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Vance Boelter Pleads Guilty in Assassination of Minnesota Lawmaker
Federal prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty for Vance Boelter, who still faces charges in state court.
Melania Trump announces a new savings account for youth in foster care
A new savings program for children in foster care was announced Thursday at an event with the first lady and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Trump threatens to seize Kharg Island and other Iran oil infrastructure
Trump said the forthcoming operations to take over Iran's oil infrastructure, and its oil and gas markets, would be similar to U.S. actions in Venezuela.
More Trump Losses in Court and a Federal Judge in Hot Water
A roundup of legal news from the last week.
Middle East crisis live: Trump threatens ‘very hard’ attack on Iran tonight and says US will seize Kharg island
President says US will take vital fuel hub ‘in not too distant future’ and will ‘assume total control of their oil and gas markets’ US strikes Iran for second day,...
House blocks short-term extension of key Fisa spy power amid furor over Bill Pulte – US politics live
Intelligence tool now set to expire today after Republicans fail to secure two-thirds majority needed to passUS House blocks extension of powerful surveillance lawSign up for the Breaking News US...
Dallas Takes Step Toward Leaving City Hall Building
City leaders rejected a plan to repair the aging building, moving the city closer to opening a prime downtown site for redevelopment.
Patel: World Cup security 'probably the biggest lift in FBI history'
FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency is making terrorist attack prevention its “job #1” during the FIFA World Cup games, which kick off on Thursday afternoon. “Extremists have used...
Polite but deadly: John Healey skewers Keir Starmer as he heads for the door | John Crace
The defence secretary’s departure was the wrong resignation at the worst possible time for the prime ministerUK politics live – latest updatesDuring Wednesday’s prime minister’s questions, the defence secretary was...
Elections advertising spend for 2026 expected to reach record high, outpacing presidential years
High-profile 2026 midterm races in California, Texas and other key states are driving higher spend earlier in the cycle, AdImpact found.
RFK Jr. rips journalist over report he has 'checked out'
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday slammed a New York Times report alleging that some say he appears to be “checked out” from official...
Deadly Sudan drone strike targets funeral procession
Rights groups accuse the RSF paramilitary group of killing civilians in el-Obeid, a city on the civil war's front line.