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

Mandelson's bail conditions lifted after misconduc...

1 week ago 8

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...

1 week ago 7

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

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

1 week ago 10

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...

1 week ago 8

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

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

1 week ago 8

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

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

1 week ago 8

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

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

1 week ago 8

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

Top California Democrat flops with call for candid...

1 week ago 8

UK must obey international law over Iran, says Thornberry

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

1 week ago 7

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

State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance in ...

1 week ago 15

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...

1 week ago 15

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...

1 week ago 16

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

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

1 week ago 14

Representative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-election

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

1 week ago 10

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

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

1 week ago 10

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

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

1 week ago 8

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

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

1 week ago 8

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...

1 week ago 8

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

DOJ Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Mad...

1 week ago 8

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

Minnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Welc...

1 week ago 9

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

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

1 week ago 9

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...

1 week ago 9

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 ...

1 week ago 9

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...

1 week ago 8

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...

1 week ago 8

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...

1 week ago 8

Starmer could learn a useful lesson from Tony Blair

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

1 week ago 10

Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe

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

1 week ago 8

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

Labour MP suspended after husband arrested on susp...

1 week ago 9

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

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

1 week ago 9

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...

1 week ago 9

Cornyn goes on offense against Paxton as Republicans await Trump's endorsement

Cornyn goes on offense against Paxton as Republica...

1 week ago 9

Trump Announces He Is Replacing Noem With Oklahoma Senator

Trump Announces He Is Replacing Noem With Oklahoma...

1 week ago 17

The Defense Department has officially told Anthropic it is a supply-chain risk and will be cut off from partners who work with the Pentagon

The Defense Department has officially told Anthrop...

1 week ago 17

House Republicans Tell Gonzales to Quit Re-Election Campaign

House Republicans Tell Gonzales to Quit Re-Electio...

1 week ago 18

Has Starmer got it right over his Iran war response?

Has Starmer got it right over his Iran war respons...

1 week ago 9

President Trump is preparing to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to advisers familiar with his thinking

President Trump is preparing to fire Homeland Secu...

1 week ago 17

Starmer tries to reassure as Iran crisis deepens

Starmer tries to reassure as Iran crisis deepens

1 week ago 14

What did Keir Starmer say about the Iran conflict?

What did Keir Starmer say about the Iran conflict?...

1 week ago 13

PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar

PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran ...

1 week ago 14

Trump is putting his pledges and American firepower to the test.

Trump is putting his pledges and American firepowe...

1 week ago 13

Board Delays Vote on Trump’s Ballroom Amid Deluge of Public Criticism

Board Delays Vote on Trump’s Ballroom Amid Deluge ...

1 week ago 14

Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens

Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Con...

1 week ago 10

An Assertive Supreme Court Turns to Curbing State Courts

An Assertive Supreme Court Turns to Curbing State ...

1 week ago 10

MP's husband and two political advisers bailed after arrests over alleged China spying

MP's husband and two political advisers bailed aft...

1 week ago 8

How the Decision to Start a War Became the President’s

How the Decision to Start a War Became the Preside...

1 week ago 11

'Red line crossed' after leak from UK security meeting on Iran war

'Red line crossed' after leak from UK security mee...

1 week ago 12

Home secretary defends plans to deport asylum seeker children

Home secretary defends plans to deport asylum seek...

1 week ago 10

Man Accused of Plotting to Kill Trump Blames Iran for Scheme

Man Accused of Plotting to Kill Trump Blames Iran ...

1 week ago 10

UK sending more fighter jets to the Middle East, says Starmer

UK sending more fighter jets to the Middle East, s...

1 week ago 9