Trump’s GOP clout faces Arizona test with House majority, governor’s race at stake

President Donald Trump’s immense clout over the GOP and the power of his endorsements in Republican nomination races face their latest test Tuesday, as Arizona holds primary elections. Trump’s endorsements in a handful of key races, including in a top swing congressional district, could impact the midterm battles for the House majority and control of governors’ offices. … Read more

DOJ opens probe into Harvard’s financial aid for alleged discrimination against American students

The Justice Department is reviewing whether Harvard University accepted foreign donations that improperly favored students from China and other countries over American students. The department said Monday that Harvard’s foreign-funding disclosures raised concerns that some donors imposed nationality-based restrictions on financial aid. Officials are examining whether those arrangements violate Title VI of the Civil Rights … Read more

Burnham cuts VAT on household electricity bills; UK borrows less than expected in June – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The removal of VAT from electricity bills is positive but it does not address the scale of the problem that British households are facing, campaigners at the End Fuel Poverty Coalition have said. Simon Francis, coordinator of the group, said: Removing VAT from electricity bills is … Read more

Johnson’s strategy to bypass Democrats’ SAVE Act blockade survives key vote, handing GOP big win

Speaker Mike Johnson’s latest bid to skirt Democrats’ opposition to an election integrity bill backed by President Donald Trump survived a key hurdle on Monday evening. The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has faced significant headwinds in Congress despite having Trump’s full-throated support. While it passed the House, the legislation has struggled in … Read more

Rand Paul releases docs that reveal FBI halted border inspection of virus researcher over Wuhan lab links

Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were preparing to question a British zoologist and disease ecology expert upon his return to the United States from the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of COVID-19, before the FBI intervened and asked agents to stand down, according to files released Monday by Sen. Rand … Read more

Weather warnings as tropical depression develops along US Gulf coast

Depression set to become tropical storm later on Monday as separate storm strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific coast Tropical Storm Bertha developed along the US Gulf coast on Monday evening, bringing the threat of heavy rain and storm surge flooding as Tropical Storm Fausto strengthened off Mexico’s south-west Pacific coast. The center of Bertha was located … Read more