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Appeals court skeptical over Trump administration lawsuit against California mail-in ballots

During a rare weekend oral argument, two judges on a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals sharply questioned a Justice Department lawyer about the lawsuit.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026
US Senator Jon Ossoff speaks during a joint midterm campaign rally with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms (not pictured) at the Cobb Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia, US, October 17, 2026.

Democrats aim to flip key Senate seats as Trump's popularity sinks to historic low - CNN

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US Supreme Court reverses Trump administration push to restrict treatment for transgender inmates

Mike Rogers, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, poses during an interview at a Tim Horton's in Walled Lake, Mich., Oct. 20, 2026.

Mike Rogers says his opponent Abdul El-Sayed is ‘anti-Jew.’ Do Michigan’s Jews agree?


Trump says ‘leakers should be shot’ at Arizona rally, days after approving firing-squad execution

Recalling a leak Trump said delayed the June 2025 B-2 strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the president declared: “In the old days, we used to shoot leakers.”

US President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Arizona, US, October 14, 2026.

Families of American October 7 victims call for US congressional inquiry into massacre

During a ceremony, CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper displayed the murdered hostage and dual Israeli-US national Itay Chen's military dog tag, which his father gave him at the funeral.

Ruby Chen, father of Israeli-US dual citizen, murdered hostage Itay Chen, seen in Washington, with The Capitol in the background.

Texas A-G, Senate candidate Paxton partied in Dubai with his mistress, federal fugitives - report

This comes as James Talarico holds a slight lead over Paxton in Texas’s Senate race. If Talarico wins the race, he will be the first Democrat to hold statewide office since the 1990's.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Capitol Hill, in Washington Thursday, 4th June 2026

Katie Zacharia claims to be a lawyer. Was she ever actually licensed? - report

A spokesman for the State Bar of California told The Washington Post that it “has no record of Kate Sharon Zacharia or Kate Sharon Black having been licensed to practice law in California."

Reporters raise their hands to ask questions as the new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia holds her first press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 13, 2026.

'They have too much to lose': Trump says he does not think China, Russia are helping Iran 'at all'

Trump has previously described Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin as "neutral" during the Iran war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026.

Trump administration launches investigation into US universities over J-1 visa allegations

The investigation is being conducted by the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General, which has issued subpoenas seeking information about visa practices and foreign funding.

The Harvard University Coat of arms (Ve Ri Tas) is displayed on the front of the Harvard Business School building on October 25, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts

Hegesth plan to publicly livestream Nidal Hasan execution draws bipartisan, UN condemnation

“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” Hegseth told Jack Posobiec.

Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, is pictured in an undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on June 29, 2012.

US DOJ launches investigation into news networks for possible antitrust violations in TV pool

The investigation concerns the television pool, a longstanding arrangement under which ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC share responsibility for filming presidential events and distributing footage.

A US Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia offered role of Trump's new White House press secretary

Zacharia previously worked as a legal adviser for Fix California, a conservative group that aims to address what it described as "the left’s stranglehold" on state politics.

Katie Zacharia.

US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, hours after former judge wins Nobel

Washington has denounced the ICC over arrest warrants issued for Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and a past investigation into actions of US soldiers in Afghanistan.

People stand outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025.