Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said late Wednesday that President Trump’s revived travel ban is meant to “distract” the nation from what he described as “super unpopular” aspects of the massive GOP policy package working its way through Congress. During an interview on MSNBC’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki,” the Senate…
A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the president Donald Trump’s trade war has become his quagmire: legal, economic and political. On 28 May, the court of international trade ruled his tariffs exceeded his constitutional authority. Point by point,…
Caracas describes US government as fascist, Somalia vows to address security and Iranian Americans express regret US politics live – latest updates Venezuela has hit back over the Trump administration’s travel ban by warning that the US itself is a dangerous place, while Somalia immediately pledged to work with Washington…
Frontrunners Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani sparred on stage as all candidates said they’d stand up to Trump In the first debate of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, nine candidates took the stage and fielded questions on housing, affordability, crime, policing, public safety, political regrets and how each…
Young voters are worried about their financial future and rising costs, advocacy organisation NextGen America says Young people in the US are looking for Democrats to embrace economic populism and authentic candidates willing to fight for them, says the new leader of a group dedicated to youth voter mobilisation. Victoria…
Child predators, gang members and human traffickers were among the 142 criminal illegals deported to Mexico by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officials in the Houston area in just the last two weeks. According to an ICE statement on Tuesday, the criminal immigrants were deported between May 19 and…
A federal judge in Washington state on Tuesday granted Denver and other local governments a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s threats to withhold federal funding for transportation programs. Denver and dozens of other plaintiffs filed the lawsuit in May, claiming that the Trump administration’s threats to withhold an estimated…
The nine candidates faced off on Wednesday in the first of two debates before a primary election later this month Nine Democratic candidates for New York City mayor faced off on Wednesday evening in the first of two debates ahead of this month’s primary election. Held without a live audience,…
Elon Musk’s diatribe against President Donald Trump‘s “one big, beautiful bill” continued Wednesday as Senate Republicans embarked on their own course to tweak and reshape the gargantuan legislative package. The former head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) rehashed a similar talking point from his takedown of a previous…
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If you believe Russia’s apologists, then Ukraine, hot off bold strikes on military airfields spanning Russia and the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea, is recklessly risking giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a reason to go nuclear. The notion is utter nonsense. Ukraine, by taking the war to Russia, is just embracing a U.S.…
Spinelessly going along with the US’s perverse programme is not just a moral failure – it directly contravenes EU and British law Organising a women’s networking event in the US has become an act of defiance. Companies with equality-driven agendas risk losing government contracts. Some are receiving McCarthy-like letters asking…
Many see attacks as part of a rise in antisemitism, while others object to conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism On the first night of Passover, it seemed like a one off – an arson attack on Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro’s mansion. The arsonist, per police, took issue with Shapiro’s stance on…
Tim Gioe, who was befriended and abused by a priest as a child, hopes other states are inspired to adopt similar laws Louisiana’s legislature has voted to outlaw attempts to gain children’s trust with the intent to sexually abuse them – an anti-grooming proposal that was championed by a survivor…
In an intense cross examination, Comb’s lawyers sought to undermine the credibilty of witness Bryana Bongolan
Trump says a call with the Russian president was a “good conversation” but would not lead to “immediate peace”.
Trade, Ukraine and defence issues are likely to dominate the Oval Office meeting between Trump and Merz.
Seven of the 12 countries whose nationals are fully banned from going to the US are in Africa.
The new restrictions primarily affect African and Middle Eastern nations, with a range of justifications given.
Former President Joe Biden doubled down on his use of an autopen on Wednesday, insisting that he was in control of the White House during his term in office. President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into Biden’s administration, alleging that top officials used autopen signatures to cover up the former…