Fatwas, holy wars and socialism: Inside the Islamic conference where El-Sayed drew a hero’s welcome
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed headlined an ISNA conference where an attendee called for a fatwa against members of Congress.
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'Morning Joe' hosts do a mock prayer for Tim Scott after 'really weird' speech at midterm convention
The "Morning Joe" panel joined hands in a mock prayer for Tim Scott after the South Carolina senator's fiery Republican midterm convention speech.
ICE arrests Peruvian national accused of illegally voting in 2024 election as DHS cites similar cases
Mariana Alexandra Dewey, a Peruvian national, was arrested by ICE in Wichita after she allegedly voted illegally in the 2024 Kansas election.
Trump signs act clearing the way for Medal of Honor monument on National Mall
Trump signed the act at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, after meeting 15 living recipients and touring the facility.
Trump faces reckoning as GOP figures label $5K promise a 'socialist vote-buying scheme'
President Donald Trump's $5,000 dividend proposal could cost over $1.2 trillion, sparking a fierce GOP debate over tariff revenue and national debt.
Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s attempt to use newly drawn Republican congressional map
The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt for Missouri to use a congressional map drawn by Republicans that would have likely eliminated the seat of a Democratic incumbent. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on the decision and the last-ditch attempt Republicans had taken to use the n...
Prosecutor who led ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump targets resigns without charging anyone
Joe diGenova, 81, was part of a group that tried to overturn the 2020 election.
The political risk behind Trump’s $5,000 pledge: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen digs into President Donald Trump’s latest promise to voters.
Syrian refugee elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war
A Syrian who arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Spain’s Parliament backs citizenship for Western Saharans born before 1977
After lower house approval, the bill to grant tens of thousands of Sahrawis citizenship now goes to the Spanish Senate.
Jimmy Kimmel moves Talarico Senate interview to YouTube amid clash with FCC
The decision follows a year of surging regulatory hurdles over candidate appearances on the Disney-owned network.
Secret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdom
Family of late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV reject committee’s choice of cousin and TV presenter as new monarchA traditional Ugandan kingdom has become engulfed in a bitter succession dispute after the family of a king who recently died rejected the selection of a tele...
Uganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chief
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba announces decision to pull out in post on X, citing tensions over ‘Harry-Meghan nonsense’Uganda is withdrawing from the Duke of Sussex’s Invictus Games, the country’s military chief has said, out of respect for King Charles amid division over the “Harry-Me...
Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics traffickingThe US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump admin...
‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements
Ed Miliband’s intervention was ‘inevitable’ after Israeli government and security failures, say former ministers and diplomatsProminent Israelis have welcomed new UK sanctions as a necessary response to settlement expansion and spiralling violence in the occupied West Bank.The in...
Ministers face backlash from hospitality industry over ‘tourist tax’ plans
Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job lossesMinisters are facing a backlash from the hospitality industry after they announced mayors in England would be given sweeping powers to levy taxes on holiday accommodation such a...
Trump ally resigns from post leading inquiry into alleged conspiracy against president
Joe diGenova led investigation focused on intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 electionAn ally of Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had resigned from his post leading a Department of Justice investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence ...
Why Israel Reacted With Fury to U.K. Sanctions on West Bank Settlements
The fierce retaliation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to the new restrictions is a reflection of his tough re-election fight, analysts say.