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Candidates in both parties – but mostly Republicans – are seeing cash infusions after merely indicating support With the first primaries of the US midterm elections now under way, the cryptocurrency industry is injecting millions of dollars into congressional races across the country, with particular emphasis on Illinois, which has attracted the bulk of the … Read more
Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y., has put criticism of soaring utility costs at the center of his re-election bid in one of the most competitive House districts in the country, but state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-N.Y., Riley’s likely general election challenger, argues the incumbent Democrat is quietly profiting from the industry. In response to proposed rate … Read more
US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Pete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military campaign against Iran has been an unprecedented success, … Read more
Every voter would be affected by the Save America act, as people would face more barriers to voting: ‘It’s a recipe for disaster’ Donald Trump has vowed that he will not sign any other legislation until Republicans’ massive voting bill, the Save America act, is passed. The bill would upend voting for all Americans in … Read more
Florida lawmakers are sending Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a strict elections bill modeled after the federal SAVE America Act strongly championed by President Donald Trump that mandates voters verify their citizenship when registering. Lawmakers in Tallahassee, Florida, in the GOP-dominated state House approved the measure in a 77–28 vote Thursday, hours after the bill passed … Read more
Watchdog ‘disturbed’ by president and US political leaders’ use of dehumanising language to target migrants The “racist hate speech” being used by Donald Trump and other US political leaders, along with the country’s intensified crackdowns on migration, has led to “grave human rights violations,” a UN watchdog has said. In a non-binding decision issued this … Read more
The path to this reckless war was paved by the collapse of accountability in Washington Since he reclaimed the White House, Donald Trump loves being compared with a monarch with unprecedented powers. “LONG LIVE THE KING!” Trump said on social media last year, after his administration tried to kill congestion pricing in New York. In … Read more
Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox US immigration agents in Oregon used a custom-made app to identify neighborhoods and people to target, and had daily … Read more
The art of the heel: if you want a shot at the US presidency, you better be ready to sartorially debase yourself on the world stage The secretary of state of the United States of America is openly slopping around in a pair of too-big shoes that he has to wear because the president gave … Read more
Rescue efforts continue for two crew members, while US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian oil at sea. Plus, how China and the US see each other online • Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Four of the six crew members onboard a US military refuelling plane that crashed … Read more
