George Clooney said it was a mistake for Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, though he stands by his New York Times op-ed urging Biden to exit. In a CBS interview, he said he wanted a quick primary, but Harris took the nomination and lost to...
With a year to go before the midterms, a new CNN poll by SSRS finds Democrats holding a 47% to 42% edge on the generic ballot and a clear enthusiasm lead. President Donald Trump’s approval has slipped to 37%, with 63% disapproving, amid broad gloom about the economy and a...
With voting closing Tuesday, polling suggests California’s Proposition 50 will pass, letting Democratic leaders temporarily sidestep the state’s independent redistricting commission to adopt a more Democratic-leaning congressional map. Supporters, many conflicted, frame it as necessary to counter President Trump and GOP-led map redraws in states like Texas, Missouri, North Carolina...
The Trump administration is planning a secretive mission to send U.S. troops and intelligence officers into Mexico to target drug cartels, officials said. Early training has begun, but deployment isn’t imminent as scope debates continue. JSOC troops under Title 50 with CIA help would rely on drone strikes, some requiring...
On day 33 of the US government shutdown, Republicans say Donald Trump is eager to end the standoff, yet Congress remains deadlocked over a spending plan. With 53 Senate seats, Republicans need seven Democrats to reopen agencies; only three have backed funding in repeated votes since the 1 October closure....
A federal judge late Sunday barred the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland for at least five more days, signaling she may block them for good. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a preliminary injunction extending her earlier order preventing Guard protection of a local ICE facility...
More than half the states vote Tuesday in the first general election of Donald Trump’s second term, offering an early verdict on his agenda. Voters will choose governors in New Jersey and Virginia, decide New York City’s mayor, and weigh California’s Proposition 50 to redraw congressional maps. Pennsylvania will vote...
In a 60 Minutes interview aired Sunday night, President Donald Trump said he didn’t know Binance founder Changpeng Zhao—despite having issued a pardon last month for the crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering laws. He also addressed the ongoing shutdown, on track to become the longest ever,...
Dutch voters nudged politics toward the center, with D66 and the Christian Democrats gaining as D66 and Geert Wilders’s PVV finished in a photo finish for first. No party topped 20 percent, pointing to hard coalition talks and a likely delay. The result, more pro‑European than in 2023, could reset...
Hundreds of riot police in central Belgrade on Sunday kept shouting crowds apart as opponents and loyalists of President Aleksandar Vucic faced off after a year of anti-government protests. Several thousand people hurled bottles, flares and stun grenades across police lines. The unrest followed a huge Novi Sad rally marking...
