Politics

Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden’s former press secretary, leaves Democratic party

June 5, 2025

Karine Jean-Pierre, who served as White House press secretary for Joe Biden, has left the Democratic party to become an independent, according to the publisher of her forthcoming book. Jean-Pierre, who served two Democratic White Houses, is expected to detail the weeks that preceded Biden’s monumental decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, per […]

Is Christianity a “Load-Bearing Wall” for American Democracy?

June 5, 2025

In his new book Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy, Jonathan Rauch argues that Christianity is a “load-bearing wall” in American democracy. As Christianity has been increasingly co-opted by politics, Rauch believes it is straying from its core tenets and failing to serve its traditional role as a spiritual and civic ballast. He blames […]

Keir Starmer says Nigel Farage is ‘Liz Truss all over again’ – as it happened

June 5, 2025

From 8h ago 06.50 EDT Keir Starmer says Nigel Farage is ‘Liz Truss all over again’ Keir Starmer has launched a series of attacks on Nigel Farage, telling the public they cannot trust the Reform UK leader. Speaking at an event at a business in north-west England, the prime minister said Farage would not have […]

Team USA Recap: Blevins Scores Another XCO World Cup…

June 5, 2025

MOUNTAIN BIKE UCI MTB World Cup: Bielsko-Biala, Poland (May 16-18) – It was a challenging weekend in the mountains of southern Poland for the opening round of the UCI DH World Cup, held in snowy, rainy conditions at Szczyrk Mountain Resort. Anna Newkirk (Frameworks Racing/5DEV) was the top-placing American overall, taking 2nd in the elite […]

Man Utd news: ‘There was a glimpse of the future’ – analysis of United’s friendly with Hong Kong

June 5, 2025

It was hard not to feel some sympathy for Ruben Amorim as he trudged across the pitch at half-time of Manchester United's second post-season tour match against Hong Kong. United were losing to an international side gearing up for a match against Nepal and who their manager, former Sheffield Wednesday defender Ashley Westwood, said afterwards […]

CNN host warns Dems must actually ‘get rid of some sacred cows’ of far-left ideology, not just talk about it

June 5, 2025

CNN host Abby Phillip warned that if Democrats want to win back voters, they will need to risk offending their consultant class base with concrete policy changes. Since their historic defeat in November, the Democratic Party remains divided about how to move forward. While some Democrats are doubling down on the far-left politics many argue […]

Putin will seek revenge for Ukraine drone attack, warns Trump after phone call

June 5, 2025

Putin will seek revenge for Ukraine drone attack, warns Trump Trump's call with Putin was the first since a major Ukraine attack on missile-carrying aircraft deep inside Russia Trump warned in a social media post that the phone call, which lasted more than an hour, would not "lead to immediate peace" between Russia and Ukraine. […]

Crypto has a champion in the White House, Vance tells bitcoin conference

June 5, 2025

Vice President JD Vance gives a thumbs up during the U.S. Naval Academy graduation on Friday, On Wednesday he said the Trump administration is giving a thumbs up for cryptocurrency. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo May 28 (UPI) — President Donald Trump is a strong ally for the growing cryptocurrency industry, Vice President […]

Trump’s tariff revenue has already topped $22 billion in May

June 5, 2025

President Trump's tariffs continued to be felt by importers in May with a measure of government receipts for "Customs and Certain Excise Taxes" already topping $22.3 billion this month, according to Treasury Department data. The monthly total is likely to rise only slightly in the coming days, with importers often depositing their tariff duties largely […]

2025 NBA Draft: 7 sleepers to watch who have the potential to be late steals

June 5, 2025

Every year during NBA Draft season, the actual playoffs are also happening and a bunch of former late first-rounders, second-rounders, and undrafted guys are making real winning plays. It’s happening again right now among the Finals teams: Andrew Nembhard (31st in 2022) is a key starter for Indiana, while point guard T.J. McConnell is in […]