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Witnesses have described a hotel in Equatorial Guinea used as part of the Trump administration’s deportation program as a ‘nightmare prison,’ where men were allegedly hooded and beaten, according to reports from the New York Times.
Customs and Border Protection confirmed Friday that installation of 30-foot steel bollard panels is already underway in Hudspeth County, Texas, marking the latest phase of the Trump administration's controversial border wall through the Big Bend region, a project that has drawn fierce opposition from local leaders and landowners.
President Trump said Friday that his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has decided to repay the Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev for funding part of his lavish wedding celebrations, while a Republican senator broke ranks to call the original gift 'corruption' and a House Democrat pressed the White House for documents about any ties to the Kremlin-linked businessman.
The Kremlin is actively working to inject chaos into American elections through fresh online influence campaigns, according to new U.S. intelligence findings, marking the latest chapter in a long-running effort to undermine confidence in U.S. democracy.
President Donald Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House was enforced Saturday morning when reporters from all three outlets had their press badges deactivated and confiscated by Secret Service officers as they attempted to enter the grounds. On Monday, the three outlets notified the administration they are filing a lawsuit, calling the ban an 'illegal assault' on First Amendment rights.
Vice President Vance is set to rally Friday in Council Bluffs, Iowa, alongside Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn, as the White House continues to campaign in competitive Midwestern races. Separately, President Trump is expected to announce later Friday that Medicaid programs in all 50 states will gain access to ‘most favored nation’ pricing for certain prescription drugs, a step in his administration's efforts to lower drug costs.
The sole juror who voted to convict Lindsay Clancy in her murder trial has publicly broken his silence, insisting he had no doubts about the evidence even as his lone dissenting vote resulted in a deadlocked jury and a mistrial.
The Federal Communications Commission has waived its rule limiting foreign equity to 25 percent, allowing sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi to collectively own 49.5 percent of the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. media conglomerate. The decision comes as FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s agency has simultaneously escalated actions against broadcast content it deems problematic, drawing accusations of inconsistent priorities.
Cross-party MPs and peers are calling on the UK government to guarantee disabled people the right to travel abroad, after further cases emerged of NHS care boards and local councils blocking funding for personal assistants on holidays and work trips – a practice described by campaigners as ‘brazenly discriminatory.’
A key Alzheimer's study in Pittsburgh has been cancelled, leaving participants uncertain whether they will ever receive the results of their cognitive tests, following funding cuts by the Trump administration that specifically target diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The cancellation threatens to delay vital diagnoses for at-risk communities already facing significant health inequities.
Early voting has begun in several states for the 2026 US midterm elections, marking the start of a critical campaign stretch as Republicans and Democrats vie for control of Congress. With less than two months until election day, the campaign has increasingly focused on the cost of living and the ongoing war in Iran, while the Trump administration has moved forward with a major arms sale to Saudi Arabia and pursued controversial changes to Washington cultural institutions.
The president of the Royal Society, Sir Paul Nurse, has criticised the UK government's decision to move science policy from the former Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to the new Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), arguing it restricts the potential of science to contribute across multiple sectors.
The wife of a US scholar imprisoned in China on espionage charges has appealed to President Donald Trump to secure her husband's release during next week's White House summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, testifying before Congress on Wednesday.
Days after finalizing a rule that would eliminate climate regulations for power plants, the Environmental Protection Agency was sued Thursday by a coalition of health and environmental groups who argue the repeal violates the Clean Air Act and leaves the nation's largest source of industrial climate pollution unchecked.
US Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has introduced legislation that would require Internet service providers, domain name resolution services, and virtual private networks to block foreign piracy websites, marking the latest push by lawmakers to create a formal site-blocking regime in the United States.
A US veteran has been removed from a council after taking a stance on Israeli bonds, according to a video report from Al Jazeera. The veteran was reportedly told his actions were 'embarrassing' to his uniform.
Former President Barack Obama has urged House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to make artificial intelligence oversight a central tenet of the party's agenda, warning during a private fundraiser Thursday that the technology could be 'dangerous' without urgent, clear management.
Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany and a pilot were forced to swim to safety on Saturday night after their single-engine plane made an emergency landing on Lake Wausau due to a mechanical issue, according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Office. Tiffany, the Republican nominee for governor, sustained minor injuries, including a small cut over his right eye.
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration violated federal law when it attempted to reduce the workforce of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a decision that arrives in the middle of America's hurricane season.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court has issued its first deportation order, sending a lawful permanent resident who admitted to being an 'alien terrorist' back to Afghanistan. Nazira Haji Zada was deported after conceding to the designation, marking the first time the special immigration court has been used.
At least two Americans have been fired from their jobs after posting criticism online of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while speaking at a university campus in September 2025. One of them, former basketball writer Gerald Bourguet, says he does not regret his comments but acknowledges his life will never be the same.
President Trump has said that Irish unification would be “fantastic,” a statement that breaks with the official U.S. position of neutrality on the future of Northern Ireland, a deeply sensitive issue that fueled decades of sectarian violence until the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement.
An Afghan woman with legal permanent residency in Texas has been deported from the United States in the first-ever use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a secretive tribunal created in 1996 but never previously activated.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday struck down a Trump administration emergency order that directed a Michigan coal plant to remain open beyond its planned retirement, ruling that the Energy Department overstepped its legal authority.
The Trump administration is rolling back environmental regulations to accelerate construction of AI data centers, raising health risks for nearby communities, a group of former EPA officials said this week. In a new report and briefing, they called on President Trump to adopt a voluntary 'Data Center Health Protection Pledge' to demonstrate that the administration is taking the threats seriously.
A registered sex offender who was imprisoned in the 1980s for molesting boys he encountered through Christian youth work in Georgia was permitted to serve in ministerial roles at a Southern Baptist church in South Carolina for more than two decades, according to The Guardian.
At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, audience members repeatedly called for Democratic candidates to be shot during a speech by Senator Ted Cruz, who did not acknowledge or denounce the outbursts. The incident occurred on a night when the party had gathered to mourn the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and warn against the dangers of violent rhetoric.
Donald Trump closed the first ever Republican midterm convention in Dallas with a direct appeal to treat November's congressional elections as a referendum on his presidency, a strategy that energises his base but carries significant risks as many voters grow weary of the polarising figure who has dominated American politics for a decade.
The CIA has declassified and released intelligence briefings from 1998 to 2001 that detail what US officials knew about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda in the years leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people and reshaped American national security.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Friday publicly released for the first time a tranche of 71 declassified daily intelligence briefings that were provided to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush before the September 11, 2001 attacks, outlining Al Qaeda's plans to commit terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.
New York City health officials have launched an investigation into a new cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the South Bronx after the illness killed one person and infected four others, according to officials on Thursday. The outbreak in parts of Melrose and Morrisania follows a separate deadly Manhattan outbreak that the city had previously declared over.
Federal prosecutors have reached a tentative plea agreement with former CIA officer David Rush, who is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million from the spy agency and hiding them in his basement, according to a court filing on Friday.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out an emergency order by the Department of Energy that forced the J.H. Campbell Generating Plant in Michigan to remain open, ruling that the declaration did not meet the legal standard for an energy emergency under the Federal Power Act. The decision, issued Friday, marks the first court ruling on the Trump administration’s aggressive use of the 202(c) authority to block coal plant closures, and its reasoning is expected to apply to other similar orders nationwide.
New York politician Zohran Mamdani commemorated the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks amid widespread criticism, while former President Donald Trump paid tribute to victims at the Pentagon. The US paused to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks that changed the world forever.
The CIA has declassified several dozen presidential daily briefing documents from before the September 11, 2001 attacks, releasing them on the 25th anniversary of the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people.
President Trump's threat to block Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier from selling planes in the United States has drawn a sharp defense from Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), who warned the move would harm a major employer in his home state, even as the company pushes ahead with plans to hire 500 additional US workers.
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leveraged remarks at the Pentagon's 25th anniversary memorial ceremony for the September 11 attacks to defend the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, suggesting the conflict is part of the legacy of the worst terrorist attack on American soil. The administration's framing came more than six months into a war that shows no signs of ending, drawing criticism for politicizing a day traditionally reserved for honoring victims.
President Donald Trump marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a speech at the Pentagon on Friday, where he and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth connected the Iran war to the legacy of 9/11, suggesting the current conflict is a continuation of the war on terror.
President Trump used his Labor Day social media post to promise Republican victory in the upcoming midterm elections and attack Democrats, while a broader Republican midterm message frames the party's opponents as a threat to the country.
With term-limited Florida Governor Ron DeSantis set to leave office in fewer than four months, critics say his eight-year ideological makeover of the state's higher education system will endure through a network of loyalists installed in powerful administrative positions. The latest appointment is Alex Kelly, the governor's former deputy chief of staff and commerce secretary, who was named last week as the sole finalist in Pensacola State College's search for a new president — at least the 12th close DeSantis ally to secure such a post.
Families of those killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks gathered at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary, with memorials held across the United States to honor the nearly 3,000 victims.
The United States and the world observed the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on Friday, with ceremonies honoring the nearly 3,000 victims. The somber remembrance unfolds against a backdrop of high-stakes US midterm politics, as President Donald Trump’s approval ratings hit historic lows and a proposal to pay every American citizen a $5,000 'Trump dividend' drew accusations of bribery.
The U.S. Supreme Court has again blocked a Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri, deferring to the state’s highest court, which invalidated the map and ordered that voters first approve it in a statewide referendum.
At Trump's convention, four battleground Senate nominees avoided discussing the Iran war and tariffs, focusing instead on tax policy, while a separate video from Al Jazeera shows young Republicans breaking with Trump over Iran, marked by the unveiling of a Charlie Kirk statue that sparked chaos in Times Square.
The Republican Party held its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas this week, a two-day rally designed to boost turnout ahead of November's elections, but the event was overshadowed by a fake convention website that redirected visitors to the Justice Department's Epstein files page for weeks.
Jimmy Kimmel's interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico aired on YouTube on Thursday as planned, after the late-night host announced he would not broadcast it on television because of what he described as threats from the Federal Communications Commission under the Trump administration.
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers has in recent weeks sought to create controversy over old tweets from his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, about the September 11 attacks, but congressional records show Rogers twice voted against providing healthcare and other benefits to 9/11 first responders and survivors, and helped kill similar bills for first responders nationwide.
Over the past two years, lawmakers in Louisiana, Kentucky and Ohio have passed strikingly similar laws backed by the chemical industry that bar state regulators from using air-quality data collected by community groups, unless that data comes from expensive Environmental Protection Agency-approved equipment, according to a Floodlight investigation published Thursday.