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Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assaulting an officer
Garcés Pérez, who was shot in his car by agents, is accused of striking officer with side mirror while trying to drive away Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an assault charge against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car by a federal immigration agent in Texas, accusing the
admin · September 29, 2026
Trump agrees to end court fight against $5m verdict in E Jean Carroll case
The verdict stems from Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against Trump Donald Trump has agreed to stop fighting in court the disbursement of E Jean Carroll’s $5m verdict in her 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against him, a procedural development as these funds
admin · September 29, 2026
‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing
GOP senators lash out on Smith, who led criminal cases against Trump, with invective and inaccurate information Former special counsel Jack Smith, who led two criminal cases against Donald Trump in 2023, faced attacks from Republicans in a wide-ranging hearing on Tuesday that included a basketball m
admin · September 29, 2026
CDC reports second measles death in US while excluding Pennsylvania deaths
Pennsylvania has reported over 900 measles cases and four deaths as governor and health chief RFK Jr spar over data A second measles death in the US has been announced on Tuesday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as the country grapples with an outbreak affecting 47 st
admin · September 29, 2026
EPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contract
Federal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent The union representing more than 8,000 workers at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a lawsuit against the agency and administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday alleging the agency
admin · September 29, 2026
Donald Trump's Maga cult is finally crumbling | Arwa Mahdawi
With the midterms looming, and after the Epstein files and the war on Iran, Trump superfans are losing faith in their lame duck president It took a dead child sex offender and a disastrous war to do it, but it looks as though the Maga faithful are slowly beginning to lose confidence in dear leader.
admin · September 29, 2026
US senator blocks bill to ban Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without Congress’s approval
Mike Lee objected to the safeguard against the demolition of any presidential memorial Congress designates US politics live – latest updates A Republican senator has blocked a bipartisan bill that would have prevented Donald Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center without the approval of Congres
admin · September 29, 2026
RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’ Robert F Kennedy Jr laid out an expansive vision for collecting, sharing and analyzing US health information at a Maha event hosted by a close ally and outspoken anti-vacci
admin · September 29, 2026
‘It takes a lot of work’: Deb Haaland puts addiction struggles at center of New Mexico governor bid
First Native American woman to serve as US cabinet secretary candid about history with alcohol as she seeks to tackle billowing public health crisis “It clouds your mind,” recalls Deb Haaland , the trailblazing US cabinet secretary now running to be New Mexico’s next governor. “They say that
admin · September 29, 2026
Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief for nuclear concessions – US politics live
President uses social media post to deny reports that he was willing to ease sanctions in return for ‘concrete’ steps over its nuclear program Sign up to the US Breaking News email Three news outlets that Donald Trump banned from White House have asked a federal court to block the ban until the
admin · September 29, 2026
Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in the latest phase of Trump’s anti-immigration campaign Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever It was 7am on 13 July this year. A warm, sunny morning, as residents of
admin · September 29, 2026
How Senate Democrats can stop Trump from stealing the midterms | David Walbert
Republicans could lean on congressional procedure to defy the will of voters. But if they try that, the Senate has a clear way to fight back Having lost his mail-in ballot case , Donald Trump will probably resort to ever more extreme ways to try to hold a Republican Congress in November’s election
admin · September 29, 2026