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Trump election fraud crackdown lands first arrest, putting longtime critics in White House crosshairs
A Honduran green-card holder in Los Angeles has been charged with fraudulent voter registration and falsely claiming US citizenship, in what a Trump administration prosecutor described as the first case in a wider election-fraud crackdown. The White House used the case to challenge critics who argue non-citizen voting is negligible, while the charges have renewed…
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Travellers start ‘Bank Holiday land grab’ early as they begin ‘illegal construction works’ ahead of long weekend
Residents in Irby, Merseyside, are concerned after fencing and excavation began on a green-belt plot shortly before the Bank Holiday weekend, with no planning application shown on the council portal. Local campaigners suspect the land may be being prepared for an unauthorised traveller encampment, though the article does not establish who owns the land or…
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Trump signs order creating new Space Academy akin to West Point, location to be determined
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a U.S. Space Academy, intended to train people seeking to join the U.S. Space Force and support NASA and the civilian spaceflight sector. The proposal would create a specialist military academy comparable in status to West Point and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, potentially expanding the…
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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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London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership
The Science Museum Group has ended the Science Museum Group Academy’s partnership with BP when its current contract expired, ending a relationship that had lasted for decades. Campaigners welcomed the move after sustained criticism that fossil-fuel sponsorship could influence science education and deter schools from visiting, while the museum said BP funding had supported training…
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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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Jelly Roll rolls away from apolitical past after Trump jokes spark MAGA and ‘snowflake’ labels
Jelly Roll used his final guest-host appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to reject claims that he is either firmly pro-Trump or a liberal, after jokes about Donald Trump prompted backlash and competing political labels online. He said the reaction illustrated how quickly celebrity appearances and remarks can be treated as political endorsements, while describing himself…
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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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Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to remove a federal requirement for public notice and comment when certain industrial facilities seek air-pollution permits. Critics say this could allow data centres and other developments to proceed with little warning for nearby communities, limiting residents’ ability to raise concerns about local and cumulative pollution impacts. The…