On Day 19 of the government shutdown, Sen. Mark Kelly said the impasse could end this week if Republicans negotiate on extending health insurance tax credits, warning premiums could jump Nov. 1 without action. Republican Sen. Katie Britt urged Democrats to reopen the government first, saying talks can follow. Senate...
EU diplomats are weighing new powers to board vessels in Russia’s shadow fleet, according to an EEAS document for foreign ministers. The plan would use a draft declaration reinforcing the law of the sea and enable preauthorized inspections via bilateral deals with flag states. The move follows rising safety, environmental...
A Washington Post report says Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a secret deal with El Salvador’s president to swap legally protected U.S. informants for access to the CECOT megaprison, enabling the Trump administration to deport hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants there. Sources say Rubio agreed to return nine MS-13 leaders,...
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the government is examining a cut to the 5% VAT on household energy bills, while refusing to pre-empt November’s Budget. Citing a cost-of-living crisis, he argued lower bills depend on shifting to home-grown clean power. The Treasury declined to comment. Scrapping VAT would save an...
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended calling the weekend's anti-Trump 'No Kings' demonstrations 'hate America' rallies, saying he was condemning the message, not Democrats. Pressed on ABC's This Week by Jonathan Karl, Johnson said he has 'never called anybody an enemy' and pointed to videos he said showed violent rhetoric, including...
After public pressure from Donald Trump to pursue his critics, federal charges against former national security adviser John Bolton have reignited debate over politics and proof. Unlike recent cases against James Comey and Letitia James — described by experts as politically motivated and difficult to win — legal experts say...
President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video Saturday depicting himself as “King Trump” in a fighter jet dumping brown sludge on “No Kings” protesters below, set to Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” and watermarked by @xerias_x. He also reposted a clip originally shared by VP JD Vance showing Trump crowning himself...
At a routine ICE check-in in early August, Texas business owner Roman Surovtsev—stateless since leaving the former Soviet Union as a child—was detained, upending his family and small painting company. He previously lost his green card after teen convictions, but deportations to Ukraine or Russia have long stalled for lack...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned a live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton’s Marine Corps 250th anniversary, announcing a temporary I-5 closure near the base and warning of safety risks from live munitions. The White House shot back, saying no closure was requested and accusing Newsom of lying; a Marine Corps release...
The Department of Homeland Security reportedly spent $172 million on two private jets for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other officials, intensifying scrutiny of her use of public funds. Noem also required personal approval for any DHS expense over $100,000, creating a backlog, the New York Times reported. In a...
