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Reform deputy leader's lawyers demand journalist source disclosure, drawing accusations of intimidation and abuse of legal process.

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner calls for federal legislation to toughen penalties for non-citizen offenders.

A petition calling for Pete Hoekstra's removal is set for House of Commons debate this fall.

President Trump declined to disavow a proposal to use emergency powers to override election administration, saying "stranger things have happened."

Court Accountability analysis finds ethics conflict as justice prepares to rule on oil industry climate lawsuit.

CMS finalizes rule barring Medicaid and CHIP from paying for puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries for transgender minors.

President attributes depleted missile stockpile to Ukraine aid rather than six months of strikes on Iran.

During an interview with conspiracy theorist Wayne Allyn Root, Trump responded noncommittally when asked to declare a national security emergency to bypass Congress on election rules.

Judge dismisses Kennedy Center's lawsuit against Redd, who canceled a Christmas Eve gig in protest of Trump's name being added to the venue.

The administration rescinds a 2023 ban after determining the app no longer poses national security risks following US ownership shift.

Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine.

Justice Department memo argues president can claim privilege over communications with outside consultants, not just White House staff.

Eight bipartisan lawmakers led by Durbin and Cassidy propose a legislative process to address Social Security's looming insolvency.

Democratic opponents of frontrunner Hong have seized on a 2020 tweet criticizing Thanksgiving, a strategy observers call a sign of campaign desperation.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs selects Republican-turned-independent John Giles for her reelection campaign.

Crackdown meant to stop cartels instead frightened immigrant communities away from essential financial services.

Justice Department sends 20 staffers to Hennepin and Ramsey counties for election monitoring, sparking pushback from Minnesota officials.

Two Defense Policy Board appointees tied to 1789 Capital co-invest in defense contractors alongside venture capital firm a16z.

Violent crime continues dropping across the nation's largest cities through June 2026, with the trend persisting under both Biden and Trump administrations.

Federal immigration agents documented using racial slurs and selectively targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders in Chicago and Los Angeles.

A year after President Trump deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., residents offer divided views on their continued presence through 2029.

Thousands of armed troops have become a permanent fixture in Washington after a quiet extension of the deployment.

Actor says he's among 65 lakh voters wrongly stripped of voting rights in Karnataka's electoral revision.

State legislature unanimously votes to end medical entrance exam, citing paper leaks and harm to rural students.

President says US examining ways to stop Mayor Mamdani's second-homes tax, which is currently blocked by state court.

Frank Kendall challenges Pentagon's decision to strip his clearance over alleged disclosure of classified information about a Qatari jet.

Investigation finds five UK organizations, including 5Rights and CCDH, pushing anonymity-stripping laws across 21 US states and Congress.

Voters in four congressional districts choose nominees under new boundaries that reduce Democratic representation.

PM introduces planning restrictions and council powers to reverse decades of high street decline linked to crime and money-laundering.

Google co-founder has deployed nine figures to oppose Prop 40, a one-time 5% net worth tax on California's wealthiest residents.

Muslim politician Abdul El-Sayed's prominence sparks bigotry, with Trump claiming Democrats are electing "jihadists."

Alani Bankhead rejected pressure to exit the race, allowing independent Seth Bodnar and Republican Kurt Alme to compete.

Gov. Maura Healey signs bill removing 24-week restriction, joining nine other states and D.C. in allowing abortion throughout pregnancy.

Iran's government closes the door to talks with the Trump administration, announcing it will await the end of his presidential term.

The Federal Aviation Administration will halt flights at D.C.'s Reagan National Airport on August 23 to support a commemorative auto racing event.

Justice Department files lawsuits against three states alleging their tuition policies for noncitizens violate federal law.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth uses ceremony to urge Congress to approve massive Pentagon spending increase.

Recount commission throws out ballots with procedural errors, flipping a three-vote deficit into a narrow win for Trump-endorsed challenger.

President escalates rhetoric against progressive candidates, also disparaging Somali Americans.

Rep. Ilhan Omar accuses Department of Homeland Security of surveillance after police discovered an undercover agent parked outside her Richfield event.

President left NATO summit on military jet after elaborate ruse; press corps and staff unknowingly remained on decoy Air Force One.

The 21-year-old faces five felony charges linked to a 2024 video allegedly recorded with a 17-year-old.

State Department cites visa violations in sweeping enforcement action under Trump's second term.

New York City's Zohran Mamdani defends democratic socialists within the Democratic Party as a return to historical positions.

Canada joins Ukraine, EU, and Switzerland in sanctioning the Canadian-Emirati defense manufacturer accused of supplying military vehicles to Russia's National Guard.

A Boston judge expanded an earlier partial injunction to stop the Postal Service from carrying out Trump's mail-ballot directives in any state ahead of the midterms.

Newly-elected MSP faces backlash from survivors groups and politicians over podcast remarks describing rape as existing on a spectrum.

Mother Jones reports on Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson's influence over Defense Secretary Hegseth and his role in removing women from military command.

Marc Rosenblum quit as the department's lead statistician after DHS stopped releasing timely statistics on immigration enforcement.

The liberal opposition party was barred from State Duma elections, with nationalist Rodina party bringing the case.

A new survey reveals growing support for electoral reform that would allocate representatives proportionally rather than through winner-take-all districts.

A comic candidate wearing a garbage can on his head runs in a special election marked by dozens of unconventional candidates.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorses the Delivery Protection Act to regulate Amazon's contractor model and expand worker safeguards.

Congressional inquiry launched after AP finds 50+ active-duty troops' relatives detained by immigration authorities.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez distances herself from radical pandemic-era positions while insisting discussions were 'fruitful.'

State Rep. Balkcom chosen as Republican nominee in NC-11 with just 85 days until Election Day, facing Democrat Jamie Ager.

President responds to Tehran's war compensation demand by countering with his own claim for American casualties, citing inflated casualty figures.

Australian PM faces backlash after podcast remarks about gifted melons; ex-Japanese envoy calls comments sexist.

Moderate Rep. Angie Craig and progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan face off Tuesday for the nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Tina Smith, in the latest proxy fight over the party's direction.

Ahead of Tuesday's Democratic primary, memories of deadly ICE protests in Minneapolis are dividing establishment and progressive wings of the party.