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U.S. investigators believe hackers affiliated with the Chinese government are responsible for a cyber intrusion on an internal FBI computer network that holds information related to some domestic surveillance orders

U.S. investigators believe hackers affiliated with...

3 months ago 49

A federal prosecutor is looking to build criminal cases against leaders of Cuba’s government and Communist Party, as Trump has openly suggested the country would be his next target for regime change

A federal prosecutor is looking to build criminal ...

3 months ago 44

Tory peer quits after Lords probe into PPE deals

Tory peer quits after Lords probe into PPE deals

3 months ago 59

Parliament refurb chair defends potential £40bn costs

Parliament refurb chair defends potential £40bn co...

3 months ago 62

Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran

Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran

3 months ago 67

The Apartments at the Center of Mamdani’s Affordable Housing Crisis

The Apartments at the Center of Mamdani’s Affordab...

3 months ago 64

Why a G.O.P. War Powers Hawk Was a No on Reining Trump In on Iran

Why a G.O.P. War Powers Hawk Was a No on Reining T...

3 months ago 64

CBP Says Tariff Refund System Will Be Operational in 45 Days

CBP Says Tariff Refund System Will Be Operational ...

3 months ago 52

With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the Public’s Support

With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the...

3 months ago 58

Lindsey Halligan, Trump-appointed former acting US attorney, faces Florida Bar probe

Lindsey Halligan, Trump-appointed former acting US...

3 months ago 59

Ministers offer Tories more peers to end hereditary bill standoff

Ministers offer Tories more peers to end hereditar...

3 months ago 63

Lawmaker Asks Court to Block Trump From Closing Kennedy Center

Lawmaker Asks Court to Block Trump From Closing Ke...

3 months ago 56

From 2006: Coretta Scott King, a Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 78

From 2006: Coretta Scott King, a Civil Rights Icon...

3 months ago 45

One of the most outspoken backers of President Trump’s strike in Iran has been a Democrat—Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman

One of the most outspoken backers of President Tru...

3 months ago 51

From 1962: Mrs. Roosevelt Dies at 78 After Illness of Six Weeks

From 1962: Mrs. Roosevelt Dies at 78 After Illness...

3 months ago 56

Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile sites

Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile...

3 months ago 66

South Florida university probes racist group chat tied to a local GOP official

South Florida university probes racist group chat ...

3 months ago 57

Defense Without U.S. Help Is a Live Topic for Canada, Japan and Australia

Defense Without U.S. Help Is a Live Topic for Cana...

3 months ago 59

Labour whip restored to farm tax plan rebel MP

Labour whip restored to farm tax plan rebel MP

3 months ago 66

Mandelson's bail conditions lifted after misconduct in public office arrest

Mandelson's bail conditions lifted after misconduc...

3 months ago 63

The Justice Department said it released some Epstein files that had been mistakenly withheld, including FBI documents detailing a woman’s unverified allegations against President Trump

The Justice Department said it released some Epste...

3 months ago 49

Congress is on track for record retirements. In Illinois, that's created a candidate frenzy

Congress is on track for record retirements. In Il...

3 months ago 59

With President Trump’s ouster of Kristi Noem, could this be the beginning of a premidterms cabinet shake-up? Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

With President Trump’s ouster of Kristi Noem, coul...

3 months ago 51

Talarico became famous with viral videos. Can Republicans turn that against him?

Talarico became famous with viral videos. Can Repu...

3 months ago 57

As Texas braces for messy Senate runoff, Georgia Republicans fear similar fate unless Trump endorses

As Texas braces for messy Senate runoff, Georgia R...

3 months ago 58

Pentagon's break with Ivy League leaves colleges bracing for further changes to military programs

Pentagon's break with Ivy League leaves colleges b...

3 months ago 60

Top California Democrat flops with call for candidates to exit governor's race

Top California Democrat flops with call for candid...

3 months ago 61

UK must obey international law over Iran, says Thornberry

UK must obey international law over Iran, says Tho...

3 months ago 65

State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance in Iran War for Americans Abroad

State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance in ...

3 months ago 66

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R., Texas) said he wouldn’t seek re-election. The announcement came as House GOP leaders asked the lawmaker to quit his campaign after he admitted to an affair.

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R., Texas) said he wouldn’t se...

3 months ago 56

President Trump’s pick to replace DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is a former MMA fighter who has spent years as a “Trump whisperer”—talking to the president, by his own account, “all the time”

President Trump’s pick to replace DHS Secretary Kr...

3 months ago 55

D.C. Court Strikes Down Local Ban on High-Capacity Gun Magazines

D.C. Court Strikes Down Local Ban on High-Capacity...

3 months ago 72

Representative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-election

Representative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-elec...

3 months ago 53

Timeline: The Rise and Fall of Kristi Noem as Trump’s DHS Secretary

Timeline: The Rise and Fall of Kristi Noem as Trum...

3 months ago 65

Steve Daines’s Switcheroo Starts New Fight in Montana Senate Race

Steve Daines’s Switcheroo Starts New Fight in Mont...

3 months ago 61

Senate Democrats Block D.H.S. Funding Again Over Enforcement Guardrails

Senate Democrats Block D.H.S. Funding Again Over E...

3 months ago 56

As conservative critics question the assault on Iran, President Trump’s TV-ready defense secretary is going on offense

As conservative critics question the assault on Ir...

3 months ago 48

DOJ Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Made Claims Against Trump in Epstein Files

DOJ Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Mad...

3 months ago 49

Minnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Welcome Kristi Noem’s Firing

Minnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Welc...

3 months ago 60

House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran

House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Power...

3 months ago 50

President Trump removed Kristi Noem as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, replacing her er with Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin

President Trump removed Kristi Noem as the secreta...

3 months ago 47

The U.S. and Israel say they have degraded Iran’s missile stockpiles and launchers, blunting Tehran’s ability to unleash the massive barrages that opened the war

The U.S. and Israel say they have degraded Iran’s ...

3 months ago 49

Noem’s ouster, the escalating Mideast war and lousy (for now) AI-generated writing. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

Noem’s ouster, the escalating Mideast war and lous...

3 months ago 49

Pentagon officials are drawing up plans to replenish U.S. munitions expended fighting Iran over the past week, according to people familiar with the matter

Pentagon officials are drawing up plans to repleni...

3 months ago 48

What to know about Markwayne Mullin, the Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma picked to replace Kristi Noem as DHS chief

What to know about Markwayne Mullin, the Republica...

3 months ago 49

Starmer could learn a useful lesson from Tony Blair

Starmer could learn a useful lesson from Tony Blai...

3 months ago 60

Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe

Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid Chin...

3 months ago 59

Labour MP suspended after husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Labour MP suspended after husband arrested on susp...

3 months ago 59

The Royal Navy's destroyer will arrive too late for Cyprus

The Royal Navy's destroyer will arrive too late fo...

3 months ago 60

A coalition of two dozen states filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new global tariff that President Trump imposed

A coalition of two dozen states filed a lawsuit Th...

3 months ago 53