Gopika Subramanian
Political news writer covering US politics, policy, and current affairs, with a strong grounding in Political Science and International Relations. Known for sharp analysis, fact-based reporting, and clear breakdowns of complex political developments.
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Fact Check: Did Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce donate $300K to child with cancer and plan $80M orphanage?
Images of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce next to a toddler in a hospital bed and a building labeled 'Taylor Swift Orphanage' went viral
Ex-White House cardiologist casts doubt on Trump’s MRI note, says it has an 'evasive tone'
Dr Jonathan Reiner also claimed that the MRI was likely performed in response to some clinical concern
Rapper MBnel in hiding after being allegedly 'targeted' in Stockton birthday party shooting
MBnel was shot while dropping off a gift at a child’s party, and his wife was also wounded; his father fears he was the target
Mark Kelly says he's 'not going to be silenced' by Trump after Pentagon launches investigation
Mark Kelly claimed that Donald Trump and his administration are trying to send a 'message' that Americans shouldn’t speak up against the government
Watchdog group files bar complaint against Letitia James after federal case collapses
The group alleges that Letitia James engaged in ‘illegal and dishonest conduct’ tied to the mortgage she obtained on her Norfolk home
Idaho bar offers free beer to anyone who helps ICE deport illegal immigrants
Supporters celebrated the bold move by Idaho’s Old State Saloon, while critics accused it of encouraging vigilante-style behavior
Trump shares Robert O’Neill’s post saying Afghans would kill a ‘witch’ for having coffee machine
Donald Trump backed Robert O’Neill’s remark just days after an Afghan national opened fire on two National Guard members in Washington DC
Karoline Leavitt slams Biden after Afghan national in Texas is arrested over bomb threat
Karoline Leavitt claimed that Joe Biden had unleashed a 'national security crisis' on the US during his time in office
Trump sinks tidy chip shot, says 'Winning is always nice' while taking new swipe at Biden
Donald Trump sank a neat chip with Brooks Koepka and Wayne Gretzky watching, then renewed taunts about Joe Biden’s reported golf handicap
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner spend Thanksgiving with children in show of post-divorce unity
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner spent Thanksgiving together with their kids and his mother as the exes continue strengthening their post-divorce bond
National Guard troops ambushed in DC as Afghan suspect opens fire, one dead, one critical
Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom dies and Air Force Staff Sgt Andrew Wolfe is critically wounded after Afghan suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal ambushes them in DC
Tim Walz hits back after Trump mocks him, demands MRI release
Tim Walz rebuked Donald Trump for using an ableist insult and urged him to share MRI results the White House never fully detailed
DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s neighbors say he barely spoke English and kept to himself
Those living near Rahmanullah Lakanwal's seven-member Afghan refugee household noted the apartment was largely silent and sparsely furnished
Melania Trump launches new production company ahead of ‘Melania’ documentary release
Melania Trump's documentary is set for a nationwide theatrical release on January 30 before landing on Amazon Prime Video
Trump says he 'redesigned' Coast Guard vessels because he’s a 'looks person'
'I wanted the hull to be perfect,' Donald Trump said during a Thanksgiving call with US service members from Mar-a-Lago
Fact Check: Did the 'Born in America Act' pass, forcing federal officeholders to resign?
Viral posts spread claims that Sen John Kennedy passed a Born in America Act that removed naturalized federal officials
JD Vance’s 'kind' daughter Mirabel steals the show as she helps serve Thanksgiving dinner to troops
While serving meals, Mirabel Vance treated her butter duty with serious focus, delighting everyone as she insisted each soldier take some
Slain Guardswoman Sarah Beckstrom volunteered to work Thanksgiving shift so squadmates could be home
West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was stationed near the Farragut West Metro Station in DC when the attack occurred
National Guard members shot in ambush-style attack in DC were sworn in just 24 hours earlier
While Sarah Backstrom, 20, succumbed to her injuries on Thursday, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is 'fighting for his life'
Al Sharpton blames Trump for National Guard shooting: 'Their lives are at stake'
Al Sharpton argued that the attack was a direct consequence of President Donald Trump’s policies on crime and public safety