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Trump’s new attorney general issues sweeping order to protect the president’s private messages if Democrats take power
The US Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel has issued a memo significantly expanding the scope of executive privilege available to President Donald Trump, in an apparent move to shield his private communications from potential congressional investigations should Democrats gain control of the House or Senate after November’s midterm elections. The memo was published shortly…
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Replacement GOP nominee named after Rep Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid
North Carolina state Representative Jennifer Balkcom has been selected as the new Republican nominee for the state’s 11th Congressional District, following incumbent Congressman Chuck Edwards’ announcement that he would not seek re-election. The decision fills the vacancy left by Edwards ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, ensuring the GOP has a candidate in place for…
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ACLU Demands FCC Release Records Pertaining to ABC Early License Renewal, Alleging Agency’s Stated Rationale for Review ‘Does Not Seem Credible’
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a Freedom of Information Act request demanding the Federal Communications Commission release records explaining why it ordered Disney’s eight ABC-owned television stations to renew their broadcast licenses early. The ACLU argues the FCC’s official justification does not seem credible and suspects the agency is illegally retaliating against ABC…
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‘Aggressive and abusive’ man found guilty of harassing Stella Creasy MP on Tube train
A 63-year-old man has been found guilty of harassing Labour MP Stella Creasy after he blocked her from leaving a Tube carriage, shouted at her about knife crime and her “failings” as an MP, and filmed her until other passengers intervened. Clifford Wilby, from east London, had previously been cut off from a Zoom call…
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Watch live: DDHQ, The Hill track and analyze primary elections in WI, SC, MN and more
The Hill presents two hours of live, real-time primary night coverage, diving deep into the 2026 primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont Connecticut, the Senate special GOP primary in South Carolina to replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham, and Alabama’s special congressional primary on Tuesday August 11th, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET. The Hill’s…
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Trump’s anti-immigration policies benefit America’s enemies
President Trump’s administration revoked the legal status of over 350,000 immigrants under the Temporary Protected Status program following a Supreme Court ruling, sparking concerns regarding economic disruption and racial bias.
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RioFilme to Announce New Incentives for International Co-Productions, Unveiling Them at Brazil’s Gramado Fest (EXCLUSIVE)
RioFilme, Rio de Janeiro’s official film and TV agency, is set to launch a R$15 million (roughly $3 million) fund to support up to four international co-production projects involving companies based in the city. Agency president Leonardo Edde will unveil full details of the initiative at his panel during the Gramado Film Market at Brazil’s…
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Crockett calls Republicans ‘very performative’: ‘A lot of them don’t like Donald Trump’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Monday called Republicans “very performative,” saying that many GOP lawmakers have distaste for President Trump. “We have, like, our own little back rooms, right? So every once in a while, they will be like, ‘Hey, you can come to our, like, back room?’ You know?’” Crockett said on ABC’s “Jimmy…
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Watch: Was Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?
US media has reported that Donald Trump secretly switched planes while returning from a Nato summit last month, reportedly to avoid a threat to his life from Iran. According to the Washington Post, the move happened as he travelled back from Ankara, Turkey, on 8 July, with a catering truck used to help transfer him…
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels renew attacks on key port city
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have renewed their attacks on the Yemeni government-held city of Mokha, a key port city along the Red Sea, amid their blockade on Saudi exports in response to the Iran war. The attack was preceded by a deadly strike on a vessel off Mokha’s coast in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, killing three…