The suspect charged in the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is set to return to court as newly released photos show the man armed with weapons, tools and a holster over his dress clothes. It comes as NBC News has learned, according to three law enforcement officials, that … Read more
The Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s current congressional map with two majority African American districts is unconstitutional, saying lawmakers allowed race to play a part in government decision making. Democrats blasted the ruling, arguing it weakens a key provision of the Voting Rights Act aimed at prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race. President Donald … Read more
Defense secretary to be quizzed in Senate as Khamenei says foreigners have no place in Gulf ‘except at bottom of its waters’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email The ruling from the US supreme court destroying one of the last pillars of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) marks the end of a … Read more
The US was not a true democracy before the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday’s decision has essentially destroyed the law Is America a democracy? The term implies an equality of rights and dignity among citizens, a collective and uniform right of individuals to participate in self-government and to shape the laws that rule them. In that … Read more
Amber Davidson-Orozco said the family had lost Dodger, their cat, during their move out of California A family cat who got lost amid a move from California across the US is said to be settling back into his old ways with his humans at their new home in Georgia after experiencing an unlikely – but … Read more
Oil markets spooked as US president appears willing to maintain US Navy blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shut The price of Brent oil soared above $126 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest level since 2022, after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and peace talks … Read more
A group of cultural and historic preservation groups on Wednesday called on a federal judge to block President Donald Trump from making major renovations to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which has undergone significant changes since the president returned to office last year. The groups asked U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper … Read more
Claudio Neves Valente, who killed himself after deadly attack, began planning for violence in 2022, authorities say The gunman behind a deadly shooting at Brown University in December appeared to have been aggrieved by personal failures and sought retribution against those he deemed responsible, federal authorities said on Wednesday. More than four months after Claudio … Read more
The House of Representatives approved a budget blueprint funding immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term over Democrats’ fierce objections on Wednesday. Lawmakers voted 215-211 along party lines to take a critical step toward ending the record-breaking Department of Homeland Security funding lapse that began on Feb. 14. Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., … Read more
Pair apologise in court after being accused of defrauding buyers including some of New York’s most prominent fine art auction houses A father and daughter in New Jersey have pleaded guilty to running a years-long counterfeiting scheme to trick art galleries and auction houses into buying forged paintings of works by prominent artists such as … Read more
