Politics

Lawsuit aims to block UFC event at White House on Trump’s birthday

Case argues Trump administration broke federal laws to accommodate ‘deeply corrupt’ commercial sporting event

Revealed: the ‘less lethal’ weapons Australian police don’t want you to know about

Launchers that shoot ‘bullet-like missiles’, chemical irritants and stinger grenades: experts say these weapons can cause serious injury or even death. But they are deployed by police against crowds with little scrutiny

Iran war: who is fighting and why?

Arch-enemies Israel and Iran have returned to active confrontation while Donald Trump tries to present himself as mediator

Call to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islanders

Annual killing of infant gannets has been carried out on a remote Scottish island for at least 400 years

Will Iran give up on ceasefire talks as strait of Hormuz blockade continues?

Chokehold on shipping route draws Houthis in Yemen back into conflict as commenters see ‘no turning back’

On This Day: Washington's unpaid soldiers grow ‘near mutinous’

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Do Democrats not ‘believe all women’ anymore?

According to the standards Democrats set in 2018, Graham Platner must drop out of the 2026 Senate race in Maine. The fact that Democrats haven’t mobilized to force him out of the race already proves that their “believe all women” canard was always a political sham.

Trial begins for man accused of sparking LA’s deadly Palisades fire

Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of starting the blaze that became Los Angeles’s deadliest and destructive wildfire

White South African refugees fall foul of Republican driving rules in US midwest

Onerous and costly restrictions aimed at immigrants cause difficulties for group prioritized by Trump for admission

Trump Derangement Syndrome Fuels DC Beautification Anger, Democratic Obstruction, and Destruction

Hell hath no fury like Democrats’ scorn for Donald Trump promoting cleanliness and the country’s pristine original natural beauty. Or, also, when federal illegal immigration law is enforced.

Republicans in Congress are defecting from Trump over Iran. Will more follow?

The vote reflects his diminished standing at home and loss of leverage over Iran as he scrambles to exit a disastrous war

What to know about GAESA, the Trump-targeted Cuban economic conglomerate

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