Supreme Court backs state laws banning transgender girls from sports
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Rubio, eastern Libya General Saddam Haftar discuss unifying country’s military, economy, politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos hosted Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Lt.-Gen. Saddam Haftar in Washington on Monday, the State Department and LNA confirmed.
· JAMES GENN
Enviados de EEUU llegan a Qatar para reuniones sobre acuerdo con Irán
Steve Witkoff, enviado especial para el Medio Oriente, en la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 24 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
· Jon Gambrell
Donald Trump touts Supreme Court win after day of mixed rulings
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· Joe Miller
Did Trump betray Israel — or set the biggest trap of his presidency? - opinion
The most dangerous thing about Donald Trump’s new Iran MOU is not that Israelis know they have been betrayed.
· ADAM SCOTT BELLOS
No-bid White House contract awarded for ballroom construction to tune of $500 b.
White House officials last year awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million for the construction of the East Wing ballroom, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing a copy of the agreement.
· REUTERS
‘They haven’t set foot there’: Israel questioned over Lebanon withdrawal plan (VIDEO)
The mayor of a southern Lebanese village has questioned Israel’s reported withdrawal plan that came as part of an initial agreement reached in Washington.
· RT
‘They haven’t set foot there’: Lebanese mayor questions Israeli withdrawal claim (VIDEO)
The mayor of a southern Lebanese village has questioned Israel’s reported withdrawal plan that came as part of an initial agreement reached in Washington.
· RT
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Qatar for talks amid Persian Gulf tensions
Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East, listens as President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meet in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
· Jon Gambrell
Rights groups sue Ghana over US third-country deportations
Ghana is facing a legal challenge at West Africa's highest court over its role in accepting migrants deported from the United States under President Donald Trump's third-country deportation policy.
· AfricaNews
White House AI crackdown opens door for Chinese model makers to close gap
The Trump administration's crackdown on Anthropic's leading artificial intelligence models is looking like a gift to the country's top adversary in the AI race: China
· Samantha Subin
Are US and Iranian negotiators meeting in Doha? What we know about talks
President Donald Trump has claimed that American negotiators will hold talks with Iran in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Tuesday after days of tit-for-tat attacks, but Tehran has denied any planned meeting with the United States.
· Urooba Jamal
Judge raps Trump over bid to freeze Gateway tunnel funding: ‘Flagrantly violates federal law’
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· Samuel Chamberlain
China is a clear winner from Trump’s war in Middle East, report concludes
Beijing, whose stockpiles and renewables industry allowed it to withstand energy shock, is now gaining from global solar and EV push
· Amy Hawkins
Supreme Court ruling expands Trump’s power, key points of US and Iran disagreements, World Cup sticker albums
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· Nadja Lovadinov
No direct US-Iran talks in Doha, Qatari official says
No high-level meetings or direct talks between the United States and Iran were planned in Doha, a Qatari official said on Tuesday, after Washington said it had sent a top delegation for negotiations.
· Middleeasteye
Nuclear weapons storage in spotlight as US plans $4bn boost for its UK airbases
Exclusive: Pentagon files suggest some new facilities will store nuclear arsenal, with $163m also earmarked for secretive spy base
· Harry Davies, Robevans
Birthright citizenship live updates: Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s order
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Live updates: Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss E. Jean Carroll case
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s finding that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
Israeli Defense Chief Lashes Out At Trump Policy For Preventing Destruction Of Hezbollah
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz in a talk before reporters Monday ripped the Trump administration, blaming the US for giving into Iran's demands that a peace framework incorporate the Lebanon front.
· Tyler Durden
Hamas hardens disarmament stance after talks with Trump adviser: reports
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· Jewish News Syndicate
US Supreme Court hands Trump 3-1 defeat in key rulings: What we know
The United States Supreme Court on Monday issued a series of major rulings related to President Donald Trump, including three that went against him and one that went in his favour.
· Sarah Shamim
Supreme Court blocks failed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore from collecting $8.2M defamation award over 2017 campaign ad
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· Samuel Chamberlain
U.S. crude oil hovers above $70 as Trump, Iran issue mixed messages on talks in Qatar
Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as energy market participants closely monitored the potential for fresh talks between the U.S. and Iran in Qatar.
· Sam Meredith
Advocacy groups file complaint against Ghana over Trump deportations
Advocacy groups have filed a complaint against Ghana at West Africa’s top human rights court, accusing the country of helping the United States deport people to nations where they could face serious harm.
· Al Jazeera Staff
‘I was devastated’: the Nigerian with albinism deported under Trump’s asylum crackdown
Her two siblings both gained asylum before the Trump administration’s changes to immigration policy. But instead of being allowed to join them, she is being deported to Uganda
· Sarah Johnson
Senate ready to convene as impeachment court for VP Duterte trial on July 6
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Trump’s DOJ Said Police Reform Was “Factually Unjustified.” A New Report Shows Otherwise.
Last year, when the Trump Justice Department dropped its oversight of troubled police departments in cities such as Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis, it argued that the reform efforts were “factually unjustified.”
· Topher Sanders
Anger at supreme court ruling on Trump’s power to fire agency chiefs – US politics live
Today is the final day for the supreme court to lay out the last rulings of its nine-month term
· Olivia Konotey Ahulu
AP-NORC poll shows differing views on what the American flag means
Miniature American flags flutter in wind gusts across the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
· Corey Williams
Alleged Epstein victim and Trump accuser living in fear of retaliation, relative says
Trump administration faces an escalating controversy over handling of ‘Jane Doe 4’ documents in Epstein files. White House has called her allegations ‘completely baseless’
· Marilyn W Thompson
The supreme court has again undermined the power of Congress | Moira Donegan
The Trump v Slaughter decision allows the president further influence over agencies Congress itself created
· Moira Donegan
Trump’s Fulbright cuts mark end of a soft power era
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Red Sox host the Nationals on home winning streak
Washington Nationals (43-43, fourth in the NL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (37-46, fifth in the AL East)
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Lee goes to Gwangju to launch Korea's AI Industrial Revolution
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
· Ji Da-gyum
Is the tide turning against Russia in Ukraine?
LONDON – Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a tough few months. While the Ukraine war never unfolded according to plan, Putin believed, until recently, that time was on his side. Russia managed to increase its share of occupied Ukrainian territory in 2025 — albeit only slightly, from 18.5% to 19.3%. More impor…
· Sergei Guriev
Is this the beginning of the end of pro-Israel Aipac's dominance in US politics? | The National
For the past half century, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee – better known as Aipac – largely held sway in elections in both US mainstream political parties. They threatened and intimidated those who opposed them and, when a critic of Israel was defeated, they boasted of victory, holding it up for others…
· James Zogby
Over 58,000 buildings likely damaged or destroyed in Venezuela — satellite data
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week damaged or destroyed more than 58,000 buildings, according to a preliminary assessment of satellite data published by US space agency NASA.
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Senate-flix: The ‘war’ within
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What is Iran looking for in any upcoming talks with the US?
After Iran and the United States exchanged attacks at the end of last week, attention has once again turned to diplomacy, with President Donald Trump saying that the two sides would hold talks in Doha on Tuesday.
· Maziar Motamedi
Iran lawmaker says US role in region has ended
Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee, said the “era of US interference in regional affairs is over” and argued that Washington would gain nothing from a renewed role in the region.
· Middleeasteye
La obsesión de Trump por el voto tuvo resultados dispares, pero aún puede influir en noviembre
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se dirige al público tras hablar en la conferencia de la Coalición Fe y Libertad en el Washington Hilton, el viernes 26 de junio de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Bill Barrow
Iran, US to resume peace talks in Doha after setbacks due to strikes, Strait of Hormuz tensions
The United States and Iran will meet today in Doha, US President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social, despite setbacks in the ongoing peace negotiations since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding earlier this month.
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Two deals show Trump's different approaches to key players in Middle East
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· Matthew Doran
Supreme Court says Fed’s Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve.
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Republican Tom Kean Jr. set to return to Congress after long absence
Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., listens during a Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs about Belarus on Capitol Hill, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)
· Mike Catalini
Trump's fixation on changing voting rules has had mixed results
President Donald Trump addresses the crowd as he departs after speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s policy conference at the Washington Hilton, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Bill Barrow
Congresswoman seeks vote on US backing of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Lebanon
US Representative Rashida Tlaib said she will force another vote in Congress aimed at ending US involvement in what she described as Israel’s “campaign of ethnic cleansing and territorial expansion” in Lebanon.
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Contreras y Durbin pegan jonrón y Medias Rojas amplían racha a 5 con triunfo 6-3 ante Nacionales
Andruw Monasterio (32) y Ceddanne Rafaela, de los Medias Rojas de Boston, celebran después de superar a los Nacionales de Washington en el juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas, el lunes 29 de junio de 2026, en Boston. (AP Foto/Mary Schwalm)