The person who died when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives burst into flames outside the hotel in Las Vegas part-owned by Donald Trump was a highly decorated US army Green Beret who was deployed twice to Afghanistan, officials have …
New Orleans attack death toll rises to 15 The New Orleans parish coroner, Dr Dwight McKenna, has said the death toll from the New Year’s Day vehicle attack in the city’s French Quarter has risen to at least 15. An …
The rise of Donald Trump aroused in me an old fear of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Both McCarthy and Trump rose to power as demagogues who fed on the American public’s fear of “enemies within”. My family had cause to fear …
At least eight deputies with the Los Angeles sheriff’s department have been dismissed for their roles in the arrest and beating of a transgender man in February 2023, the Los Angeles Times reports. An FBI investigation remains ongoing. Deputy Joseph …
Senate passes Pentagon spending bill The US Senate has voted 85-14 to pass the $895bn National Defense Authorization Act, legislation which ignited a debate about providing gender-affirming care to transgender children of military service members. The bill which passed in …
Vance backs Kash Patel for FBI director JD Vance backed Kash Patel’s pick as FBI director, saying Patel is in a “very good spot” for Senate approval. Still, the vice president-elect was unsure whether he would join Patel on Capitol …
Trump team signs agreement on background checks for nominees The Trump transition team said it has entered a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Justice. “This is the next step in the ongoing preparation of senior administration officials …
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes releasing ethics report on Gaetz – report Politico reports that the Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, said he is against the ethics committee releasing its report into drug use and sexual misconduct …
Picking RFK Jr as health secretary is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group Maya Yang Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US secretary of health and human services has prompted widespread criticisms towards Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist who …
Harris tells Nevada: ‘Make no mistake – we will win’ “Make no mistake: we will win,” she says. “It is time for a new generation of leadership in America,” says Harris. “And I am ready to offer that leadership.” Harris, …
