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A left-wing political party tapped Democratic California Rep. Lateefah Simon, a longtime friend and mentee of former Vice President Kamala Harris, to deliver its response to President Donald Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday.

"I’m honored to speak on behalf of the Working Families Party," Simon said in a statement last week. "We need a government that is run by and for working people, not billionaires—and that’s what the WFP is fighting for. When I see what’s happening in our country right now, it’s essential that we—as Members of Congress—are...

A handful of European leaders are coming under the microscope of critics on social media for issuing pro-Ukraine messages with the exact same wording following Ukraine President Vlodomyr Zelenskyy's fiery meeting with President

Emily Damari, 28, lost two fingers while being taken captive during the 7 October 2023 attacks.

It was launched by Firefly Aerospace in January with the mission of exploring the Sea of Crises.

The deal is worth up to £1.6bn and will involve recruiting 200 additional staff.

Rwanda-backed rebels said they captured fighters from a group that took part in the 1994 genocide.

Europe stepping up is only half of the story and much depends on whether the US is willing to play its part.

President Donald Trump has long warned about an entrenched “deep state” of malevolent bureaucrats working to thwart his agenda. Many actual employees of the federal government have scoffed at this characterization, proud of the apolitical nature of the civil service and its ability to work across Republican and Democratic administrations.

This time might have been no different — if Trump and Elon Musk hadn’t come in and declared war on them.

While there were conflicts between Trump and civil servants in his first term, Trump may now be creating the...

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President Trump on Sunday named five cryptocurrencies under consideration for a new U.S. "strategic reserve," sending their values skyrocketing and partly reversing a recent slump.

In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, a group he set up through an executive order shortly after taking office, is moving forward with the crypto reserve, which will include Bitcoin, Ethereum and three smaller cryptocurrencies: XRP, Solana, and Cardano.

"I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the...

Live updates from the 2025 Oscars, including all the winners and biggest moments.

Firefighters were battling multiple wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, authorities said.

The rapid reduction of illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border calls into question a key Democratic talking point during the 2024 campaign, when party leaders blamed then-former President Donald Trump for helping kill bipartisan border legislation that they argued was the only way to secure the border.

"President Trump’s fast and successful border security proves Biden’s false claim of needing the Senate’s border insecurity bill was nothing more than Biden’s attempted power grab to codify his open border tools and hamstring a future president...

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Film critic Peter Travers shares his predictions on who will win and who should win at the 2025 Oscars.