U2 frontman Bono faced fierce pushback on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast after claiming the Trump administration’s disbandment of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) caused 300,000 deaths. Rogan and Elon Musk quickly challenged the singer’s claim, calling it baseless and untested.
Britain is set to implement its largest defense spending increase since the Cold War, aiming to send a clear “message to Moscow,” UK Defense Secretary John Healey said Sunday. The Labour government’s plan will push defense spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027—an increase of £13 billion ($17 billion) annually—and Healey expects it to reach 3% in the early 2030s.
Michigan Democrats are facing internal strife as the 2026 U.S. Senate primary looms, with the Israel-Hamas conflict threatening to deepen divisions within the party.
The Trump administration has presented Iran with a new nuclear deal proposal, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Saturday. The plan, delivered by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, marks the first formal offer from the U.S. since negotiations restarted in early April.
Hudson County Sheriff’s Officer Justin Rivera, 29, tragically died early Friday after falling from a ninth-floor window at the Hudson County Administrative Building in Jersey City. Rivera, who was on duty with at least two other officers at the time, fell through the window and landed on Central Avenue. First responders rushed him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) dropped a bombshell Friday on Fox News’ Hannity, revealing that a Secret Service whistleblower claimed President Joe Biden would get lost in his own closet at the White House. The stunning allegation raises fresh concerns about Biden’s mental fitness as he continues to campaign for a second term.
Britain is now spending nearly £1 billion per month in welfare payments to migrant households, according to new government figures. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed that £941 million in universal credit was distributed to households with at least one foreign national in March—a staggering increase from £461 million just three years ago.
Illinois legislators are set to receive yet another pay raise as part of the state’s massive $55.2 billion budget, the largest in Illinois history. The 3,300-page spending plan was filed late Friday, just a day before the vote deadline. The budget includes a $7,000 pay bump for lawmakers, pushing the total pay raise under Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration to more than $30,000 since he took office.
Six months after President Joe Biden blocked U.S. Steel’s $14 billion sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel over national security concerns, the future of Pittsburgh’s iconic steel industry looked uncertain. Now, newly re-elected President Donald Trump has delivered a lifeline.
