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As the debate on voter ID and the SAVE America Act rages on in the Senate, a former Democratic senator from Ohio, Sherrod Brown, is facing heat from his political opponents as he runs to return to the Senate over his votes and positions on the election integrity issue. “You know, it’s inconsistent to denounce … Read more

De-dollarization promises to reorder the world, reducing American power globally The US-Israel war on Iran is expensive. It’s expensive in terms of human lives, first of all. It’s expensive too, in pure currency – about $12bn a week for the US. And it’s expensive in how it’s causing the tectonic structures that underpin our global … Read more

For examples of how little a team’s form in the World Cup run-in matters in the tournament itself, look no further than the US The last time the United States men’s national team entered into the home stretch of its preparations for a World Cup on home soil, the results were dire. From January through … Read more

Democrats criticize speech as doing little to answer Americans’ ‘most basic questions’. Plus, how rap lyrics were used to help sentence a man to death Good morning. Donald Trump declared the month-long US-Israeli war against Iran a success “nearing completion” in his prime time address to the nation on Wednesday evening – despite the conflict … Read more

President Donald Trump called on the world’s countries to “build up some delayed courage” and “just take” the Strait of Hormuz while addressing the nation in a primetime speech on Iran Wednesday night.  Movement in the strait, which is a narrow but crucial global oil trade passageway, has been greatly hampered by Iran, which the … Read more

Workers allege abuse, visa fraud and medical neglect during the New Jersey temple’s construction – and say two died from lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust In the center of the suburban town of Robbinsville, New Jersey, sits the largest modern Hindu mandir outside of India. What visitors from around the world see is … Read more

The National Capital Planning Commission had previously delayed the vote after thousands of negative public comments The US has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, in the latest step towards normalising relations between the two countries after US forces abducted her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. The couple have since been taken … Read more

Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing pushback from conservatives on social media and the Republican he’s running against over an appearance where he was accused of equating the “radicalism” of Iran with the “MAGA movement.” “There are many people who see the downfall of the regime as a good thing, but the question … Read more

President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night, saying the United States’ “core strategic objectives” in Iran are “nearing completion”—just a month after “Operation Epic Fury” began, and warned that the U.S. will hit Tehran “extremely hard” over the next several weeks. “Tonight, I’m pleased to say that these core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” … Read more

Trump is backing GOP challengers to lawmakers who opposed a redrawn congressional map last year as allies pour in millions of dollars ahead of the May primary.