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White House says Trump will back emerging DHS deal
President Trump is on board with the Republican-backed effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security without money for Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal and enforcement efforts, the White House confirmed to The Hill’s sister station NewsNation on Tuesday. The proposed plan would inv...
Democrat strategist warns Mamdani's ballooning NYC budget plan gives Republicans a ready-made midterm message
Democratic strategist Melissa DeRosa says NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's $127B budget hands Republicans a perfect midterm attack on tax-and-spend Democrats.
Transgender Rights Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid opposition protest
The Lok Sabha has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, defining transgender individuals to exclude those with different sexual orientations or self-perceived identities. The bill aims to protect a specific social and cultural group facing extreme discrimination...
Transgender Rights Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid opposition protest
The Lok Sabha has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, defining transgender individuals to exclude those with different sexual orientations or self-perceived identities. The bill aims to protect a specific social and cultural group facing extreme discrimination...
Trump Says Talks With Iran Are Underway, as Airstrikes Continue
President Donald Trump claimed talks are underway with Iran, but the US and Israel are still carrying out airstrikes. Iran is also firing missiles at Israel. Kailey Leinz has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
IL Dems decline to defend ‘no’ votes on Laken Riley Act after student’s killing tied to repeat offender
Illinois Democrats stay silent on their no votes on the Laken Riley Act after Loyola student Sheridan Gorman was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant.
Hong Kong to meet uncertainty with openness, John Lee tells Boao Forum for Asia
Hong Kong will respond to uncertainty brought by intensifying geopolitical tensions “with openness rather than isolation”, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged at an annual forum in Hainan, calling on economies to join hands to promote free trade. Speaking at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual C...
Will President Trump act on his threat to take Cuba?
New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it's vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family's entrenchment in the Cuban government.
Live updates: Trump gets behind DHS funding deal; Mullin set to take office
President Trump is set to swear in his new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), on Tuesday, as a deal to fund the department is taking shape. Worsening airport security lines and flight delays have turned up the pressure on Capitol Hill to end the partial...
Jack Smith team secretly sought years of Kash Patel phone records, new docs show
Former special counsel Jack Smith sought more than two years’ worth of phone records for now-FBI Director Kash Patel while Smith was investigating President Donald Trump.
Pakistan stands ‘ready, honoured’ to host US-Iran talks, says PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Pakistan stood “ready and honoured” to host “meaningful and conclusive talks” between the US and Iran. “Pakistan welcomes and fully supports ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the war in the Middle East, in the interest of peace and stability...
Trump taps Nick Adams for patriotic, pro-America special presidential envoy role
President Donald Trump has tapped Nick Adams for the position of special presidential envoy for American tourism, exceptionalism and values.
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Iranian official says Tehran received "points from the U.S. through mediators"
An Iranian official told CBS News that Tehran received "points from the U.S. through mediators" after initially denying President Trump's claims that the U.S. and Iran were in talks. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Chris Livesay have more.
National security cases involving hostile states up 50%, top police officer says
Comments come as investigation continues into Iran-linked group’s claim it attacked ambulances run by Jewish charityThe number of national security cases involving hostile states carrying out operations such as spying and sabotage in the UK has increased by half in six months, the head of counter-te...
Northern Metropolis boundary changes will need Legco approval, minister says
Hong Kong’s legislature will retain the power to scrutinise boundary changes for the Northern Metropolis megaproject proposed by the executive branch, the city’s development chief has said, addressing concerns over proposed laws to fast-track the scheme. Under proposed legislation comprising six mai...
Rachel Reeves rules out universal support on energy bills
Chancellor says package offered by Liz Truss’s government was unaffordable and any future help will be targetedRachel Reeves has ruled out universal support to deal with any future rise in energy bills, saying any government help would be targeted, and criticised the support offered by Liz Truss’s g...