House Republicans on Wednesday advanced legislation that would slash funding for the Department of Justice and U.S. attorneys’ offices across the country, the latest attempt by the G.O.P. to punish federal law enforcement agencies that they claim have been weaponized against conservatives, especially former President Donald J. Trump. The spending bill, approved along party lines by a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, would cut funding for salaries and other expenses at the...

Unless Donald Trump decides to back out at the last minute because President Joe Biden didn’t agree to be tested for some mystery performance enhancers, CNN will host the first 2024 presidential debate on Thursday night. The event will be moderated by longtime CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. The debate is also extremely early, historically speaking, taking place before either candidate has been officially nominated by their respective parties. Tapper, who anchors the weekday news...

Bolivia's presidential palace has been stormed by soldiers as the country's president warned of an unfolding "coup". Troops blocked off the entrances to La Paz's Murillo Square, where key government buildings are located, before ramming the doors of the main government building. Soldiers then entered the building. President Luis Arce had earlier warned on social media of "irregular mobilisations of some army units". "Democracy must be respected," he said. Bolivian minister Maria Nela...

The White House condemned on Wednesday the reported violence in Kenya, where medics said 23 people had died this week after violent clashes between police and protesters. Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday withdrew planned tax rises, bowing to pressure from demonstrators who had stormed parliament and threatened more action this week. "The United States is deeply concerned about and we condemn the reported violence in all its forms," White House national security spokesman John...

The French government has ordered the dissolution of four far-Right groups and an Islamic association. This includes GUD, a group known for violence and antisemitism. The move comes just days before the first round of the snap legislative election called by President Emannuel Macron after far-Right parties made gains in several countries in European elections. An expert told Newsweek at the time that the results signaled a pronounced rightward shift. Other groups banned include Lyon-...

The New York Times appeared to quietly change a headline about a "flood of pro-Israel money" leading to Tuesday's lopsided primary defeat of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y. Bowman, an outspoken critic of Israel, suffered a double-digit primary defeat on Tuesday to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a pro-Israel moderate Democrat. The race was defined in part by the bitter schism within the party over Israel and its war in Gaza since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack.  The New...

In an estimation of decadelong spending and revenue projections, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget claimed former President Donald Trump approved $8.4 trillion of new debt during his presidency compared to $4.3 trillion approved by President Joe Biden. But the CRFB admitted projections are subject to change, and a total debt estimate over the course of 10 years arguably misleads from the reality. Per my own analysis, Trump spent at least a trillion dollars less while he was...

The GOP-led House voted on Wednesday to defund Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a Biden administration official who was impeached by the lower chamber earlier this year in a rebuke of his handling of the border crisis. A group of 193 Republican lawmakers voted to pass the amendment that Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sponsored for appropriations legislation that aims to provide tens of billions of dollars to the Homeland Security Department (DHS) in the next fiscal year. All voting...

Five-year-old Xavier Rivas thought he would be missing the milestone of his one and only kindergarten graduation. But thanks to the kindness of strangers, he got an extra special memory sure to last him a lifetime. Aboard a Frontier Airlines flight from Florida to Puerto Rico, an attendant announced over the loudspeaker that the young boy would be given his own mid-flight graduation ceremony, and asked the other passengers to help cheer him on. In a clip posted to TikTok, we see not only Xavier beam in his cap and gown as he walks down the aisle while "Pomp and Circumstance" plays, but also the fellow passengers as they applaud and give him high fives.Watch: @alldayloveme Kindergarten graduation on Frontier Airlines! Lets all congratulate him! #kindergarten #graduation #frontierairlines #fypage #flightattendant ♬ original sound - Laci Alvarez Other viewers noted how folks instantly lit up at the chance to make one kid’s day. “It’s so cute when she said ‘kindergarten graduation everyone perked up. Like yes, let's hype this little kid up lol.” “I love how everyone went from ? to ?with the announcement.”“I love how instantly happy everyone was. If only things were as simple today as they were when we were in kindergarten.”“I cried so fast. This is what being human is all about.”“It is simple human to human kindness that keeps us sane.” With all the stories of bad plane behavior out there, this one feels extra refreshing for the soul. It’s just a little reminder that, at least in some ways, humans are hardwired to care for one another…even while thousands of feets in the air.

Can you believe it's been almost 50 years since Jaws had us running to theaters?