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Russia has welcomed the new US security strategy, describing the document as closely aligned with its own worldview, even as European officials express unease about Washington’s shift in tone. The thirty three page strategy, unveiled this week by the Trump administration, frames Europe as facing “civilisational erasure” and downplays Russia as a strategic threat, prompting … Read more
Cotonou, Benin — Benin’s government said Sunday that its armed forces had successfully thwarted an attempted coup after a group of soldiers claimed on national television to have seized power in the West African nation. The incident highlighted persistent regional instability, where several neighboring countries have experienced military takeovers in recent years. At least eight … Read more
DALLAS — Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s potential Jasmine Crockett Senate run has thrown Texas Democrats into an unusual state of uncertainty as the first term congresswoman weighs whether to seek reelection to the US House or make a late entry into the crowded Senate primary. With filing deadlines hours away, her decision has become a source … Read more
A federal judge has temporarily blocked prosecutors from accessing emails and computer files seized from a lawyer linked to former FBI Director James Comey, marking a significant setback for the Justice Department’s efforts to reindict Comey. The ruling, which centers on whether investigators retained the data lawfully, underscores continuing legal battles tied to the former … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump presented the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees with their medals during a Saturday ceremony in the Oval Office, celebrating a group he described as “perhaps the most accomplished and renowned class” in the history of the awards. The event marked a highly visible moment in what has become a broad restructuring … Read more
MIAMI — President Donald Trump’s escalating military threats against Venezuela have highlighted deep divisions among his supporters in South Florida, pitting long standing Miami Republicans eager for regime change against a growing faction of “America First” conservatives opposed to foreign intervention. The rift has exposed tensions in a key political base where anti communist sentiment … Read more
LONDON — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Downing Street on Monday for a high profile Zelenskyy meeting Starmer, joining French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to discuss the contentious US draft peace deal aimed at shaping Ukraine’s postwar security. The gathering marks one of the most significant in person shows of … Read more
Washington, DC — The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to move forward with a controversial congressional district map for the 2026 midterm elections. Overriding a lower court ruling that had blocked the map over claims of racial gerrymandering. The decision, split along ideological lines, could reshape the political landscape ahead of next year’s … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is moving to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire later this year, a step that marks a departure from his long standing opposition to the Affordable Care Act and underscores the political challenges of rolling back entrenched government benefits. Roughly 22 million Americans currently rely on the subsidies, which … Read more
Minneapolis, Minn. — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday referred to Somali immigrants living in the United States as “garbage” and suggested they should leave, claiming without evidence that they “contribute nothing.” The comments followed reports that federal authorities were preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota focused on Somali immigrants residing unlawfully in the … Read more
