Trump’s affordability push is speaking louder than his words

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

Supreme Court delays decision on SNAP as lawmakers near shutdown vote

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

Utah’s Cox supports effort to appeal court ruling on redistricting

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

China-critical UK academics describe ‘extremely heavy’ pressure from Beijing

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

Two men charged in Ireland in relation to alleged planned far-right terror attack

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

Iran accused of plot to assassinate Israeli ambassador to Mexico

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

Cornell to pay $60M to settle Trump administration probes

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