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Financier refused to comply with subpoenas seeking his testimony for the investigation into the late sex offenderThe House oversight committee voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend that the House of Representatives hold Leon Black, the billionaire financier, in contempt of Congr...
Damaging budget report estimates cost would grow $3bn per month and stockpile could take five years to rebuildThe war in Iran has cost the US at least $38bn and left its stockpile of defensive missiles so depleted it could take five years to rebuild, the non-partisan Congressiona...
The defeat dealt a major blow to efforts to establish the first comprehensive federal framework for digital-asset market
Amnesty International has urged Algeria to abandon plans to expand the death penalty and resume executions, following presidential moves to make wildfire arson a capital crime.
The Japanese government has made public for the first time data on the country's land and buildings owned by overseas residents including Japanese nationals.
The resolution stems from an ongoing feud after Hegseth traveled to Kentucky earlier this year to campaign against Massie in the Republican primary
FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday defended a recent policy change that allows some applicants who have engaged in prostitution and bestiality to be considered for jobs, saying it was meant to ensure that victims of trafficking and abuse are not automatically disqualified. He mad...
President Donald Trump criticised the US Supreme Court on Tuesday after it rejected his bid to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterm elections, saying the justices who opposed him were “not the people I interviewed”. The court’s late Monday emergency order said the restr...
A tarp covers signage on the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, on June 15, 2026, after a judge ordered the removal of President Donald Trump's name. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The House committee investigating disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress Tuesday after he defied subpoenas for testimony and documents related to women in Epstein’s orbit.
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The recent history of mail voting in the United States has more twists and turns than an Emmy-winning drama. But for the cause of...
© RT Throughout the summer, a major scandal has been brewing in Lithuania. In late July, the country suffered a landmark defeat in the European Court of Human Rights in a case brought by Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi national held in secret detention and brutally tortured for...
Since returning to office in 2025, President Donald Trump launched an ambitious effort to reshape parts of the White House and surrounding Washington, D.C. landmarks—from a South Lawn helipad to a brand new ballroom and even a proposed triumphal arch.
President Donald Trump’s standing among voters has edged up after his party staged its first-ever midterm convention, though Republicans remain on shaky electoral ground only weeks out from this year’s elections.
President Donald Trump at the start of the Iran war predicted it would last four-to-five weeks, but the conflict is now in its seventh month, with no clear timeline for when the fighting will end.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described governors of the All Progressives Congress as “politically lazy” following their opposition to his Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded governorship primary elections across 28 states, producing 23 candidates for the 2027 general elections, as the ruling party navigates a complex web of consensus arrangements, last-minute withdrawals, and logistical setbacks.
