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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.

After prosecutors concluded a botched renovation—not vandalism—damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Trump's White House asked DOJ to explore new charges anyway.

House Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by Jamie Raskin, are investigating U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's felony case against David Hearn over alleged Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism.

Draft regulation seeks to reshape congressional apportionment and eliminate voting rights data for the first time since 1790.

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

Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan reveal evolved war-fighting capabilities amid U.S. interceptor shortages.

Election deniers including Wayne Allyn Root urge Trump to declare national emergency to federalize voting, ban mail ballots and voting machines.

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

Former first son argues Trump has accelerated political division and weakened public institutions during two-hour conversation.

Fox News host criticizes her own party over cost of living, Iran war, and lack of conservative policy.

A Foreign Policy analysis argues Trump's government has moved from a single 'golden share' in U.S. Steel to broad ownership stakes across the economy, even as it warns of 'communism.'

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.

PM suggests affluent regions should take in asylum seekers as 3,000 arrivals spike in his first 22 days and record 230-person boat crossing occurs.

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.

After losing Trump v. Barbara in June, the administration issues two orders trying to narrow citizenship rights through expansive readings of constitutional exceptions.

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.

Posts about a menstruation-themed dinner and canceled Thanksgiving tweets haunt the Democratic Socialist's primary bid.

President disputes Center for American Progress report finding no evidence Guard deployments reduced violent crime.

The president pursues alternative approaches to tariffs, birthright citizenship, and Fed policy after adverse rulings.

House Judiciary Democrats investigate charges brought and dropped against former Olympian David Hearn.

American Prospect investigation alleges congressman falsified 911 call about road confrontation with Dr. Feras Hamdan.

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.

Maryam Tahmasebi, a Los Angeles college professor and permanent resident, says she and her family were detained over an online smear campaign tied to her mother-in-law's past.

A ProPublica reporter documents how the Office of Personnel Management's decimated FOIA team has created a dysfunctional system for obtaining public records.

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.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham announces plans to give councils and locals more power to regulate what businesses can open.

The Spectator reports that Farah Ahmed, who backed a banned Islamist group, was appointed assistant research professor at Cambridge.

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.

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper contradicts Trump's claims of control, warning the administration faces strategic disadvantage in the six-month conflict.

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.

President Trump wants to move past Iran and Gaza conflicts but finds his will difficult to impose on either.

Newly released White House documents shed light on the demise of an overlooked FBI counterintelligence investigation into Trump's Russia ties.

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

Toronto's planned subway has ballooned from $10.9B in 2019 to $34B, with Metrolinx CEO warning further increases ahead.

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.

With U.S. and Israeli elections looming, Trump and Netanyahu face conflicting domestic political imperatives on Gaza policy.

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

Reports that Trump snuck onto a separate jet via catering truck while leaving journalists and staff on the original plane amid an Iran threat spark accusations of deception and endangerment.

Senator Bill Cassidy, who cast the decisive vote for RFK Jr.'s HHS confirmation, criticized Trump's executive order reducing childhood vaccines—drawing backlash.