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Lawmaker Asks Court to Block Trump From Closing Kennedy Center

Lawmaker Asks Court to Block Trump From Closing Ke...

1 month ago 34

From 2006: Coretta Scott King, a Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 78

From 2006: Coretta Scott King, a Civil Rights Icon...

1 month ago 29

One of the most outspoken backers of President Trump’s strike in Iran has been a Democrat—Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman

One of the most outspoken backers of President Tru...

1 month ago 29

From 1962: Mrs. Roosevelt Dies at 78 After Illness of Six Weeks

From 1962: Mrs. Roosevelt Dies at 78 After Illness...

1 month ago 33

Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile sites

Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile...

1 month ago 36

South Florida university probes racist group chat tied to a local GOP official

South Florida university probes racist group chat ...

1 month ago 36

Defense Without U.S. Help Is a Live Topic for Canada, Japan and Australia

Defense Without U.S. Help Is a Live Topic for Cana...

1 month ago 38

Labour whip restored to farm tax plan rebel MP

Labour whip restored to farm tax plan rebel MP

1 month ago 37

Mandelson's bail conditions lifted after misconduct in public office arrest

Mandelson's bail conditions lifted after misconduc...

1 month ago 35

The Justice Department said it released some Epstein files that had been mistakenly withheld, including FBI documents detailing a woman’s unverified allegations against President Trump

The Justice Department said it released some Epste...

1 month ago 30

Congress is on track for record retirements. In Illinois, that's created a candidate frenzy

Congress is on track for record retirements. In Il...

1 month ago 37

With President Trump’s ouster of Kristi Noem, could this be the beginning of a premidterms cabinet shake-up? Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

With President Trump’s ouster of Kristi Noem, coul...

1 month ago 31

Talarico became famous with viral videos. Can Republicans turn that against him?

Talarico became famous with viral videos. Can Repu...

1 month ago 32

As Texas braces for messy Senate runoff, Georgia Republicans fear similar fate unless Trump endorses

As Texas braces for messy Senate runoff, Georgia R...

1 month ago 36

Pentagon's break with Ivy League leaves colleges bracing for further changes to military programs

Pentagon's break with Ivy League leaves colleges b...

1 month ago 37

Top California Democrat flops with call for candidates to exit governor's race

Top California Democrat flops with call for candid...

1 month ago 34

UK must obey international law over Iran, says Thornberry

UK must obey international law over Iran, says Tho...

1 month ago 34

State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance in Iran War for Americans Abroad

State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance in ...

1 month ago 41

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R., Texas) said he wouldn’t seek re-election. The announcement came as House GOP leaders asked the lawmaker to quit his campaign after he admitted to an affair.

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R., Texas) said he wouldn’t se...

1 month ago 39

President Trump’s pick to replace DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is a former MMA fighter who has spent years as a “Trump whisperer”—talking to the president, by his own account, “all the time”

President Trump’s pick to replace DHS Secretary Kr...

1 month ago 39

D.C. Court Strikes Down Local Ban on High-Capacity Gun Magazines

D.C. Court Strikes Down Local Ban on High-Capacity...

1 month ago 42

Representative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-election

Representative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-elec...

1 month ago 33

Timeline: The Rise and Fall of Kristi Noem as Trump’s DHS Secretary

Timeline: The Rise and Fall of Kristi Noem as Trum...

1 month ago 37

Steve Daines’s Switcheroo Starts New Fight in Montana Senate Race

Steve Daines’s Switcheroo Starts New Fight in Mont...

1 month ago 32

Senate Democrats Block D.H.S. Funding Again Over Enforcement Guardrails

Senate Democrats Block D.H.S. Funding Again Over E...

1 month ago 29

As conservative critics question the assault on Iran, President Trump’s TV-ready defense secretary is going on offense

As conservative critics question the assault on Ir...

1 month ago 30

DOJ Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Made Claims Against Trump in Epstein Files

DOJ Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Mad...

1 month ago 26

Minnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Welcome Kristi Noem’s Firing

Minnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Welc...

1 month ago 31

House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran

House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Power...

1 month ago 32

President Trump removed Kristi Noem as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, replacing her er with Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin

President Trump removed Kristi Noem as the secreta...

1 month ago 30

The U.S. and Israel say they have degraded Iran’s missile stockpiles and launchers, blunting Tehran’s ability to unleash the massive barrages that opened the war

The U.S. and Israel say they have degraded Iran’s ...

1 month ago 33

Noem’s ouster, the escalating Mideast war and lousy (for now) AI-generated writing. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

Noem’s ouster, the escalating Mideast war and lous...

1 month ago 33

Pentagon officials are drawing up plans to replenish U.S. munitions expended fighting Iran over the past week, according to people familiar with the matter

Pentagon officials are drawing up plans to repleni...

1 month ago 32

What to know about Markwayne Mullin, the Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma picked to replace Kristi Noem as DHS chief

What to know about Markwayne Mullin, the Republica...

1 month ago 33

Starmer could learn a useful lesson from Tony Blair

Starmer could learn a useful lesson from Tony Blai...

1 month ago 35

Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe

Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid Chin...

1 month ago 35

Labour MP suspended after husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Labour MP suspended after husband arrested on susp...

1 month ago 35

The Royal Navy's destroyer will arrive too late for Cyprus

The Royal Navy's destroyer will arrive too late fo...

1 month ago 33

A coalition of two dozen states filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new global tariff that President Trump imposed

A coalition of two dozen states filed a lawsuit Th...

1 month ago 35

Cornyn goes on offense against Paxton as Republicans await Trump's endorsement

Cornyn goes on offense against Paxton as Republica...

1 month ago 33

Trump Announces He Is Replacing Noem With Oklahoma Senator

Trump Announces He Is Replacing Noem With Oklahoma...

1 month ago 42

The Defense Department has officially told Anthropic it is a supply-chain risk and will be cut off from partners who work with the Pentagon

The Defense Department has officially told Anthrop...

1 month ago 40

House Republicans Tell Gonzales to Quit Re-Election Campaign

House Republicans Tell Gonzales to Quit Re-Electio...

1 month ago 38

Has Starmer got it right over his Iran war response?

Has Starmer got it right over his Iran war respons...

1 month ago 33

President Trump is preparing to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to advisers familiar with his thinking

President Trump is preparing to fire Homeland Secu...

1 month ago 41

Starmer tries to reassure as Iran crisis deepens

Starmer tries to reassure as Iran crisis deepens

1 month ago 41

What did Keir Starmer say about the Iran conflict?

What did Keir Starmer say about the Iran conflict?...

1 month ago 40

PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar

PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran ...

1 month ago 41

Trump is putting his pledges and American firepower to the test.

Trump is putting his pledges and American firepowe...

1 month ago 36

Board Delays Vote on Trump’s Ballroom Amid Deluge of Public Criticism

Board Delays Vote on Trump’s Ballroom Amid Deluge ...

1 month ago 36