European leaders yesterday signed up to a monumental (and probably unrealistic) military spending target demanded by Trump. Yet at #EUCO today, a discussion on how to do it is expected to be brief because "they already talked about it at NATO". EU defence efforts have stalled.

It's kind of astounding how the folks who wrote pro-Iraq op-eds in 2003 are still going strong at the major newspapers.

The EU is coming under enormous pressure right now to scrap the carbon border levy scheduled to take effect on 1 January. But without CBAM, there is no functioning EU ETS. And without ETS, there is no EU climate policy. #COP30 #Belem #UNFCCC Read: https://t.co/TdO1W6KcNW

Earlier this month, drone sightings shut down 5 airports in Belgium as well as military sites. Russian involvement has not yet been definitively proven. It comes as other airports across Europe, including in Copenhagen (home of rotating 🇪🇺presidency), have been buzzed by drones.

🇧🇪Deputy PM Jan Jambon tells #IATAWOCE that Belgium is launching a National Airspace Security Centre in response to recent drone incursions at #BrusselsAirport. "We must make sure aviation does not become a pawn in geopolitical conflicts."

Only 16 of over 600 detained by ICE in Chicago area have criminal histories, records show.

Rep. Thomas Massie: "The president has been saying this is a hoax…Well, he's just now decided to investigate a hoax...If they have ongoing investigations, those documents can't be released. So this might be a big smoke screen…to prevent the release of the Epstein files."

EU economy grows more than expected in 2025 despite Trump’s tariffs https://t.co/bM5GMkLt7R

Spain continues to combine strong growth, smart policies, and prudent fiscal policy cc: @robin_j_brooks

Britain's far right opposition party says 🇬🇧 must leave the European Court of Human Rights (not affiliated with 🇪🇺) in order to have tougher migration policy. But 🇩🇰 is also in the ECHR and has been working with it to change its rules. Labour says this is the better way to go.

The UK's Labour government is today announcing a new immigration & asylum policy they say is modelled on that of their centre-left sister party governing Denmark. But how is Denmark's asylum policy, considered the harshest in 🇪🇺, viewed in Brussels?

This is the tipping point I warned of in February in The Atlantic--when they believe losing power is a greater risk to their personal fortunes & freedom than election interference on a scale that makes Jan 6 look like a puppet show. I'm afraid many have already passed that point.

🚨 60 Minutes just dropped a bomb: Changpeng Zhao — a billionaire felon — got a presidential pardon months after his company enriched a Trump family crypto firm. The White House denies any connection, but investigators say the influence of money here is unprecedented. The

Trump doesn’t have to call on House Republican to vote to release the file. Trump can order Bondi and Patel to release the files. Tomorrow. The question is, has he already ordered Bondi and Patel to destroy some of the files after they went through them months ago.

This week marked a major milestone in the EU - the shattering of the cordon sanitaire against the far right in the European Parliament. Here's my summary of what happened, what it means, and what's next: https://t.co/O8Y09WQavi

The list of supposed British patriots who jump at the chance to slag off their own country in order to get on Fox News is long. These people are obsessed with America. They would probably support becoming the 51st state.

Four months ago, Bondi's DOJ declared that nothing in the Epstein files warranted further investigation. But it took Bondi just four hours to open an investigation anyway once Trump demanded one -- and only into Democrats. @EricaLG @GlennThrush @alanfeuer

💥Two years ago, Viktor Orbán’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó visited Nicolás Maduro, backed Venezuela’s regime, opposed US sanctions and pressure, and signed gas and oil agreements. Curious how fast they try to scrub those footage now as Trump prepares to strike Venezuela.

This week marked a major milestone in the EU - the shattering of the cordon sanitaire against the far right in the European Parliament. Here's my summary of what happened, what it means, and what's next: https://t.co/O8Y09WQavi

Diplomatically unprecedented. The German far-right opposition has reportedly been invited to Washington for an official strategy session with Republicans in the US Congress. https://t.co/XeUwAYvEMX

I think at this point you have to think invading Greenland is back on the table.