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As a partial government shutdown blows past the one-month mark, Democrats are demanding lawmakers shrink the size of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding lapse — while leaving out the agency at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in their view, can stay shut down. “We already said we’d … Read more

After putting an aggressive redraw of the state’s congressional map before voters, some Virginia Democrats are growing uneasy about its prospects for passage one month out from the special election

President revealing congressman’s terminal diagnosis follows caginess about his own health, such as recent rash When Donald Trump revealed that Republican congressman Neal Dunn would have been “dead by June” if not for White House doctors who treated the representative’s reportedly terminal condition, many were shocked by his disclosure. The president’s comments last week, which … Read more

A criminal case tied to the 2020 Austin, Texas, George Floyd riots is erupting into a broader controversy, with prominent law enforcement groups calling for the Soros-backed district attorney to resign over accusations of misconduct, political coordination, and withholding key evidence. Attorneys for Austin Police Department officer Chance Bretches filed a motion in Travis County district … Read more

The cruellest irony is that of a President who addresses the Iranian people in the language of liberation and then threatens freedom of the press back home.

Striker will not play in March World Cup warmup games Backlash after player based in UAE met Dubai’s ruler Sardar Azmoun has been omitted from the Iran squad announced for two World Cup warm-ups after Iranian media reports that the striker had been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty to … Read more

Families, advocates and lawmakers say poor care, opaque investigations and bureaucracy leave deaths unexplained Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The circumstances of many of the record number of deaths in US immigration custody under the second Trump administration have left loved ones often searching in … Read more

If the UK wants to regain serious respect in the world, it needs its European leg as well as its transatlantic one “A friend who bullies us is no longer a friend. And since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward, I will be prepared to be much stronger. And the president should be … Read more

World No 1 beats Brazilian 6-4, 6-4 at the Hard Rock Stadium Spaniard says teenager ‘reminds me a lot [of me] when I was his age’ As Carlos Alcaraz worked through his service motion midway through his opening match at the Miami Open, a scream pierced the night-time air. One of the 16,000 spectators breathlessly … Read more

Better seeds go 16-0 on Friday as chalk prevails Baylor erase nine-point fourth-quarter deficit LSU, Texas and TCU roll in dominant openers Taliah Scott scored 15 points and Baylor rallied from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter, making 11 of 14 free throws down the stretch, to beat Nebraska 67-62 on Friday in the … Read more