Politics

Republicans remain in South Carolina primary despite Trump endorsement

President Donald Trump has a nearly 100% success rate with endorsements this year in GOP primaries, yet Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman are convinced they can beat the commander in chief’s preferred pick to be the next governor of South Carolina.

Transgender troops can remain in US military, but enlistment can be blocked, court rules

Split decision deals blow to Trump administration’s anti-diversity agenda, calling the ban ‘arbitrary, and based on animus’

Tina Peters pushes election-rigging narrative hours after release from prison

Tina Peters, a former Mesa County Clerk, reignited her election-rigging narrative just hours after being released from prison in Colorado, where she was serving a nine-year sentence for election interference in 2020.

Lab worker who vanished last year found dead in New Mexico national forest

Remains found in a New Mexico national forest have been identified as those of Melissa Casias, a worker at the Los Alamos National Laboratory who disappeared last year, authorities announced over the weekend.

Trump Administration Plans to Drop DOJ's $1.8B 'Lawfare' Fund, Reports Say

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he was launching an effort to kill "slush fund" by forcing Republicans to vote on it.

Trump Brushes Off Iran Suspending Peace Talks

President Donald Trump said he is in no hurry to strike a peace deal after Iran reportedly suspended indirect talks over Israel‘s latest strikes in Lebanon.

Appeals court strikes down War Department's ban on transgender troops

A federal appeals court ruled on Monday against the Trump administration’s policy of barring transgender troops from the military, finding the policy was arbitrary and implemented with animus.

Mandelson files reveal Labour party is riddled with doubts and infighting

Documents were published to reveal what ministers knew about his links to Epstein, but instead exposed government rifts

Democrats defend Platner because they don't understand men

The inability of Democrats to understand male voters has ironically led to them constantly defending the toxic masculinity of Graham Platner in pursuit of political power.

Mandelson files reveal a man for whom betrayal is a way of life

The Prince of Darkness appears in his element bad-mouthing colleagues and allies behind their back

Mamdani trolls Reagan and Thatcher but proves them right

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Iran threatens to suspend peace talks after ‘violation of ceasefire’ in Lebanon

Tehran says it holds Israel and US responsible, while Trump says ‘going silent’ on negotiations ‘would be very good’