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Peruvian court sentences former President Castillo to over 11 years in prison for rebellion

Peru's political chaos continues: Castillo's jailing brings the total to five former presidents behind bars. Peru has cycled through six presidents since 2018.

Peru's former President Pedro Castillo arrives for the beginning of his oral trial on charges of rebellion and other offenses against the state, in Lima, Peru March 4, 2025.
Vince Offer attends the Hollywood Domino & Bovet 1822's 8th Annual Pre-Oscar Hollywood Domino Gala & Tournament at Sunset Tower Hotel on February 19, 2015 in West Hollywood, California.

Israeli-American 'ShamWow' infomercial icon seeks Texas Republican Congress seat

US REP. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks on Capitol Hill last week. She went from being one of President Donald Trump’s most worshipful allies to him branding her a traitor, says the writer.

What Marjorie Taylor Greene's exit tells us on Donald Trump's grip of Republicans - opinion

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025

FBI probing Democrats who called for US military to refuse illegal Trump orders


US Jewish Congressmembers sponsor bipartisan bill to create ‘Jewish Refugee Day’

'Recognizing Jewish Refugee Day helps to ensure that Congress continues to bring awareness to the history of antisemitism and stand with the Jewish community around the world.'

The Departure and Expulsion Memorial in Jerusalem.

Greene considers 2028 White House run as she quits Congress amid Trump feud - Time

"My only goal and desire has ever been to hold the Republican Party accountable for the promises it makes to the American people and put America First," Marjorie Taylor Greene said.

 U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attends a press conference alongside fellow Republicans following the passage of the Secure the Border Act, HR-2, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 11, 2023.

Jewish Sen. Slotkin targeted by bomb threat after Trump accuses her of ‘seditious acts’

After she posted a video calling on US military members to "refuse illegal orders," Trump called for Slotkin to be arrested for seditious acts.

US senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) speaks to supporters at her watch party during the early-morning hours at the MotorCity Casino on November 06, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

Trump signs bill approving Epstein files release after failed White House vote slowdown

Reuters reported that the administration lobbied senators to slow-walk the vote on the Epstein files while Trump publicly insisted he had nothing to hide.

 U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.

US Justice Department will release Epstein files within 30 days, Bondi says

The release may not be comprehensive, but Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department will "encourage maximum transparency.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Justice, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 25, 2025.

MBS meets US lawmakers on Capitol Hill as Trump shrugs off Khashoggi outrage

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets US lawmakers as Trump praises him and critics highlight Khashoggi’s killing and human rights concerns.

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrives for a dinner hosted at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025.

Lone US Republican rep. votes against releasing Epstein files as Senate weighs bill

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana) was the sole vote against the House measure requiring the release of the unclassified records on sex criminal Jefferey Epstein.

U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) chairs a subcommittee hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for testimony from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari about unaccompanied migrant children, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S.,

Rashida Tlaib rallies 20 Democrats in push for Congress to recognize Gaza 'genocide'

The resolution would declare US policy as set toward ceasing the transfers of military equipment to Israel due to concerns that a supposed genocide was underway.

US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) holds up a sign as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg launches bid for New York’s 12th District congressional seat

“We deserve better, and we can do better, and it starts with the Democratic Party winning back control of the House of Representatives,” Schlossberg said.

Jack Schlossberg sits at a table before presenting the 2019 Profile in Courage Award to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts, US, May 19, 2019.

US strikes on two drug-carrying vessels in Pacific kill six, Hegseth says

"These vessels were known by our intelligence to be associated with illicit narcotics smuggling," Hegseth said in a post on X/Twitter.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2025.

Government shutdown officially becomes longest in US history

Over 1 million federal workers have not received a paycheck, even though as many as 737,000 have continued to work through the shutdown.

An assembly line rotation to prepare grocery carts at Adams County Emergency Food Bank, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. October 31, 2025.