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Major rule change for thousands of Aussie police officers after independent review
NSW Police has introduced a major overhaul of its body-worn camera rules following an independent review, affecting thousands of officers across the force. The changes come after scrutiny of how and when officers are required to activate their cameras during interactions with the public, aiming to improve accountability and transparency in policing. The revised policy…
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Federal investigators identify suspect arrested at Trump’s California golf course
US authorities have arrested a man found carrying a concealed pistol and illegal ammunition near Donald Trump’s California golf course, days before the president attended a Republican fundraising dinner there. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was detained on Sunday at the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes after being seen photographing the grounds and…
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El-Sayed defeats Stevens in Michigan Democratic Senate primary
Abdul El-Sayed has won the Democratic primary for Michigan’s US Senate seat, defeating four-term Congresswoman Haley Stevens in a closely fought contest to succeed the retiring Senator Gary Peters. The result is being widely interpreted as a significant win for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, with El-Sayed’s campaign held up as a test case for…
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Chris Wallace: States Are Playing Politics With the Law to Block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Deal
Fox News veteran Chris Wallace has written an opinion piece arguing that a lawsuit filed by twelve US state attorneys general to block Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is being used as a political tool rather than a genuine antitrust measure. Wallace, who is a paid senior adviser to RedBird Capital (a major stakeholder…
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Watch live: Vance holds anti-fraud roundtable with lawmakers
Vice President Vance, whom President Trump has tapped as the “fraud czar,” will host a roundtable with lawmakers Wednesday morning centered on the administration’s anti-fraud efforts. It comes after health officials and the Department of Justice launched an investigation into alleged fraud within Minnesota’s social services programs. In June, Vance referred Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz…
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Trump says he hasn’t made a determination on Pirro’s future
President Trump said on Tuesday that he has not decided on whether he will keep Jeanine Pirro in her position as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia following her move to drop charges against former Olympian David Hearn for allegedly damaging the Reflecting Pool. “I haven’t made a determination,” Trump told reporters when asked…
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Grocer-turned-lawmaker says Mamdani’s government-run stores ‘might not even last a year’
Republican Congressman Mike Rulli of Ohio, whose family owns the Rulli Brothers grocery chain, has criticised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to launch government-run grocery stores, warning the scheme would harm hundreds of small businesses forced to compete with them. Rulli, drawing on his own background in the grocery trade, argues that publicly…
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MIKE PENCE: Congress must finish Lindsey Graham’s fight against Putin
Former Vice President Mike Pence has written an opinion piece calling on Congress to complete legislative work championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham aimed at pressuring Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine. Pence praises Graham, who died recently, as a steadfast advocate for American strength as the best guarantor of peace,…
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Voices: ‘We are addicted to incarceration’: Readers split over Andy Burnham’s early prisoner release scheme
The Independent’s Voices section has gathered reader reactions to Andy Burnham’s early prisoner release scheme, which has been revised so that rapists and serious child sex offenders, including those convicted of grooming, are now excluded from qualifying. The prime minister acknowledged the “anxiety and distress” caused by the scheme and said he had wanted to…