Politics

Vance demands probe of Biden EPA’s East Palestine response

Vice President JD Vance on Friday urged the Environmental Protection Agency‘s watchdog to investigate the Biden administration’s response to a train derailment in northeastern Ohio that resulted in the spill of toxic chemicals.

Man posed as 49ers player to scam women out of $1.3m, FBI says

Authorities say 26 women targeted across four states

Hegseth denies report he's eyeing 2028 presidential bid

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday denied a report that he is considering a presidential bid in 2028, as speculation builds around which Republicans will battle to succeed President Donald Trump.

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy orders military to triple daily long-range strikes on Russia

Kyiv to ramp up attacks; Russian gasoline production drops after drone strikes; Fedorov joins Italy’s defence ministry. What we know on day 1,648

Nashville airport could be renamed in honor of Dolly Parton

Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) announced a proposal Friday to rename Tennessee‘s largest airport after the late Dolly Parton, the legendary singer whose death earlier this week rocked millions of fans across the United States.

In South Korea, it is illegal to travel to dangerous countries. Journalists say it’s making their work impossible

Penalties for travel to blacklisted countries have recently risen, while aid workers and activists say they have also been caught up in the law

Big Bend border wall construction pause extended to September

The Trump administration on Friday extended a pause on border wall construction in Big Bend National Park in Texas after the project stoked bipartisan controversy.

Trump announces massive oil deal with Venezuela

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he struck a historic oil deal with Venezuela, after wrestling power from former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in January.

Spanish protesters and migrants clash with police in Ceuta

Spanish protesters and migrants clashed with police and each other in Ceuta, one month after a horde of over 70,000 Moroccan migrants abruptly swarmed the small Spanish enclave.

At March on Washington, Dems plead for black voters to turn out in November

WASHINGTON — The commemorative March on Washington held Friday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 voting rights and jobs speech carried an added sense of urgency from Democratic lawmakers and activists ahead of the midterm elections.

Los Angeles fire survivors face record wait for federal disaster aid under Trump

Nearly 600 days after the devastating 2025 fires, thousands of Los Angeles residents are still waiting for more than $15bn in federal funds to rebuild their communities

Walmart settles with DOJ over alleged unlawful opioid dispensing

Walmart settled a lawsuit with the Justice Department on Friday after the retail giant faced sweeping accusations that it fueled a nationwide opioid epidemic for years by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its ‌pharmacies.