Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism The White House rolled out a new section of its official website on Friday that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage. At the top of the page, the text reads: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” … Read more
President’s remarks followed the death of Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two guard members shot. Plus, Palestinian-American 16-year-old released after nine months in Israeli jail Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries”, a day after … Read more
Several flights are delayed and parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan could see six to 10 inches of snow Parts of the US midwest and the Great Lakes region are bracing for a strong storm this weekend, as an estimated 82 million Americans travel to gather in celebration of Thanksgiving. Some parts of the … Read more
President called the shooting in Washington an ‘act of terror’. Plus, Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 65 Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump has said the government should review every Afghan immigrant who entered the US during Joe Biden’s administration, after authorities identified the … Read more
Amid a frenetic scene, some residents said Trump’s militarization of the capital had much to answer for The scene around Washington’s Farragut Square on Wednesday afternoon seem to fit Donald Trump’s most lurid stereotypes of a crime-ridden capital in need of federal troops to bring a firm smack of law and order. An area normally … Read more
Fuel from the pipeline, operated by BP, was first spotted in a ditch near an Everett, Washington, blueberry farm Investigators have identified the source of a leak in the Olympic pipeline two weeks after fuel was first spotted in a ditch near an Everett, Washington, blueberry farm. Oil and gas company BP, the operator of … Read more
Executive Martin Bally put on leave after alleged remarks were purportedly recorded and attributed to him in lawsuit A Campbell’s Soup Company executive has been put on temporary leave after he allegedly referred to the firm’s offerings as “shit for fucking poor people” – a remark purportedly caught on an audio recording and attributed to … Read more
Senators cited Reuters reporting that Meta itself estimated its platforms were involved in a third of all scams in the US US senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal have asked the heads of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate revenue from ads on Facebook and Instagram that … Read more
Hannah Shirley, born in November 1973, was celebrated with Hungry Hungry Hippos-themed party The San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center is feeling festive, and it has nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but instead a birthday celebration for a hippo that turns 52. Hannah Shirley, the world’s oldest known living pygmy hippopotamus, turned 52 years … Read more
Democrat Senate minority leader says president’s remarks are ‘outright threat’ as other leading Democrats warn ‘political violence has no place in America’ Robert Garcia, the ranking member on the House oversight committee, has sent a letter to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, urging the justice department to release the complete trove of files related … Read more