America’s restless struggle against the very concepts of governance and government increasingly threatens the survival of a normal,functional nation state.
The US appears likely to narrowly escape a financial catastrophe with a debt ceiling deal,but the outcome does not justify the havoc that has been caused.
The deal would suspend the $US31.4 trillion ($48 trillion) debt ceiling until January 2025.
The German-born diplomat is concerned,saying we are “in a classic pre-World War I situation” and are “on a path to great-power confrontation”. Happy birthday.
The sentence given to Oath Keepers extremist group founder Stewart Rhodes is the longest handed down so far in the hundreds of Capitol riot cases.
Ron DeSantis’ entry into the US presidential race was a shambles – but a lot of rich Republicans need him to win.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is staking a claim to the Republican party’s presidential nomination by taking a harder line than Donald Trump on many issues.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis filed federal election paperwork on Wednesday to formalise his candidacy for the Republican nomination. Then he went on Twitter.
China has just shown how vulnerable it is in the escalating global war over technology.
Sai Varshith Kandula was arrested on multiple charges,including threatening to kill,kidnap or inflict harm on the US president and vice president.
The record fine levied on Facebook’s parent Meta for breaching privacy laws will put a lot of companies on notice when it comes to how it deals with the data of individuals.