Month: September 2025

Top U.S. tech firms, including Microsoft, Nvidia and Google, have unveiled billions of dollars’ worth of new AI investments in the United Kingdom amid President Trump’s state visit.   Microsoft announced Tuesday that it plans to invest $30 billion in AI infrastructure and operations in Britain over the next four years, part of which will go…
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ABC reporter Matt Gutman apologized Wednesday for comments he made on air while reporting on text messages sent between conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin and his roommate just after the killing. “Yesterday I tried to underscore the jarring contrast between this cold blooded assassination of Charlie Kirk — a man who dedicated his life…
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Former President Obama said Tuesday the assassination of conservative advocate Charlie Kirk was “horrific” and representative of a national “political crisis.” “Regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, what happened to Charlie Kirk was horrific and a tragedy,” Obama told an audience at the Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, Pa.  “What happened, as…
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The president is in the U.K. for an unprecedented second state visit.

I didn’t plan to write about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, but these chaotic times have a way of changing our best-laid plans.  Kirk’s senseless murder has been met not with a call for national healing but with demands by prominent Republicans for immediate retribution. This has included Fox News host Jesse Watters declaring “war” on Kirk’s…
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Trump’s royal visit, a deleted document and a split at Ben & Jerry’s – just some of the stories that HuffPost is following.

The Good Liars returned to the Manhattan skyscraper Tuesday to once again draw attention to the ongoing scandal.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will spend the majority of Wednesday at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. They were greeted upon arrival by Prince William and Kate, the princess of Wales, as well as King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The trip marks Trump’s second state visit to the UK since returning to…
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President Trump on Wednesday slammed former special counsel Jack Smith for previously launching an investigation into Turning Point USA, a nonprofit that was co-founded by the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in 2012. “Why was the wonderful Turning Point under INVESTIGATION by ‘Deranged’ Jack Smith and the Corrupt & Incompetent Biden Administration,” the president wrote…
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Donald Trump is escalating threats against what he calls the “radical left” after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), who rose to national prominence for rebuffing President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in his state, unveiled a bid for Georgia governor on Wednesday. In his two-minute launch ad, Raffensperger sought to tout his conservative bona fides, noting how he took on fights with Democrats…
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Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) rebuffed comments FBI Director Kash Patel made Tuesday during a tense oversight hearing, calling Patel’s testimony “a performance.” “It was a performance. He was testifying really for an audience of one: President Trump,” Coons said during a Tuesday appearance on CNN’s “AC360.” “During his confirmation hearing months ago, I asked him…
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President Trump’s second state visit to the United Kingdom was marked with public ridicule over his past relationship with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, after activists projected pictures of the two men onto Windsor Castle upon his arrival. A series of photos showcased Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Epstein in addition to pictures…
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“No one gives a s**t” about it,” said the “Late Night” host, who urged the president to “stop talking about the f**king” thing.

The head of an advocacy group founded by former Vice President Pence wrote to the top two Republicans in Congress, urging them to take up and pass a fresh round of sanctions against Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine. In a letter obtained first by The Hill, Advancing American Freedom president Tim Chapman called…
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The House speaker talked about politicians turning down the “temperature and the violent rhetoric” and critics said the same scathing thing.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump kick off two days of pomp and business with their state visit to the U.K. on Wednesday morning, arriving at Windsor Castle. Prince William and Kate, the princess of Wales, and then King Charles III and Queen Camilla, will greet the Trumps. A state banquet at the castle…
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The odds of a government shutdown are rising after Democratic leaders on Tuesday swiftly rejected a 91-page stopgap funding proposal unveiled by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and fellow House Republicans because it was put together with little Democratic input and doesn’t extend generous health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Democrats voted more…
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The president was royally roasted by “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

And it’s “just what we expected,” said Jason Stanley.

It’s a spectacle with a purpose: to bolster ties with a world leader known for a love of bling.

Timothy Garton Ash also said Democrats’ policies “are a muddle” and their current leadership “is a mess.”

The late night host called out the vice president for making an outrageous claim.

The “Late Show” host mocked the president over one of his many petty grievances.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker also speculated about the president’s neurological health during a separate conversation.