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The Justice Department released what it says is its final trove of files related to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Here are some takeaways on what we know so far.

The Justice Department released what it says is it...

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Trump Justice Dept. Seeks to Stall State Bar Discipline of Its Lawyers

Trump Justice Dept. Seeks to Stall State Bar Disci...

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Why wars are bad news for the 'special relationship'

Why wars are bad news for the 'special relationshi...

3 months ago 64

Interior Secretary Burgum Goes to Venezuela

Interior Secretary Burgum Goes to Venezuela

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Starmer defends Iran response as Badenoch calls for more action

Starmer defends Iran response as Badenoch calls fo...

3 months ago 77

Stock markets and oil prices still volatile over fears Iran war may drag on

Stock markets and oil prices still volatile over f...

3 months ago 68

U.S. Campaign in Iran Is ‘Far From Over,’ Joint Chiefs Chairman Says

U.S. Campaign in Iran Is ‘Far From Over,’ Joint Ch...

3 months ago 63

Talarico’s Win in Texas Shows That Nice Guys Can Finish First

Talarico’s Win in Texas Shows That Nice Guys Can F...

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Why Europe is finally standing up to Donald Trump

Why Europe is finally standing up to Donald Trump

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Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are headed to a runoff to determine which Republican will face off in November against Democratic State Rep. James Talarico.

Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney Gene...

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Texan James Talarico becomes a fresh face of Democrats' midterm hopes after Senate primary win

Texan James Talarico becomes a fresh face of Democ...

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Republicans brace for an ugly fight in the Texas Senate runoff between Cornyn and Paxton

Republicans brace for an ugly fight in the Texas S...

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James Talarico’s message of religious faith and economic populism resonated with Hispanic voters in Texas

James Talarico’s message of religious faith and ec...

3 months ago 59

Ex-Labour mayor and councillor join Reform UK

Ex-Labour mayor and councillor join Reform UK

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Takeaways from the first elections of the 2026 midterm campaigns

Takeaways from the first elections of the 2026 mid...

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Mahmood to stop study visas from four countries due to 'abuse'

Mahmood to stop study visas from four countries du...

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First minister 'confident' of hospital safety despite dirty water revelations

First minister 'confident' of hospital safety desp...

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Former Montana university leader Seth Bodnar launches independent campaign against GOP Sen. Daines

Former Montana university leader Seth Bodnar launc...

3 months ago 61

A look inside the tiny, little-seen court that is now handling the $130 billion question of tariff refunds

A look inside the tiny, little-seen court that is ...

3 months ago 62

Lorries skipping border checks is disease risk - MPs

Lorries skipping border checks is disease risk - M...

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Can Shabana Mahmood save Labour?

Can Shabana Mahmood save Labour?

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Justin Early wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 31st Congressional District

Justin Early wins Democratic nomination for U.S. H...

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Sylvia Garcia wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 29th Congressional District

Sylvia Garcia wins Democratic nomination for U.S. ...

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GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw became the first House incumbent to lose in a 2026 primary, the Associated Press projected

GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw became the first House incum...

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GOP challenger Steve Toth ousts Rep. Dan Crenshaw in Texas primary

GOP challenger Steve Toth ousts Rep. Dan Crenshaw ...

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Among the U.S. servicemembers killed in Kuwait were a devoted parent, a gardener, a student and a ”life of the party.” They came from Florida, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska.

Among the U.S. servicemembers killed in Kuwait wer...

3 months ago 64

U.S. Releases Names of Soldiers Killed in War With Iran

U.S. Releases Names of Soldiers Killed in War With...

3 months ago 62

Trump belittles Starmer with 'no Churchill' jibe but can the special relationship recover?

Trump belittles Starmer with 'no Churchill' jibe b...

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U.S. Takes Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’

U.S. Takes Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Ter...

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A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files has asked Bill Gates, billionaire Leon Black and Goldman Sachs’s departing general counsel to testify on their ties to the deceased sex offender

A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstei...

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The heated Republican Senate primary in Texas is heading to a runoff between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Associated Press projected

The heated Republican Senate primary in Texas is h...

3 months ago 64

UK announces first Middle East repatriation flight

UK announces first Middle East repatriation flight...

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A Kuwaiti jet fighter was the cause of the accidental shootdown of three American F-15s, according to people familiar with initial reports of the incident

A Kuwaiti jet fighter was the cause of the acciden...

3 months ago 61

Congress Splits Over Iran War as Senate Faces a Vote

Congress Splits Over Iran War as Senate Faces a Vo...

3 months ago 77

Fed chair Powell wields deep bipartisan support and personal independence, but Trump has a closer relationship to his successor and three years to tighten his grip.

Fed chair Powell wields deep bipartisan support an...

3 months ago 58

Mapping Damage to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Sites With Satellite Images

Mapping Damage to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Sites W...

3 months ago 71

Trump Tries to Quiet Claims Among Supporters That Israel Dragged Him Into War

Trump Tries to Quiet Claims Among Supporters That ...

3 months ago 62

What to Know About Jasmine Crockett, the Texas Democratic Senate Candidate

What to Know About Jasmine Crockett, the Texas Dem...

3 months ago 72

5 Things to Know About James Talarico, Democratic Senate Hopeful in Texas

5 Things to Know About James Talarico, Democratic ...

3 months ago 66

Lutnick Agrees to Testify in House Epstein Investigation

Lutnick Agrees to Testify in House Epstein Investi...

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UK to impose 'unprecedented' visa ban in asylum crackdown

UK to impose 'unprecedented' visa ban in asylum cr...

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The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security said the agency’s leaders had “systematically obstructed” its work, including in a federal criminal investigation

The inspector general for the Department of Homela...

3 months ago 58

Kristi Noem on Tuesday fielded questions about deportation quotas, her spending on TV ads and the Trump administration’s immigration operations in Minneapolis

Kristi Noem on Tuesday fielded questions about dep...

3 months ago 58

I asked an expert to unpack Scotland's main election issues

I asked an expert to unpack Scotland's main electi...

3 months ago 70

'Stickiest moment yet' for Trump and Starmer, says Chris Mason

'Stickiest moment yet' for Trump and Starmer, says...

3 months ago 70

Courtroom 'testy and frosty' exchanges highlight wave of confrontations between judges, prosecutors

Courtroom 'testy and frosty' exchanges highlight w...

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UK to send Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus

UK to send Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus...

3 months ago 75

Noem Defends Describing Minneapolis Protesters’ Actions as Domestic Terrorism

Noem Defends Describing Minneapolis Protesters’ Ac...

3 months ago 64

You Break It, You Own It? Not for Trump When It Comes to Iran

You Break It, You Own It? Not for Trump When It Co...

3 months ago 77

I.M.F. Warns Iran War Could Hurt Global Economy

I.M.F. Warns Iran War Could Hurt Global Economy

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