The California Supreme Court has disbarred John Eastman, an attorney with ties to President Donald Trump’s efforts to contest the 2020 presidential election outcome. “The California Supreme Court disbarred attorney John Charles Eastman today,” the State Bar of California said in a statement. “This after the State Bar Court Review Department in July 2025 affirmed … Read more
Pete Hegseth said Iran is “digging out” its remaining missiles and launchers, but said Iran no longer had the capacity to get more.
US defense secretary says Iran’s energy infrastructure is ‘not destroyed yet’ while also lambasting the media Iran’s energy infrastructure is “not destroyed yet” and the US is “locked and loaded” to finish the job, Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, said on Thursday as he called many of the press corps gathered the moral equivalent of … Read more
Police say the couple’s teenage children called 911 after a domestic dispute at their Annandale home during divorce Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Justin Fairfax, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia whose tenure was upended by allegations of sexual assault, shot and killed his wife … Read more
Mikie Sherrill says taxpayers should not carry burden Costs at World Cup have come under increased scrutiny New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, has hit out at Fifa after reports her state’s transport system will charge $100 for a return ticket to World Cup matches this summer. New Jersey Transit lists the price for a round-trip … Read more
New York mayor Mamdani calls footage of arrest of wrongly identified suspect ‘extremely disturbing and unacceptable’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The New York police department has launched an internal investigation after videos posted online showed two police officers repeatedly punching and kicking a man … Read more
It’s a relief to see the pontiff decrying brutality, because it seems most current world leaders lack the necessary spine I have never been a religious or spiritual person, even though I grew up in a religious area and had friends (and strangers) throughout school and university trying to lure me into whatever prayer disguised … Read more
Meenu Batra, the state’s only licensed Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu interpreter, says she was treated ‘like a criminal’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A Texas court interpreter who was arrested by ICE after living in the US for more than 35 years is speaking out … Read more
California supreme court upholds lower court decision as Eastman says he will appeal to US supreme court John Eastman, a lawyer who played a key role in Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election, officially lost his law license in California on Wednesday. The California supreme court upheld a 2024 ruling from a state … Read more
As the president’s men rave about paranormal events and Diet Coke, it seems the US’s only hope is extraterrestrial intervention People often criticise the Democrats for being overly cautious and never getting anything done. But this week they’ve surprised us all by unveiling concepts of a plan for getting Donald Trump out of the White … Read more
