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House Adopts Budget to Unlock $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement

House Adopts Budget to Unlock $70 Billion for Immi...

1 month ago 16

President Trump is leaning toward endorsing Rep. Andy Barr in the Kentucky Senate race, a move that would put Trump at odds with Elon Musk and several of his own allies, who are backing one of Barr’s opponents

President Trump is leaning toward endorsing Rep. A...

1 month ago 18

‘Excruciating and Agonizing’: A New Reality for Jewish Democrats

‘Excruciating and Agonizing’: A New Reality for Je...

1 month ago 16

Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers

Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Se...

1 month ago 16

New federal raids in Minnesota highlight problem of fraud in children’s programs

New federal raids in Minnesota highlight problem o...

1 month ago 29

Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval

Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval

1 month ago 18

‘A Lot of Rocket’: Trump Celebrates Artemis II Astronauts at the White House

‘A Lot of Rocket’: Trump Celebrates Artemis II Ast...

1 month ago 18

Takeaways From Hegseth’s Testimony on Iran War and His Tenure

Takeaways From Hegseth’s Testimony on Iran War and...

1 month ago 21

Trump Administration Sues New Jersey Governor Over ICE Mask Ban

Trump Administration Sues New Jersey Governor Over...

1 month ago 16

Trump Administration Announces Moves to Sharply Curtail Gun Regulations

Trump Administration Announces Moves to Sharply Cu...

1 month ago 16

In his first public testimony since the war in Iran began two months ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats on his handling of the war in Iran and management of the Pentagon

In his first public testimony since the war in Ira...

1 month ago 15

The U.S. charged the governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state and other officials with drug trafficking, stepping up pressure against the country’s government in the fight against powerful cartels

The U.S. charged the governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa ...

1 month ago 15

Powell said he’ll stay on the Fed board, the Supreme Court curbs election map protections, and a private island in Scotland is for sale. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

Powell said he’ll stay on the Fed board, the Supre...

1 month ago 15

Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a redrawn map of its congressional districts that could give the GOP up to four more seats in the U.S. House in the November midterms

Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature approv...

1 month ago 16

Era of two-party politics is gone, Badenoch tells Cathy Newman

Era of two-party politics is gone, Badenoch tells ...

1 month ago 16

Man offered Ukrainians money to carry out Starmer arson attacks, court hears

Man offered Ukrainians money to carry out Starmer ...

1 month ago 19

Two California ballot initiatives funded in part by Google co-founder Sergey Brin are on track to qualify for the November ballot, according to their backers

Two California ballot initiatives funded in part b...

1 month ago 24

What the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Mean for the Midterms

What the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Coul...

1 month ago 27

Hereditary peers' last hurrah as 700-year-old system abolished

Hereditary peers' last hurrah as 700-year-old syst...

1 month ago 29

Farage received £5m from donor before he became MP

Farage received £5m from donor before he became MP...

1 month ago 18

Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Clinic in Fight Over Donor Records

Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Clinic in F...

1 month ago 16

Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian Workers Face Uncertain Future

Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian Workers Face Uncertain...

1 month ago 10

James Comey Makes First Court Appearance After Second Indictment Against Him

James Comey Makes First Court Appearance After Sec...

1 month ago 10

The Supreme Court appeared closely divided on allowing Trump to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have been allowed to stay in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons

The Supreme Court appeared closely divided on allo...

1 month ago 13

Supreme Court Grapples With Trump’s Plan to Revoke Deportation Protections

Supreme Court Grapples With Trump’s Plan to Revoke...

1 month ago 13

All Six Conservative Supreme Court Justices Attended Trump’s Dinner With King Charles

All Six Conservative Supreme Court Justices Attend...

1 month ago 13

Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegseth Berates Skeptics

Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegs...

1 month ago 12

Leasehold ban 'unlikely to come into force' before next general election, housing minister says

Leasehold ban 'unlikely to come into force' before...

1 month ago 27

We can't abolish leasehold outright, minister says

We can't abolish leasehold outright, minister says...

1 month ago 14

Tories refer Farage to parliamentary watchdog over seven-figure gift from British businessman based in Thailand

Tories refer Farage to parliamentary watchdog over...

1 month ago 15

U.S. military operations in Iran have so far cost taxpayers roughly $25 billion, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers

U.S. military operations in Iran have so far cost ...

1 month ago 12

Nigel Farage on rooting out racist behaviour in Reform UK

Nigel Farage on rooting out racist behaviour in Re...

1 month ago 15

PM defends record as Badenoch says he squandered election win

PM defends record as Badenoch says he squandered e...

1 month ago 13

Nigel Farage claims Reform UK 'forced' bin strike news

Nigel Farage claims Reform UK 'forced' bin strike ...

1 month ago 17

Will King's US visit lead to lasting reset in relations with UK?

Will King's US visit lead to lasting reset in rela...

1 month ago 12

For a president who likes talking about international affairs as if it’s a game of cards, few cards are higher than King, and the King is here. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

For a president who likes talking about internatio...

1 month ago 16

Starmer's top team split over whether PM should carry out reshuffle next month

Starmer's top team split over whether PM should ca...

1 month ago 29

In a bid to keep construction of the White House ballroom moving, the Trump administration has told a court how the president would be protected in the event of a White House attack

In a bid to keep construction of the White House b...

1 month ago 12

Why young people are worried about going to uni

Why young people are worried about going to uni

1 month ago 15

California candidates for governor tangle in messy TV debate with mail ballots about to go out

California candidates for governor tangle in messy...

1 month ago 21

White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will 'soon run out'

White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homela...

1 month ago 31

King Charles III and Queen Camilla visiting 9/11 Memorial and other NYC landmarks as part of US trip

King Charles III and Queen Camilla visiting 9/11 M...

1 month ago 28

Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is that enough to win over Maine's Democratic voters?

Janet Mills has the resume for her Senate bid. Is ...

1 month ago 44

Supreme Court to weigh Trump administration push to end protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants

Supreme Court to weigh Trump administration push t...

1 month ago 18

Hegseth will be grilled by Congress for the first time since the Iran war began

Hegseth will be grilled by Congress for the first ...

1 month ago 18

Hampshire: local elections explained in 60 seconds

Hampshire: local elections explained in 60 seconds...

1 month ago 19

'My prime minister' - the King's charm helps steady US-UK relations

'My prime minister' - the King's charm helps stead...

1 month ago 25

At State Dinner, King Charles Charms the Court of Trump

At State Dinner, King Charles Charms the Court of ...

1 month ago 13

Business leaders, cabinet secretaries, Supreme Court justices and Trump family members were among the guests at the White House Tuesday evening to attend a state dinner with King Charles III and Queen Camilla

Business leaders, cabinet secretaries, Supreme Cou...

1 month ago 13

Beneath King Charles’s Jokes and Decorum, Some Subtle Rebuttals to Trump

Beneath King Charles’s Jokes and Decorum, Some Sub...

1 month ago 17