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Hochul ICE policy ‘written in the blood of victims,’ opponent says as sheriffs sue
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is facing legal and political opposition over a law limiting local law-enforcement cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Republican gubernatorial challenger and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman called the measure dangerous and linked it to recent crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants, while a group of sheriffs has…
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The Duffer Brothers Tap Josh Stern As President Of Upside Down Pictures
Matt and Ross Duffer have appointed Josh Stern as president of Upside Down Pictures, their production company operating under an exclusive Paramount deal. The appointment strengthens the company’s leadership as the creators of Stranger Things expand into developing film, television and direct-to-consumer projects, marking a significant step in Paramount’s wider partnership with the pair. The…
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A66 Memorial Disorder as Trump Skips Ground Zero Commemoration
Police reinforce County Durham after violence at a crash victim’s memorial; Trump is expected at the Pentagon for 9/11. Cuban-born Grammy winner Degnis Nelson Bofill Miranda reportedly faces possible deportation after ICE detention.
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Newsom targets major affordability squeeze in ‘striking’ convergence with Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom is making housing affordability a central policy priority, promoting faster approvals, fewer regulatory barriers and more construction. The article says this overlaps with parts of President Trump’s federal housing agenda, though Newsom’s major California reforms were enacted before Trump’s March 2026 executive order; the issue matters because affordability has become politically…
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Canada strikes Trump in his own backyard as Florida tourism takes astonishing plunge amid trade war
Florida recorded an estimated 1.68 million Canadian visitors in the first half of 2026, down 13.9% year on year, amid worsening trade tensions between the United States and Canada. The decline matters because Canada has traditionally been a major source of visitors for Florida, particularly during winter, and the fall may affect the state’s tourism…
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Massive Chinese bot farm caught conducting US ‘influence operations’ pushing coordinated online narrative
X says it has identified a suspected Chinese bot farm of about 200,000 inauthentic accounts involved in influence operations targeting US online debate. The platform said a smaller group of around 200 accounts appeared to coordinate posts about artificial intelligence and data centres, an issue with growing economic, environmental and national-security significance. According to X,…
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Trump admin blocks more than $1.6B in potentially improper Medicare lab payments, agency says
US officials say they have blocked or recovered more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper Medicare payments to laboratories since President Trump returned to office. The action is intended to protect the Medicare Trust Fund by identifying suspected fraud before payments are made, including claims for tests allegedly never performed, medically unnecessary tests and inflated…
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Fed has ‘work to do’ if price rises don’t ease for Americans, Warsh says
Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh said the US central bank may need to act if it cannot become confident that inflation is easing sufficiently. Although summer data was better than expected, he said the overall picture had not improved meaningfully, signalling that the Fed’s priority remains returning inflation to its 2% target. US prices rose…
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Andy Burnham says he will sit out new vote on legalising assisted dying to avoid influencing MPs
Andy Burnham says he will not take part in the forthcoming Commons vote on legalising assisted dying, arguing that, as Prime Minister, he should not influence MPs’ personal decisions. The move preserves the Bill as a free vote and matters because it returns Parliament to a divisive issue involving end-of-life choice, safeguards and care provision.…
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Pakistan tells Miliband: We’re not taking back Rochdale grooming gang leader, during first meet
Pakistan has refused Britain’s request to accept Shabir Ahmed, described as the leader of the Rochdale grooming gang, despite efforts by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to secure his deportation. The refusal leaves the Government facing continued legal and practical obstacles in removing Ahmed, who has been stripped of British citizenship but remains protected from deportation…