Deposition will be filmed but take place behind closed doors, with former president Bill Clinton scheduled to answer questions tomorrow Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox US Secretary of state Marco Rubio has refused to speculate on what happened after Cuba said its soldiers killed four … Read more
An official with the Department of Homeland Security told state election officials Wednesday that federal immigration agents will not be stationed at polling locations during the November midterm elections, as some Democrats have warned the Trump administration could attempt to interfere in the elections through intimidation or racial profiling. Heather Honey, DHS’ deputy assistant secretary … Read more
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the backlog of VA disability compensation and pension benefit claims is “consistently” under 100,000 for the first time since 2020. The last time the backlog was this low was in May 2020, during President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House. “Under President Trump, VA is providing … Read more
Dismissals follow revelations that FBI subpoenaed records of Patel and Susie Wiles before Trump returned to office At least 10 FBI employees connected to an investigation of Donald Trump have reportedly been dismissed following revelations that the agency subpoenaed personal records of current FBI director Kash Patel and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles … Read more
The Trump administration has moved to block the Venezuelan government from covering the legal expenses of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as he fights federal drug trafficking and weapons charges in New York, according to a court filing from his attorney. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty in federal court in New … Read more
President Trump said Iran is working to build missiles that could “soon” strike America. U.S. intelligence reports have offered a more cautious view.
Omar said Capitol Police “aggressively handled” her guest, Aliyah Rahman of Minneapolis, forcing her to seek medical care at a hospital.
The crackdown on fraud in Minnesota will serve as a blueprint for a new Department of Justice office focused on protecting taxpayer funds from scams, President Donald Trump‘s pick to serve as the nation’s “fraud czar” explained in his nomination hearing Wednesday. “The work in Minnesota has been pivotal. The work of the U.S. Attorney’s … Read more
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin were involved in a heated back and forth during a Senate hearing Tuesday that sparked immediate reactions across social media. “Everybody we bring up here, you guys chastised for trying to make changes,” Mullin said during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing … Read more
US president faced more scathing criticism, a day after his address. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 25 February at a glance Donald Trump continued to face scathing criticism for his State of the Union on Wednesday, with senior Democrats accusing him of failing to protect Americans. The Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, said Democrats … Read more
