants in the U.K. www.politico.eu/article/lond...

San Francisco supervisors are pushing to keep ICE off city turf. The proposal comes weeks after Trump called off a “surge” of federal agents in the city.

For outgoing SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, Trump’s deregulation of Wall Street feels a little too similar to the runup to the Great Depression. Inside her parting warning about crypto, transparency rollbacks and an understaffed SEC.

Trump’s comments expressing skepticism about the leadership of Ukraine and its European allies aren’t sitting well with top Dems, who ripped the president for his handling of Russia’s war against Kyiv.

Britain is ready to hunt Russian submarines across vast areas of oceans through a new hi-tech force to protect undersea cables and pipelines.

Billions of pounds lost to Covid fraud and error under the Tories is unlikely to ever be recovered, a damning report has revealed.

Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on Sadiq Khan - calling him "a horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor".

All you need to know about the major Covid fraud report published today

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has been accused of declaring "war on workers" after saying the minimum wage for millions of low-paid employees should not go any higher.

Levels of tooth decay are now as bad as they have been for 25 years, with more adults saying the poor state of their teeth is impacting their quality of life.

Donald Trump is heading into the Christmas season with historically miserable poll numbers - a lot of which is fuelled by American's being increasingly upset about his handling of the economy.

Gulper Philp’s tenure as Home Office minister, responsible for grooming gangs investigation, was a masterclass in talking crap while delivering absolutely sod-all. Nothing has changed, only gulping is more frequent. #ukpolitics

Badenoch: "The only people who actually know how to create wealth & growth are Tories... £10.9 billion in Tory covid fraud certainly created wealth for Tory crooks. #ukpolitics

Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for US Senate. youtu.be/W-Pe1GifYLs?...

This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... Federal judge in New York on Tuesday granted a Justice Department request to release grand jury material related to Ghislaine Maxwell's case. Judge to put in place a mechanism to protect victims.

Trump does not have the popular support of Americans when it comes to Ukraine. When we hear "The US wants Ukraine to concede land," it is wrong. The US does not want that. The Trump regime wants that. I hate seeing that voters, Congress, and the SCOTUS has breathed so much power into the beast.

It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.

MAJOR BREAKING: Eileen Higgins will win the Miami mayoral runoff election, becoming the first Democrat to serve as mayor of the city in nearly 30 years, Decision Desk HQ projects. The Republican candidate won the mayoral race in 2021 by 67 points.

Hilarious… how the trumpers constantly bitch about cancel-culture… while their dear leader CANCELS AMERICA. Or did they “suicide” the country? I can’t tell anymore.

Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Nigel Farage's election campaign has reportedly been referred to police after an after an ex-aide alleged Reform UK had breached spending rules.

David Lammy has vowed the UK would no longer be a "haven for dirty money" as he pledged to clamp down on corruption.

A furious member of the public was thrown out of a Parliamentary debate after screaming "the people will not comply" with digital ID.

Jasmine Crockett announces Texas Senate bid

Trump’s near-death redistricting push in Indiana appears to have a lifeline

The Trump administration is touting record Black Friday shopping as a sign the president’s tariffs haven’t hurt the economy the way some predicted. Economists and businesses say: Just wait.

Not only is ICE snatching hard working people who are trying to earn a living, they’re taking their money too? A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.

“It confirms what we already knew — this was not about public safety, it’s about stoking chaos and fear and terrorizing communities,” said state Sen. Royce Duplessis.

Oh my! Trump is having “buyer’s remorse” over his pardon of Henry Cuella. This morning, he made a whole rant on his platform saying the Congressman is not loyal.

BREAKING: Alina Habba steps down as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.

Federal judge orders release of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records in Florida www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Grift, Graft, and Groveling: Life in Trump 2.0 (w/ John Prideaux)

FOX: Interim U.S. Attorney for the state of New Jersey, Alina Habba has resigned. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she accepted the resignation after a court's decision disqualifying Habba from serving.

The authoritarian whiner in chief is already unhappy that Bari Weiss hasn’t stopped any criticism of him from airing on CBS and demanding an apology for the Marge interview

Farage is in the mud again: police reports over £9k dodgy spending - a refurbished HQ he “forgot” to declare, an armoured Land Rover shoved into “national” costs, and missing receipts everywhere. Add it to the pile: Russian cash, extremist bile, antisemitic bullying - now alleged fraud too.

America's new security policy. W.T.F. Europe needs to wake up, pronto. Americans appear to have voted for a russian plant, not even conspiratorial now to say it. 29 pages of anti EU, pro russian propaganda, A shift towards a world ruled by fear and greed. We're cooked. Aliens, take us out.

Self awareness brought to you by Putin propagandist Kirill Dmitriev.

Oh, look, just like Nixon’s enemies list from his "Political Enemies Project." They're lack of original ideas is astounding. I guess they're coming for all of us now.

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:

The Updated Epstein List: Who Is Named in All of the Files? - New York Magazine #Epstein helped the rich to avoid taxes. And added pretty girls. He’s exactly the asshole that he was thought to be. Like the French husband who invited men to abuse his wife. apple.news/A7_GkFWKnQSq...

Two massive data centres planned for the outskirts of Edinburgh would each cause similar amounts of climate emissions to Edinburgh Airport. I've emailed Edinburgh Council to demand a full Environmental Impact Assessment. www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ed...

American farmer: “We don't want a bailout, we want a market. Bailouts don't work. Bailouts are band-aids.” Trump’s tariffs are destroying our economy and farmers across the country are suffering because of it.