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The Trump administration is taking an increasingly militarized approach to Latin America, and it has pushed governments across the region to work with U.S. forces.

The disgraced founder of the crypto exchange FTX is serving a 25-year prison sentence.

Broadcaster, 86, had intended to end her life in Swiss clinic after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 Esther Rantzen has said she is no longer able to travel to Switzerland to end her life because she has become “too physically fragile”. Rantzen, who presented the TV current affairs programme That’s Life! for 21 years and founded the youth support charity Childline, had intended to end her life in a Dignitas assisted dying clinic in Switzerland after being diagnosed with terminal

A disclosure shows that Steve Witkoff collected nearly $107 million in 2025 from a holding company that includes a crypto business owned by his family and President Trump’s.
A strain of anti-Muslim bigotry has become increasingly common in GOP politics, manifesting everywhere from a "Sharia-free America" caucus in Congress to rhetoric on the campaign trail.

Kneejerk reactions to overcrowding will do more harm than good. Ministers should focus on probation It is not hard to see why ministers are considering converting parts of the women’s prison estate for use by men. While Andy Burnham’s decision to narrow the early-release scheme was born of political necessity, it has made an already acute capacity problem worse. Excluding manslaughter and further sexual offences cut projected early releases from 6,000 to 4,500. The family of PC Andrew Harper, wh

The president has de-emphasized and shifted the war on terrorism at a time when fear of foreign attack has receded into the background of American life.
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Spencer Cox, Republican governor of Utah, about his new book, Off Ramp, and his vision for peacemaking.

Belgium's immigration minister has gone on the warpath against evacuating 13 students from Gaza, but they might still be flying out despite her anti-Arab and pro-Israel dog-whistling.

The White House plans to send the money to people in 30 states who have higher incomes and are insured under the Affordable Care Act.

Any MP not voting for it on Friday will condemn thousands of us to die in agony. The public is hugely in favour too, so do the right thing Once in a while, footsoldiers of the House of Commons, you are able to make history by leaving your own indelible footprints on the social fabric. Eras with a Labour majority always leave a legacy of progressive freedoms – whether on abortion, capital punishment, divorce, gay rights, racial discrimination, gender equality or, last time, civil partnerships. Bu

Oops, Nige’s round-robin email skipped over the most embarrassing and dark details – let’s set the record straight Which one of us has not dreamed of getting a personal email from Nigel Farage? So imagine the excitement that Reform supporters must have felt when a message from their leader dropped into their inboxes late on Wednesday night. And mine. Could he also be about to offer everyone in the country £5,000 in return for electing a Reform government? Sadly, not. Even Honest Bob’s planned we

A Labour MP has brought forward an identical bill to the previous attempt, saying she wants peers to "finish the job".

Home secretary tells officers to make ‘full use’ of their powers after masked vigilantes cause weekend of chaos Shabana Mahmood has urged police to curb the activities of far-right, anti-migrant groups which have “obvious malign intent” after a weekend of chaos caused by balaclava-wearing vigilantes. In a meeting on Thursday, the home secretary told senior officers to make “full use” of their powers, including bans on face coverings, after police were assaulted and ports were disrupted in Kent a

Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, along with President Trump and other top administration officials, were saying publicly.

Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I attempt to travel back to 2012, before everything on the internet was an ad Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast I have a confession. I love my social media algorithm. It is a perfectly curated window into my insane and inquiring mind. It knows precisely which videos will tickle me and which memes will gently distract me from the slow collapse of humankind. On Tuesday the Australian government announced “world-leading” refor

The dire financial situation of Ukraine, ahead of what is expected to be a difficult winter with a possible further Russian mobilisation, has reopened the discussion on whether to use Russian frozen assets — raising difficult questions over legality, financial stability and Europe’s leverage in any future peace deal.

Young people still want partners and children. Governments must address the insecurity and isolation preventing them from building families Why are people in one of the world’s richest, safest countries having so few children? Singapore is asking that question. In 2000, its fertility rate matched America’s at 1.6 children per woman. By 2025, it had dropped to 0.87 – almost half the US rate. Singapore’s leaders, worried about population collapse, have reached for the chequebook. Each child, inclu

Republican politicians, donors and lobbyists have been busy networking and partying on the sidelines of a midterm convention that is partly a fund-raiser.
Artisanal cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk exposure to uranium while working. Wikimedia Commons The southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is known as the Copperbelt because of its rich deposits of copper and other minerals. The area was the original source of uranium ore for the first nuclear weapons built by the US’s Manhattan Project (1942 and 1947). Two atomic bombs were then dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The Manhat

Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.

The majority of grants under the $560m Labor program were given to seats held by the party before the election Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese is under fire after an invite-only grant program allocated millions to marginal Labor seats and his old local golf club. The government claims it has broken no rules and delivered its election promises by the standard method but transparency advocates have said the system needs reform and have drawn comparisons

High commissioner to India replaces Olly Robbins, who was sacked over Peter Mandelson scandal The Foreign Office has its first ever female head after the appointment of Lindy Cameron, the high commissioner to India. Cameron’s new role as permanent undersecretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office means she will replace Olly Robbins, who was sacked over the Peter Mandelson scandal. Continue reading...
Persistent allegations of chemical weapons use in the Sudanese civil war have recently been reinforced by new evidence. US news outlets The New York Times and The Washington Post reported on materials shared by an anonymous Middle Eastern intelligence agency. The September 2026 articles paint a picture of concerted efforts by officials in the Sudanese Armed Forces to develop chlorine-based military weapons to be used against the Rapid Support Forces, particularly in and around Khartoum. The city

Despite increased calls to curb migration, asylum application numbers have been following a downward trend, due to geopolitical circumstances and EU cooperation with third countries. Migrants deaths on the journey, however, are far from dropping.

In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.

The Liberal MP and former SAS soldier is under attack from One Nation after complying with a subpoena to give evidence in the failed 2022 civil case Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast “I don’t dislike Mr Roberts-Smith at all. I pity Mr Roberts-Smith. I pity this whole process. I don’t want to be here.” Andrew Hastie was a reluctant witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case. Hastie appeared only under force of subpoena in 2022: compelled to attend court, obliged to
Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried appeals conviction to Supreme Court CNN

It has been a huge week for Labour as Ed Miliband shifted the party’s stance on Israel by announcing sanctions on the illegal settlements in the West Bank and describing what is happening in Gaza as ethnic cleansing. What is behind this shift, and will it make any difference on the ground? You can read Kiran’s analysis on Andy Burnham’s stance here You can read Peter’s article on the Green party internal dispute here Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran on politicsw

Joint appeal issued by Labour MPs Gareth Snell, who voted for the bill, and Meg Hillier, who voted against MPs who voted for and against assisted dying have urged their respective sides not to take the “extraordinary risk” of forcing through the bill using an obscure parliamentary procedure if it continues to be blocked by the Lords. Two Labour MPs have written a warning letter to colleagues in the crucial hours before the next vote, Gareth Snell who voted in favour of the bill, alongside Meg Hi
Grand Theft Auto swerves into Florida’s political season politico.com

An Austrian national who helped document rights violations at the Greek Turkey border in 2020 is suing the EU's data protection watchdog over allegations it failed to protect her rights after Europol collected her personal information amid a Greek criminal case, for which she was later exonerated.

Former prime minister joins in widespread condemnation of ‘offensive’ animated series posted on social media by One Nation Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The former prime minister Tony Abbott has called on One Nation to remove a cartoon labelling the Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie a “traitor” or accept it’s playing a double standard. Senior Liberals along with the independent senator Jacqui Lambie and RSL Australia joined in condemnation of the cartoon on Thursda

Critics said the post, which showed the popular Transformers character facing off against “Mr. Singh,” stigmatized Sikhs, and Hasbro objected to the use of its brand.
Kelly Osbourne Calls Out Mom Sharon’s Far-Right Politics The Daily Beast

The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up energy-related inflation up by 14.3 percent year-on-year
Chris Hollins signals he could challenge John Whitmire for Houston mayor in 2027 Houston Chronicle

A much-reversed appeals court upheld a Texas law requiring schools to post the sacred text.

The EU Commission says its 'omnibus' bill published on Thursday (10 September), will build on the special legal status that the so-called 'outermost regions' of the 27-member bloc have.
Trump promised $5,000 checks if Republicans win the midterms. How would that work? PBS

A new report found that most of the deaths occurred during President Trump’s second term as his administration pursued the Iran-backed group.
Colorado doctors, dentists challenge state law on gender‑transition services in new federal lawsuit Colorado Politics

New budget data and battlefield videos reveal a Russia quietly scrambling to finance soaring war costs, hide territorial setbacks and defend supposedly “safe” assets thousands of kilometres from the front.

A year after the killing of the 31-year-old conservative youth leader, the movement he helped create has splintered. Would that be the case if he were still alive?
Brownsberger edges Lander by 35 votes after Senate race recount State House News Service
Illinois governor’s race shifts to Texas Crain's Chicago Business

The ruling deferred to Missouri’s state Supreme Court, which had invalidated G.O.P.-friendly district lines, saying voters must first have an opportunity to approve the map in a statewide referendum.
“The Democracy Plays” Bring Politics the to Rosendale Theater Chronogram Magazine
Roger Simon, a leading political writer including for the Tribune, dies at 78 Chicago Tribune
Comptroller audit finds issue with N.Y. Ed. Dept.'s handling of teacher shortage spectrumlocalnews.com
James Talarico highlights Republican support for his Senate campaign, collects food for Texas families WFAA
Rival pro-Israel group to spend millions to target AIPAC-backed candidates The Washington Post
The Metro: How America has changed — and hasn’t — 25 years after 9/11 wdet.org
Live fact check: Night 2 of the Republican Midterm Convention PBS
California Politics Shaped by Place, Partisanship, and Affordability Public Policy Institute of California
This Week In Politics: Renewed Conflict With Iran The Villanovan
Trump's promise of $5K payments faces political, economic hurdles Newsday
Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas The Daily News | Texas' Oldest Newspaper
Meet the Candidate: Jerry Zimmerer seeks Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals seat El Paso Times
Housing, addiction, politics and the touchy subject of homelessness Lookout Eugene-Springfield
What the Capriles Meme Actually Says About Venezuela’s Political Heat Map Caracas Chronicles
David Morales will be Providence’s next mayor. His rise will test Rhode Island’s political establishment. The Boston Globe
Charlie Kirk remembered at GOP midterm convention 1 year after shooting death ABC7 Bay Area
Charlie Kirk shooting: One year since political activist was killed in front of thousands at a Utah speaking event ABC7 Bay Area
Column | Remembering Roger Simon, a political journalist with toughness and wit washingtonpost.com
$5,000 for every American? Trump's similar 'dividends' haven’t happened wbkb11.com
Jimmy Kimmel Shifts Political Interview to YouTube Over FCC Worries TVTechnology
Trump offers Americans $5,000 for midterm victory dw.com
WATCH: What Trump told reporters near Ground Zero in 2001 PBS
Attorney opposing Republican-backed Missouri congressional map reacts to Supreme Court cases Kansas City Star
Vance calls on battleground state Republicans to ‘nationalize’ the midterms NBC News
Poll Reveals Political Divide Between California Latina and Latino Voters Latino Policy & Politics Institute
On the Record: Council member Sheneika Smith on her reelection bid, faith and the Clark Sisters Mountain Xpress
Political science major Nadia Agarwalla relishes connections, opportunities to grow while at UMSL UMSL Blogs
Trump administration offers rare muted response on new sanctions against Israel kten.com
How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars : Fresh Air NPR
Immigrant rights groups sue DHS to stop armed officers at polls spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump Offered Cuba Oil and U.S. Investment, but Miami Politics Sank the Deal - REPORT latintimes.com
Trump wants to send Americans money. Congress and economists don't seem thrilled with the idea KSAT
Ontario premier hopes Republicans lose House and Senate as Trump trade war escalates Audacy
Appeals court hands Trump a loss on mail voting as Supreme Court considers his executive order spectrumlocalnews.com
Key takeaways from day one of the Republican midterm convention Houston Public Media
MTA Seniors Explore Patriotism in US Government and Politics The Jewish Link
Inside Texas Politics: Full interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico WFAA
Supreme Court again rejects push to use Trump-backed congressional map in Missouri PBS
How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars NPR
Katie Miller held large stake in Elon Musk’s xAI as she slammed ChatGPT online The Washington Post
Can Trump Buy Back Americans’ Love at $5,000 a Piece? Guess We’ll Find Out. Slate
FILE PHOTO: Mail-in ballot illustration in Philadelphia The Daily News | Texas' Oldest Newspaper
Hoskins instructs Missouri election officials to use 2022 congressional maps spectrumlocalnews.com
‘Being the boring tech giant right now has some upsides’ The Week
Manu Raju has today's midterm headlines with 54 days until the election CNN
WATCH LIVE: Rubio holds news conference with Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori PBS
Will North Carolina's US Senate race feature any debates this year? WUNC News
Cops Won’t Fight Federal Election Interference—So Citizens Will Have To Mother Jones
WATCH LIVE: 2026 Republican Midterm Convention | Night 2 PBS
Guest opinion: What Wisconsin’s Democratic primary reveals about data center politics Wisconsin Watch
Maine Second District candidates spar over debates spectrumlocalnews.com
Sen. Tim Scott blasts Dems in fiery convention speech | CNN Politics CNN
Charlie Kirk assassination anniversary comes as GOP pushes to energize voters spectrumlocalnews.com
Anniversary of Charlie Kirk assassination comes as Republicans push to energize voters spectrumlocalnews.com
Buffalo River Aviation can fly under own authority Talk Business & Politics
New poll shows close race between Jackson and Collins for U.S. Senate spectrumlocalnews.com
Politics, The Vote And The Black Church The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
UM Political Science Professor Selected to Study at Oxford University of Montana
The Supreme Court just handed Republicans a surprisingly decisive midterm loss vox.com
Leave your politics at the door for this year's Latino Cultural Celebration in Hopkins hometownsource.com
Russians about Goethe-Institut: 'Hostage to politics' dw.com
Minogue's blueprint promises audits, tax cuts and a net-zero repeal State House News Service
DW News Africa with Eddy Micah Jr, 10 September 2026 dw.com
Why is Trump defending data centers? The Week
‘Jeopardy!’ Host Reveals Why Politics Isn’t Just a ‘Soapbox’ for Him Yahoo
New political leaders emerge in Rhode Island as old guard falls in primary upsets The Boston Globe
Middle East politics expert to offer online talk jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com
Remember the injustice of forced unionism | GUEST COLUMN Colorado Politics
How Europe Politically Underdeveloped Africa dissentmagazine.org
Utah gov. and Shapiro join forces to fight ‘politics of contempt’ WHYY
The Politics Hour: 25 years since 9/11 and the D.C. Council gets back to work WAMU
Utah Governor Warns Against Politics Severing Relationships 조선일보
British actress Lesley-Anne Down traded in LA’s fires and political leanings for a life in Georgia 930 WFMD Free Talk
How political violence shifted after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot CBS News
Trump’s $5K dividend proposal if Republicans win midterms draws mixed reactions spectrumlocalnews.com
No. 2: Benjamin Netanyahu: Shaping Israel’s politics and global image for a generation The Jerusalem Post
Trump’s Dream World in Dallas The Atlantic
Reem Bailony, Syria’s Transnational Rebellion: Diaspora Politics and the Revolt of 1925-1927 (New Texts Out Now) Jadaliyya
The Far Right Can’t Stand Being Called “Far Right” Mother Jones
Jordan's water crisis amid growing tensions with Israel dw.com
Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with James Talarico won’t air on ABC, will go to YouTube instead Houston Public Media
Supreme Court again blocks new Missouri congressional map favoring GOP The Washington Post
Politics in the Therapy Session Do No Harm
Commentary: In defense of political cinema Los Angeles Times
U.S. Supreme Court again blocks Republican-backed Missouri congressional map Kansas City Star
Kamala Harris to campaign with Sen. Jon Ossoff as part of midterm campaign swing CNN
How Trump created a bizarre and risky midterm scenario for the GOP CNN
Extradition is becoming a political football — here’s how the states can stop it The Hill
Trump promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1M enrollees in 30 states Audacy
Trump announces $500 refunds for nearly 1 million 'Obamacare' enrollees Scripps News
Political strategist Sarah Longwell to speak at Kenyon knoxpages.com
Trump defends Iran war, offers $5k checks if GOP wins The Week
Jimmy Kimmel says show won’t air James Talarico interview on TV, citing FCC threats NBC News
Catholic Voices: The U.S. bishops are speaking out forcefully on politics — and finally being heard The Catholic Observer
42nd Fete des Fleurs exemplifies DBG's mission to “Sustain and delight” | NONPROFIT REGISTER Colorado Politics
What to know about Trump’s proposed $5,000 payouts The Washington Post
Ken Paxton’s New Anti-Trans Attack on James Talarico Is Literally Fake them.us
Trump’s promise of $5,000 ‘dividend’ for US citizens after midterms decried as ‘bribery’ The Guardian
One year later: Kirk’s legacy, political violence and case against suspect Baltimore Sun
Constitutional amendment to ban dark money in Oregon elections could head to 2028 ballot OregonLive.com
'Pretend I'm on the ballot.' 5 takeaways from Day 1 of Trump's midterm convention wbkb11.com
Supreme Court again rejects GOP-friendly congressional map in Missouri for midterms CNN
Supreme Court deals another blow to GOP hopes of capturing extra congressional seat CNN
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s attempt to use newly drawn Republican congressional map NBC News
Trump names Adam Telle acting secretary of the Army The Clarion-Ledger
A political earthquake in Rhode Island: Governor, Providence mayor ousted in primary bostonglobe.com
Israeli legislative election and Netanyahu's politics of enmity Anadolu Ajansı
9/11 and Tampa: Two weeks that reshaped Australian politics Politico
Supreme Court crisis dominates right-wing’s presidential campaigning Valor International
Jason Brown joins C. Bahn Strategic Partners Talk Business & Politics
Charlie Kirk’s legacy, political violence & case against Tyler Robinson: One year later WXLV
Pennsylvania’s biggest Medicaid insurer is building political clout Inquirer.com
Reflections on my 90th birthday—and food politics Food Politics by Marion Nestle -
The Odds: Can Paxton Turn Things Around? CNN
Democratic socialist wins primary for mayor of Providence, Rhode Island The Washington Post
Smith: Canada is Choosing Politics Over People semissourian.com
Meet the new faces of Rhode Island politics The Boston Globe
Multicultural Malmo: Swedish city loathed by far right braces for election aljazeera.com
Maine educators back Troy Jackson for U.S. Senate spectrumlocalnews.com
Foulkes defeats Rhode Island's McKee, 1st governor in 8 years to lose a primary PBS
The Political Cost of Sending Korean Forces to Hormuz Foreign Policy
The AfD is making the weather in German politics The Economist
OU political organizations look ahead to general election The Oakland Post
Taiwan's political institutions 'failing' under divided government: U.S. scholar Focus Taiwan
Letter: Rural representation in Deschutes County politics Redmond Spokesman
Trump threat to Taiwan’s Washington office sparks debate over island’s US policy South China Morning Post