In Donald Trump’s world, nothing says freedom like targeting art and museums. In the wake of recent attacks on the Smithsonian’s choice to feature more than just straight, white artists, the White House has created a detailed list of artists it deems too woke.  “This is ‘art’ from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery commemorating the act of illegally crossing the ‘exclusionary’ border,” a White House … Continue reading Art is only free speech if Trump says so

By Christine Mai-Duc for KFF Health News Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to safety net health programs and restrictions on reproductive care.  And they worry there’s more to come, including a national abortion ban. “You take away our freedoms, we’ll take away your seats,” … Continue reading Planned Parenthood bets on redistricting to push back against GOP funding cuts

Another seafood company is voluntarily recalling a number of its frozen shrimp products after a potential radioactive contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said in a Thursday release. Continue reading More frozen shrimp recalled after possible radioactive contamination, FDA says

The FBI raided former national security adviser John Bolton’s home in Bethesda, Maryland, on Friday as part of a “national security investigation in search of classified records,” a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News Continue reading FBI raids former national security adviser John Bolton’s home

Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that no meeting is planned between President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, casting new doubt on President Donald Trump’s push for a summit to end the war.“Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” … Continue reading Russia’s foreign minister says no Putin-Zelenskyy summit planned despite Trump’s peace push

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed his country’s fallen soldiers in Russia’s war against Ukraine as “heroes” at an emotional award ceremony, state media said Friday. Continue reading Kim Jong Un praises North Korean soldiers who died for Russia as ‘heroes’ in emotional ceremony

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon said on Thursday it was launching the planned disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps, part of a wider effort to establish a state monopoly on arms Continue reading Lebanon says it is beginning disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps