Blog Verité

Keepin’ News Real

Our Fathers Were Interned Under the Alien Enemies Act. This Law Should Be Repealed, Not Revived

Max Ebel fled his home in Nazi Germany after he was assaulted for refusing to join the Hitler Youth. Susumu Shimizu, a Japanese immigrant in Peru, helped run a successful family business in Lima. Neither Max nor Susumu had broken

Read More

A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway. – The Associated Press

A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway.  The Associated Press A hearing is set for this morning after a Brown University doctor was deported to Lebanon despite a US judge’s order  CNN

Read More

Tariff threats, spending cuts put Federal Reserve in tough spot as it meets this week

Ongoing tariff threats as well as sharp cuts to government spending and jobs have tanked consumer and business confidence, which could weigh on the economy and even push up unemployment.

Read More

‘Holy Toledo!’ Staggering plunge in support for Democratic Party stuns CNN analyst

CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten sounded the alarm on a variety of polls showing the Democratic Party’s approval ratings falling to record lows. Enten’s report Monday came in the wake of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and nine

Read More

Trump and Putin will speak Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Trump disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening, while the Kremlin confirmed Putin’s participation on Monday morning.

Read More

Congo says it will participate in peace talks with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

Congo’s government will participate in peace talks in Angola on Tuesday with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, a spokesperson said Monday.

Read More

Trump’s America is becoming a ‘rogue nation’ — and the world can make us suffer: economist

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman argues that President Donald Trump is turning the United States of America into a “rogue nation,” and he says that the rest of the world is actually well positioned to make the country pay. Writing

Read More

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants despite judge order temporarily barring their removals

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday.

Read More

Heat can age you as much as smoking, a new study finds

Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes. (Image credit: Nick Ut)

Read More

Conan O’Brien Will Return as Oscars Host in 2026

Conan O’Brien is returning to the Oscars stage in 2026. The late-night host and comedian will preside over the 98th Academy Awards, set for March 15, the film academy’s leadership said Monday. “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that

Read More