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Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky has introduced articles of impeachment against U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, forcing the House of Representatives to consider a resolution accusing the Cabinet official of violating congressional war powers and committing other alleged abuses of authority.
Sep 16, 2026 · 2 min read
The board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has voted to immediately close the institution’s main building for renovations, following a tense meeting that included a phone call from President Donald Trump.
Sep 16, 2026 · 1 min read
President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the U.S. Supreme Court after the justices rejected his administration’s attempt to implement new restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
Sep 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina Trump, have confirmed that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev helped finance major parts of their wedding celebrations in the Bahamas in May, after an investigation by ProPublica reported that he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the event.
Sep 15, 2026 · 1 min read
Saudi Arabia has vowed to respond firmly to renewed attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, after a series of missile and drone strikes wounded 13 people in the kingdom and raised fears of a wider escalation across the region.
Sep 15, 2026 · 4 min read
U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed growing concerns over the rapid development of artificial intelligence as a “hoax,” rejecting calls from some of the technology industry’s most influential leaders for stronger government oversight and a slower pace of AI development.
Sep 15, 2026 · 5 min read
New York and 21 other U.S. states, together with the District of Columbia, have sued the Trump administration in an effort to block a new immigration rule that would give federal officials broader discretion to consider immigrants’ use of public benefits when deciding certain applications for green cards, visas and admission to the United States.
Sep 15, 2026 · 5 min read
A powerful El Niño event developing across the tropical Pacific is continuing to strengthen, with United States government forecasters warning that the phenomenon has a high probability of becoming one of the strongest El Niño events recorded since 1950.
Sep 15, 2026 · 5 min read
U.S. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has returned to Capitol Hill after an absence of about three months following a fall at his Washington home and a subsequent period of hospital treatment and rehabilitation.
Sep 15, 2026 · 4 min read
Global oil prices have surged as renewed attacks on energy infrastructure and commercial shipping in the Middle East intensify fears of further disruptions to crude supplies.
Sep 14, 2026 · 4 min read
Asian technology stocks came under pressure on Monday after leading artificial-intelligence executives called for greater caution in the development of increasingly powerful AI systems, raising concerns among investors about the future pace of the sector’s expansion.
Sep 14, 2026 · 4 min read
Australia's migration policy has become the focus of an intensifying political debate, with the federal government, opposition parties and One Nation pushing different proposals for reducing migration while businesses and some state leaders warn that excessive cuts could worsen labour shortages and damage economic growth.
Sep 14, 2026 · 5 min read
