Last month, Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson penned a first-person piece about her long year as “the federal government whisperer,” receiving tips from hundreds of federal workers impacted by President Donald Trump’s transformation of the government. On Wednesday morning, FBI agents arrived at Natanson’s home and executed a search warrant. One phone and two computers were seized, the Post reported. Attorney General Pam Bondi alleged in a post on X that Natanson was “obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor.” The Post had no immediate response to Bondi’s allegation. Earlier, a Post spokesperson said the…
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The White House has defended US President Donald Trump after he aimed an offensive gesture at a heckler during his appearance at a Ford factory in Detroit on Tuesday. Footage of the incident published by TMZappears to show the president responding to a man who shouted at him from afar. The White House said: “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” The heckler has been suspended by Ford, the United Auto Workers union told the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. A Ford spokesperson told CBS: “One…
Venezuela has started releasing multiple Americans detained across the country, according to a US state department official. The official did not confirm the identities or number of prisoners released by Venezuela, but in a statement called the move “an important step in the right direction by the interim authorities”. It is the first known release of American citizens since a US military operation seized President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during a raid in the capital Caracas on 3 January, to face drug trafficking charges in New York. The UN says Venezuela has so far only released about 50 people…
Sport fans can now sign up for a chance to attend the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games – with tickets starting at $28 (£21). Registration has opened for fans to enter a random ticket draw covering all events that will take place at the Games. The window will remain open until mid-March. If chosen, fans will be notified via email and will be given a time slot to purchase tickets in April. One million of those tickets will sell for $28, and about one-third are set to cost less than $100 (£74.41). “These Games belong to everyone,” Casey Wasserman, the…
The US is reducing the number of personnel at its Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News, which officials have called a “precautionary measure”. A statement by the Qatar government said the step was being taken “in response to the current regional tensions”. This comes after US President Donald Trump said the US would take “very strong action” against Iran if the authorities execute anti-government protesters. Iran says it will retaliate if attacked by the US. According to rights groups, more than 2,400 anti-government demonstrators have been killed in the recent violent crackdown by…
The head of Uganda’s electoral body says he has received threats warning him against declaring certain presidential candidates the winners of Thursday’s election. Simon Byabakama said he would not be intimidated by such threats from senior state officials, whom he did not name. He was responding to a BBC question about a widely shared video which shows a presidential assistant saying the electoral commission would never declare opposition candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, as president, even if he were to win. “Some people say if you don’t declare so-and-so as president, you will see. I tell them…
Joseph Thompson and two other top prosecutors in the office resigned after pressure from the Trump administration to focus the probe of the ICE officer shooting of Renee Good on the actions of Good and others around her, according to a person briefed on the matter. Thompson was previously the acting US attorney for Minnesota and then served as the first assistant US attorney for Minnesota. Other resignations are also possible as prosecutors weigh how to respond to pressure from their superiors in Washington. Thompson is a career prosecutor who, with Harry Jacobs, led the Justice Department’s yearslong effort to…
Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe despite lawmakers’ threat to hold them in contempt. “You will say it is not our decision to make. But we have made it. Now you have to make yours,” the Clintons wrote in an apparent challenge to Republican Chairman James Comer, who set a final deadline for appearances this week. Comer told reporters Wednesday the committee would meet next week to move forward with proceedings for Bill Clinton — leaving open the door that the former Secretary of State could still…
Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku Tuesday directed the State Department for Special Programmes and National Government Administration Officers (NGAO), working with other stakeholders, to fast-track fire risk management sensitisation forums following a surge in fires across Nairobi and surrounding areas. Ruku issued the directive while leading a government team in distributing food and essential supplies to families affected by a fire that had razed homes in Kitui village, Kamukunji. He said the national government will convene a high-level stakeholders’ forum bringing together county and national agencies, emergency responders, community leaders and development partners…
Something has shifted. Quietly. No loud declarations, no dramatic before-and-after shots flooding feeds. Just a steady change in how modern mothers talk about appearance, care, and time. Not chasing perfection. Not trying to look “done.” Just wanting to look rested. Familiar. Like themselves, only on a good day. This new aesthetic era feels softer. Less about transformation, more about maintenance. Mothers are not trying to rewind life. They are trying to keep up with it. Photo by Kamila Maciejewska on Unsplash Less Drama, More Continuity The idea of drastic change feels outdated. Heavy contouring, exaggerated features, sharp angles. That aesthetic…
Something shifts after 30. Not dramatically. Not overnight. More like a quiet awareness that sneaks in during random moments. While applying moisturizer. While tying your hair up. While catching your reflection in a shop window and pausing for half a second longer than usual. This is not about panic or chasing youth. It’s about recalibration. Women over 30 are changing how they approach wellness. Not louder. Not more extreme. Smarter. More selective. Less performative. More internal. And yes, quality injectables are part of the conversation. But not in the way it used to be. Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-injecting-botox-on-forehead-7581590/ The…
The United States has designated Muslim Brotherhood organisations in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan as “terrorist” groups, The Associated Press news agency reports, as Washington intensifies its crackdown on Israel’s rivals across the world. The decision on Tuesday came weeks after President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing his administration to start the process of blacklisting the groups. “These designations reflect the opening actions of an ongoing, sustained effort to thwart Muslim Brotherhood chapters’ violence and destabilisation wherever it occurs,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement, according to AP. “The United States will use all available tools…
Facilitating communication between countries has been significantly simplified as a result of the wider use of eSIM. Travellers no longer need to navigate physical SIM cards or local stores to connect. There have been six reasons why eSIM will be a game-changer for travellers, giving them a seamless transnational ride. 1. Instant Activation Without Physical SIM Cards You do not have to obtain and insert your physical SIM card or wait for it to be delivered by mail; instead, use it to travel rapidly. When you check in, you may be confident in maintaining your internet connection at all times. Additionally,…
“Dilbert” cartoonist and conservative political commentator Scott Adams died months after revealing his diagnosis with prostate cancer, his family said on Tuesday. He was 68. “Unfortunately, this isn’t good news,” his ex-wife Shelly Miles told Adams’ fans on YouTube. “He’s not with us … anymore.” Just a day earlier, Adams had told fans in an online chat streamed on X that he’s “way past my expiration” date and that there are “no promises” he can live for even one more day. “You can tell I’m getting weaker and weaker,” Adams said Monday. “I’ve been told that’s the way I’ll know…
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee announced Tuesday that it will seek to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for a deposition as part of the panel’s probe into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “As a result of Bill Clinton not showing up for his lawful subpoena, which again was voted unanimously by the committee in a bipartisan manner, we will move next week in the House Oversight Committee markup to hold former President Clinton in contempt of Congress,” Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., told reporters Tuesday morning on Capitol…