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A Federal Judge Cancels the US Ban on Visas for Citizens of 75 Countries
A US federal judge has overturned the Trump administration's ban on visas for citizens of 75 countries, deeming it 'manifestly illegal'. The ban, which was in effect since January, affected countries in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that would halt much of the development.
Ariana Grande has once again called out the Trump administration for using her music without her consent. The singer directly commented on a Team Trump TikTok post, writing 'Never use my music again. Also, your truth is false.' This is the second time in two months that G…
Michael Cohen, ex-fixer for Trump who once testified against him, hosts president on his radio show – US politics live
Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to Donald Trump, hosts the president on his radio show, despite previously comparing him to a 'mobster'. The Trump administration faces questions over top aide Natalie Harp's security clearance.
U.S. immigration officials worked with Iran to deport Iranians in late 2025 and early 2026, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between the U.S. and Iranian governments despite tensions mounting between them.
Pentagon officials have discussed firing the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, Max Lederer, before his scheduled retirement. Lederer has served as the publisher for 19 years and has announced his decision to retire on September 30, citing fundamental differences wi…
A group of friends in North Carolina discuss the current state of the US, feeling that the country has become a 'faltering beast of warring Hell' under the Trump administration. They criticize the administration's foreign and domestic policies, particularly its war on Ira…
The US Department of Agriculture has proposed rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prohibits road construction and logging on nearly 45 million acres of national forest land. The move aims to mitigate wildfire risk by returning authority to local for…
A US federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can revoke legal protections that shielded more than 5,000 Ethiopians from deportation. The decision follows a 6-3 ruling from the US Supreme Court in June that limited the ability of courts to…
ABC has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop an early review of its TV licenses. The network accuses the Trump Administration of waging a retaliatory campaign against it for broadcasting content that the Administratio…
ABC has sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), arguing that it is being retaliated against for content-based reasons in a move it warns threatens the independence of the press.
The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to reinstate the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man wrongfully deported by the Trump administration last year. A federal judge in Tennessee had dismissed the charges, finding them to be …
A federal judge in Maryland blocked the Trump administration's plan to relocate the FBI's proposed headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. The Biden administration had announced a plan in 2023 to move the headquarters to Greenbelt, Maryland.
Senator Jack Reed slammed Trump's decision to cut US military drills with South Korea, calling it 'another inane, haphazard decision' that punishes South Korea for no reason beyond Trump's ego.
US President Donald Trump has ordered a reduction in joint US-South Korea military drills, citing his 'very good relationship' with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The drills were set to begin on Monday and involve 18,000 South Korean troops, alongside US forces and pers…
The Trump administration's cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have left the US vulnerable to cyberattacks, particularly from Iran, which has been targeting US water and wastewater systems. CISA's budget was reduced and its staff cut by one…
Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked US President Trump to suspend tariffs on Colombian products, citing the devastating effects of a recent earthquake. The tariffs, which rose from 10% to 12.5% in July, are affecting Colombian businesses, particularly …
BP will develop a large offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to the Trump administration. The move is one of the first large-scale foreign investments in the country since the US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in January.
The job Zelenskyy can’t fill: Ukraine’s envoy to Trump’s Washington
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is struggling to find a suitable envoy to represent Kyiv to the Trump administration in Washington. The previous envoy, Olga Stefanishyna, was dismissed over embezzlement charges, and Zelenskyy's plans to offer the ambassadorship to…
A US court in Boston has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against Harvard University over allegations of antisemitism. The court ruled that the incidents cited in the lawsuit were 'too isolated and episodic' to prove that the university had violated t…
The US is set to execute three men on the same day, a rare occurrence in the country. The executions are indicative of a steep rise in capital punishment across the US, with 47 executions carried out in 2025, a four-fold increase from 2021. Florida has been a major contri…
Max Miller, the beleaguered US Republican representative from Ohio, will remain on the ballot paper for November after missing the final opportunity to resign as a candidate. He has faced calls to resign over accusations of domestic abuse.
Israel will not accept the 15-point plan for Gaza set out by President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday. The Senate confirms Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general early Saturday in a mostly party-line vote.
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine has privately warned senior White House officials that Washington needs to find an “off-ramp” from its war with Iran, acknowledging that further military escalation could backfire and that airpower alone is unlikely …
The US Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as the new attorney general, with a narrow vote of 50-49. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has condemned the move, saying it will allow Trump to continue his 'pervasive, breathtaking corruption'.
A group of US Senate Democrats has introduced a joint resolution seeking to end what they describe as unauthorised US military involvement against Iran, escalating a congressional challenge to President Donald Trump's handling of the conflict.
A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom, finding that the $400 million project requires congressional approval. President Trump plans to appeal the ruling directly to the Supr…
The Trump administration is spending over $3 billion to cancel offshore wind farm leases, including one in California that would have generated more than 3 gigawatts of power.
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana announced Friday that he will support Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, clearing the way for him to lead the Justice Department in a permanent capacity.
The US State Department's Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Hub (R/FIMI) was shut down by the second Trump administration, which has been promoting a conspiracy theory that a 'censorship-industrial complex' is working to silence conservative and po…