In the wake of last week’s bruising off-year elections, the president has announced a bevy of policies that may ease the pressure on household budgets. President Donald Trump insists Republicans have already won the affordability battle. His actions tell another story. In the wake of last week’s bruising off-year elections that underscored just how vulnerable … Read more
House members have been instructed to return to Washington and be ready to vote to end the shutdown as soon as Wednesday. The House is coming back into session to end the shutdown after more than 50 days in recess. Here’s what to expect in the next 24 to 36 hours. Chiefs of staff for … Read more
The high court extended through Thursday a stay on a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to pay full food stamp benefits this month. The Supreme Court extended through Thursday its order allowing the Trump administration to withhold full food stamp benefits as lawmakers inch closer to ending the record-setting government shutdown. The move … Read more
A district judge installed a new map late Monday night that would likely award Democrats a seat in deep-red Utah. Utah GOP Gov. Spencer Cox supports appealing a court order installing new congressional maps in the state that would help Democrats, he announced Tuesday. Utah judge Dianna Gibson late Monday night rejected a Republican-passed redistricting … Read more
Britain is officially responsible for the Sudan portfolio at the U.N. Security Council. LONDON — U.K. MPs are urging the government to step up efforts toward a breakthrough in Sudan, warning that “global attention has drifted away” from the deadly civil war that has been raging since 2023. The country is now facing escalating violence … Read more
The tragedy continues to shape France’s laws and daily life. PARIS — The scene at Le Carillon before kickoff when football powerhouses Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich faced off earlier this month probably looked a lot like it did 10 years ago — right before 15 people were gunned down at the bar while watching … Read more
Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targeted UK academics whose research is critical of China say they have been targeted and their universities subjected to “extremely heavy” pressure from Beijing, prompting calls for a fresh look at the sector’s dependence on tuition fee income from Chinese … Read more
Karolis Peckauskas of Drogheda and Garrett Pollock of Annalong in Northern Ireland charged with possession of explosives Irish authorities have charged two men with possession of explosives in relation to an alleged planned terrorist attack by a far-right extremist group. Karolis Peckauskas, 38, of Drogheda, County Louth, and Garrett Pollock, 35, of Annalong, County Down, … Read more
Israel says Mexico thwarted attempt in aftermath of deadly 2024 Israeli bombing of Iranian embassy in Syria The United States and Israel have accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, in what would be the latest attempt to take the two countries’ conflict to another region. Israel said that Mexican authorities intervened … Read more
The deal would restore federal grants frozen by the administration in April over antisemitic incidents on the Ivy League school’s campus. Cornell University agreed to pay $30 million to the Trump administration to immediately restore millions in federal funding and settle ongoing federal investigations into the Ivy League school’s response to antisemitic incidents on campus. … Read more