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Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, the agency central to the Trump administration’s migration crackdown, is set to leave the department in May

Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, the agency...

1 month ago 27

Top Foreign Office official to leave post after Mandelson vetting row

Top Foreign Office official to leave post after Ma...

1 month ago 29

Is this the election that makes Nigel Farage unstoppable?

Is this the election that makes Nigel Farage unsto...

1 month ago 25

Kemi Badenoch urged to go on 'apology tour' around the UK

Kemi Badenoch urged to go on 'apology tour' around...

1 month ago 40

Trump Promotes ‘No Tax on Tips’ in Las Vegas and Brushes Off Iran War Inflation Concerns

Trump Promotes ‘No Tax on Tips’ in Las Vegas and B...

1 month ago 24

Trump expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA after his firing last year

Trump expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lea...

1 month ago 20

Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

Trump rails against court decision that once again...

1 month ago 21

ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end ...

1 month ago 20

A judge’s ruling halting construction on President Trump’s ballroom set off a string of angry social-media posts that overshadowed White House efforts to refocus on accomplishments like his tax law

A judge’s ruling halting construction on President...

1 month ago 14

The fight between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV is reverberating in America’s Catholic neighborhoods. Here’s what Catholic voters are saying.

The fight between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV...

1 month ago 15

Acting ICE Director Says He Plans to Resign in May

Acting ICE Director Says He Plans to Resign in May...

1 month ago 21

Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again

Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer ag...

1 month ago 20

UK seeks closer EU ties in volatile times - but at what cost?

UK seeks closer EU ties in volatile times - but at...

1 month ago 36

How Gavin Newsom Boosted His Book Sales With $1.5 Million From His PAC

How Gavin Newsom Boosted His Book Sales With $1.5 ...

1 month ago 21

Nearly two months into the Iran war, Republicans in Congress are increasingly anxious and impatient, but that doesn’t mean they are willing to vote to curb the president’s war powers

Nearly two months into the Iran war, Republicans i...

1 month ago 16

President Trump says he will nominate Dr. Erica Schwartz to direct the CDC, which has been without a permanent director since Susan Monarez was ousted after clashing with RFK Jr. over vaccine policy

President Trump says he will nominate Dr. Erica Sc...

1 month ago 14

House Votes to Preserve Deportation Protections for Haitians, Rebuking Trump

House Votes to Preserve Deportation Protections fo...

1 month ago 19

Starmer did not know Mandelson failed vetting, government says

Starmer did not know Mandelson failed vetting, gov...

1 month ago 40

Panel Advances Trump’s Triumphal Arch, Even as Key Member Suggests Changes

Panel Advances Trump’s Triumphal Arch, Even as Key...

1 month ago 34

The House has passed a bipartisan measure that would reinstate temporary legal protections for Haitian immigrants living in the U.S.

The House has passed a bipartisan measure that wou...

1 month ago 37

The grandson of Cuban leader Raúl Castro tapped a wealthy Havana entrepreneur to try to personally deliver a letter to the White House last week

The grandson of Cuban leader Raúl Castro tapped a ...

1 month ago 23

Judge Again Halts Aboveground Construction on Trump Ballroom

Judge Again Halts Aboveground Construction on Trum...

1 month ago 29

Minister considers banning over-the-counter flea treatments for pets

Minister considers banning over-the-counter flea t...

1 month ago 42

Hegseth Again Threatens Attacks on Iran’s Civilian Infrastructure

Hegseth Again Threatens Attacks on Iran’s Civilian...

1 month ago 23

Barack Obama’s new presidential center isn’t a cheap date, and neither is his adopted hometown

Barack Obama’s new presidential center isn’t a che...

1 month ago 16

House Again Thwarts Challenge to Trump’s Authority to Continue Iran War

House Again Thwarts Challenge to Trump’s Authority...

1 month ago 24

UK prepares for food shortages in worst case scenario as Iran war continues

UK prepares for food shortages in worst case scena...

1 month ago 29

Two Magicians Warn the Supreme Court About Junk Science

Two Magicians Warn the Supreme Court About Junk Sc...

1 month ago 23

Justice Dept. Appealing Surveillance Court Ruling Amid Congressional Impasse

Justice Dept. Appealing Surveillance Court Ruling ...

1 month ago 19

Home Office investigating after BBC finds migrants making false claims to stay in UK

Home Office investigating after BBC finds migrants...

1 month ago 27

Party leaders say how they engage young people in politics

Party leaders say how they engage young people in ...

1 month ago 31

California attorney who tried to help overturn 2020 election loses law license

California attorney who tried to help overturn 202...

1 month ago 22

Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway compete for suburban New Jersey House seat

Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathawa...

1 month ago 20

The Fed drama that just won’t stop. Read more in today’s WSJ politics newsletter:

The Fed drama that just won’t stop. Read more in t...

1 month ago 13

How Trump’s Clash With Pope Leo Turned Into a Fight Over Theology

How Trump’s Clash With Pope Leo Turned Into a Figh...

1 month ago 42

UK economy grew faster than expected ahead of Iran war

UK economy grew faster than expected ahead of Iran...

1 month ago 35

What changes people want to see in Swindon

What changes people want to see in Swindon

1 month ago 35

FIFA president says Iran will participate in World Cup 'for sure' despite war

FIFA president says Iran will participate in World...

1 month ago 22

Trump to promote tax breaks in Las Vegas, where residents feel the pinch of high gas prices

Trump to promote tax breaks in Las Vegas, where re...

1 month ago 19

Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races

Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Se...

1 month ago 21

Chris Mason: The challenge of closing asylum loopholes while protecting genuine cases

Chris Mason: The challenge of closing asylum looph...

1 month ago 24

Migrants making false domestic abuse claims to stay in UK, BBC investigation finds

Migrants making false domestic abuse claims to sta...

1 month ago 19

3 Killed in Boat Strike in the Pacific, Pentagon Says

3 Killed in Boat Strike in the Pacific, Pentagon S...

1 month ago 23

Teens staying silent on politics for fear of being 'cancelled'

Teens staying silent on politics for fear of being...

1 month ago 23

Rep. Eric Swalwell of California earned endorsements from top Democrats in his bid to become governor before sexual-misconduct allegations became public

Rep. Eric Swalwell of California earned endorsemen...

1 month ago 14

Senate Blocks Bid to Cancel Arms Sales to Israel as Iran War Deepens Democratic Divide

Senate Blocks Bid to Cancel Arms Sales to Israel a...

1 month ago 24

Private equity comes to the Pentagon. Can Stephen Feinberg remake the defense industry?

Private equity comes to the Pentagon. Can Stephen ...

1 month ago 13

Gov. Kathy Hochul has thrown New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani a lifeline on his plan to raise taxes on the wealthy, with a proposal to tax luxury second homes

Gov. Kathy Hochul has thrown New York City Mayor Z...

1 month ago 14

Federal authorities are pushing for more oversight of the FirstNet emergency-communications network, operated by AT&T

Federal authorities are pushing for more oversight...

1 month ago 15

The Trump administration wants automakers and other American manufacturers to play a larger role in weapons production, reminiscent of a practice used during World War II

The Trump administration wants automakers and othe...

1 month ago 15