In pure Aussie style, Western Australian Labor MP Kyle McGinn has farewelled parliament by skolling a beer from his shoe, leaving colleagues gobsmacked and social media in stitches. The tattooed, mullet-sporting member for Mining and Pastoral Region concluded his valedictory speech on May 21, 2025, with the iconic “shoey” – cracking open a can of ...
Donald Trump is walking a delicate line between keeping the United States out of a widening Middle East conflict and projecting American strength as Israel and Iran exchange increasingly destructive strikes. “We’re not involved in it. It’s possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved,” Trump told ABC News on ...
The dusty winds of conflict blow stronger across the Middle East as Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi made a pivotal declaration on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Speaking amid escalating tensions with Israel, Araqchi framed Iran’s military response as a matter of national self-defense while warning against regional expansion of hostilities. “We are defending ourselves; our ...
Elon Musk issued a public apology to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, following a bitter week-long dispute that played out on social media. “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” Musk wrote on X, the platform he owns. The billionaire did not specify which ...
The business world watched in shock as a political spat between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk sent markets into a tailspin. What began as criticism over a spending bill quickly escalated into a full-blown feud with real financial consequences for everyday Americans. On June 5, 2025, Tesla’s stock plummeted 14% in a single trading ...
Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office revealed Sunday. The 82-year-old’s cancer received a Gleason score of 9, meaning the cancer cells look very different from healthy cells and are likely to grow quickly. While this represents a more ...
Taylor Swift just hit another milestone in her career, even as former president Donald Trump claims she’s “no longer HOT.” Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour pulled in $2 billion – the most any concert tour has ever made. While flying back from the Middle East on May 16, 2025, Trump posted on Truth Social: “Has anyone ...
President Donald Trump has appointed Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI, placing the former Secret Service agent and conservative podcast host in the bureau’s second-highest position. Bongino will serve under newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel. Trump announced the appointment on Truth Social, describing Bongino as “a man of incredible love and passion ...
The U.S. Senate moved closer to confirming Kash Patel as the next FBI Director, with a 48-45 procedural vote along party lines that sets up a final confirmation vote expected Thursday. Patel, who served as a key intelligence and Defense Department official during Donald Trump’s presidency, faces strong Republican support but Democratic opposition. During his ...
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, just cleared his first big hurdle by a razor-thin margin. The Senate panel voted 12 Republicans yes, 10 Democrats no, setting up what promises to be a heated final vote next week. “We are inviting a political disaster if we put Kash Patel into this job,” ...
