Politics

Hegseth strikes softer tone on China and stays quiet on Taiwan

War Secretary Pete Hegseth softened his rhetoric on China without mentioning Taiwan during his speech at a security summit in Singapore.

Graham Platner's wife told campaign about sexually explicit texts he sent to other women

The wife of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner told his campaign in 2025 about sexual messages he had sent to other women.

Trump administration appears to downplay impact of green card policy changes

Following intense backlash, the Trump administration is seeking to downplay the impact and scope of a recent immigration policy change that triggered concerns that hundreds of thousands of green card applicants would be forced to leave the U.S. to continue their cases.

Spencer Pratt's 'PAWS' task force: 'The city of angels is a city of dogs'

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said he’s pledging to end animal abuse as mayor with the creation of a Los Angeles Police Department task force called “PAWS.”

Hunger strike at New Jersey ICE facility enters ninth day as protesters face off with Trump supporters

A Newark detention center has been at the forefront of anti-ICE protests – and now counterprotests

Judge reopens Trump’s IRS suit to examine $1.8bn settlement with justice department

Investigation to establish whether ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is ‘product of collusion and itself a fraud’

Trump says he will 'probably' lose birthright citizenship case

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will “probably” lose the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court after a recent string of court losses in federal court.

Kanye West concert in Italy cancelled over ‘public order and safety issues’

Reggio Emilia prefect stops gig after Jewish community ‘concerns’ over rapper’s previous antisemitic remarks

Manhunt underway for suspect in Virginia accused of killing sheriff's deputy

A manhunt is underway in Virginia for a suspect accused of killing a sheriff's deputy while he was conducting a welfare check, law enforcement officials said.

Spencer Pratt will enforce ‘laws Democrats voted for’ as Los Angeles mayor

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said he’s focusing on laws that already exist to make “the streets safe.”

DOJ requests recusal of Georgia election case judge over misconduct scandal

The Department of Justice has asked an Obama-appointed federal judge, embroiled in judicial misconduct, to recuse herself from its election records lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Where Trump's hush money appeal stands two years since conviction

Nearly two years after a Manhattan jury found President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case, the legal battle to erase the president’s lone criminal conviction remains alive across multiple courts, even as the political moment that surrounded the historic verdict has largely faded into history.