• Trump mocked after insider admits ex-president 'couldn't get his head around' basic fact

    Former President Donald Trump was ridiculed Friday after his former adviser admitted he "could not get his head around" a basic fact. Former adviser Fiona Hill reports in a new book reviewed by the Guardian that Trump, as president, had a hard time understanding Ukraine was a country. “Trump made it very clear that he thought, you know, that Ukraine, and certainly Crimea, must be part of Russia,” Hill reportedly said. “He really could not get his head around the idea that Ukraine was an...

  • Dakota Joshua ’getting better and better’ for the Canucks

    The hockey world got another glimpse of his talent Sunday as Joshua powered the Canucks to a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 1.

  • Housing crisis to 'get worse before it gets better'

    Australia’s housing crisis is expected to get worse before it gets better and the federal government is facing growing pressure to do more to fix it in the May budget. Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said the nation had not been building enough homes to keep pace with population growth, and new dwelling starts […]

  • Trump insists he 'gets along very well' with Speaker Johnson as his 'very good friend' Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to oust him over disagreements on Ukraine aid and controversial 'spy tool' FISA

    'He's doing really good job under tough circumstances,' the former president said at Mar-a-Lago. The presser focused on election legislation to keep illegal immigrants from voting. It's already against the law for them to vote

  • Good Morning, News: Police Get a New Babysitter, Trump's Lawyers Get Bench-Slapped, and You Can Get Delicious Pizza All Week

    by Courtney Vaughn The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! The weather forecast can no longer be trusted. Spring is unpredictable, like an emotionally detached, fickle lover. It brings us flowers,...

  • How to Not Get Along With Apocalypses in Other Countries

    Gaza is a US-backed apocalypse and all of the Global South has been living through various grades and shades of apocalypse for decades and centuries. Ignored starvation, colonization, massacres and coups, torture, media belittlement, and erasure of identity, culture and history. No or limited water and health care, and someone else controlling (robbing) resources and More

  • The Man Sent to 'Get Trump'

    Victoria Taft is an award-winning journalist, writer and terrestrial radio talk host, heard in Seattle and on the rest of the Left Coast. Listen to her twice weekly “

  • If Trump gets convicted, what happens next?

    If convicted, what next? (First column, 5th story, link) Related stories:Grand jury indicts 18 in alleged Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect TrumpGiuliani, Meadows hit againPresident took part in Michigan plot but not charged: OfficialAmid battle for Don's 'absolute immunity,' question resurfaces about assassinating rivalsMichael Cohen says he's reformed. Will America buy it?

  • It's about to get more difficult for Americans to visit Brazil

    Brazil is postponing the requirement of a visa for citizens Australia, Canada and the United States until April 10, 2025. The permit was scheduled to go into effect Wednesday, hours before the government announced it would be delaying it. People interested in obtaining a visa will have to show proof that they have at least $2,000 in their bank account

  • Trump Still Doesn’t Get It

    Donald Trump has some thoughts about whom Jews should be voting for, and they will not surprise you. But the ongoing debate about whether the Jewish vote is up for

  • Mike Senker - It just gets better

    Went to a very nice restaurant the other day – I can’t name it because I’m about to rip into them. I booked a table and when we arrived we were told we only had the table for two hours as it was booked again later. What’s that all about? I was told by the […]

  • What happens if Trump gets convicted ahead of November?

    The first-ever criminal trial of a current or former American president is underway in Manhattan, renewing questions over what a potential conviction would mean for former President Trump as he campaigns for the White House. A conviction in the New York case, where Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, wouldn’t bar him []