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Monday’s ICE-involved killing in Maine is at least the seventh instance of a person shot dead during immigration enforcement operations since January 2025 ‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds Sign up for the Breaking News US email Inflation dropped by 0.4 % in June, … Read more

Biden sued ex-CEO of Overstock.com Patrick Byrne over claim that Biden sought bribe from Iran government in 2021 Hunter Biden says he is “grateful that the rule of law prevailed” in a defamation lawsuit that recently netted him a judgment of $1.7m in punitive damages from former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Biden made that comment … Read more

Federal agents showed up at reporters’ homes, targeting journalists for doing exactly what the first amendment protects To non-journalists, receiving a government subpoena is a serious thing but probably not a violation of basic rights. To journalists, it’s quite a different matter – an attack on a foundational right to gather information in the public … Read more

Change of US position on free navigation comes as two tankers hit by Iranian cruise missiles. Plus, the international outpouring of love for the late actor Sam Neill Good morning. The US has launched its third consecutive night of strikes on Iran, hours after Donald Trump said Washington would reinstate a maritime blockade on the … Read more

Memoir details upbringing of late senator – who denied existence of systemic racism – in segregated south A little-known autobiography from Lindsey Graham published in 2015 sheds light on his complicated record of acknowledging and addressing racism in South Carolina. Graham, born in 1955, came of age in a small textile town in the segregated … Read more

House GOP leaders face a pivotal test Tuesday as they try to break a conservative revolt that has paralyzed the House floor for weeks. The rebellion, including several dozen Republicans, has repeatedly forced House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to pull votes on key legislation, grinding House business to a halt just months before the November midterm … Read more

In 2015, Sen. Lindsey Graham called Donald Trump a “jackass” and warned Republicans that nominating him would be a disaster. Trump responded by reading Graham’s personal cellphone number aloud during a campaign rally, encouraging supporters to call the South Carolina senator. Few political rivalries seemed less likely to evolve into one of Washington’s most consequential … Read more

⚽️ Latest news before first of the semi-finals in Dallas⚽️ Player guide | Golden Boot | Football Daily | Email us Elliot Anderson covered a whopping 14.8km against Norway in the stifling heat of Miami. Ed Aarons writes about the all-action midfielder from Kansas City: Continue reading…

Nordone was 13 when brother became her legal guardian – and was a key presence as he rose in the Republican ranks When Lindsey Graham was in college, his parents died, just over a year apart. But he worried most about his sister, who, at 13, was suddenly an orphan. Graham became her legal guardian … Read more

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the creation of a joint task force with the Department of Justice to identify and prosecute officials who leak “sensitive information” to the media. Hegseth said the Pentagon’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) may request and receive all information, support and records across the department regarding news media … Read more