Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure.
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The TelegraphCan Kamala’s knitting-obsessed, topless-modelling stepdaughter help her to the presidency?
When Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter described what her parents thought of her tattoos and quirky hair, she said: “I think they’re all in the realm of, like: ‘I don’t understand it, but I want you to be who you want to be.’”
- The Independent
Trump faces outrage after telling Christian audience they won’t have to vote again
Rep Adam Schiff says ‘Trump helpfully reminds us that the alternative is never having the chance to vote again’
- The Daily Beast
Biden Fires Parting Shot at Supreme Court to Shackle Trump
Joe Biden may have removed his name from the 2024 presidential campaign, but he is determined to leave Donald Trump something to remember him with.Biden is calling for sweeping reforms in the Supreme Court to ensure that no president is above the law. To preserve his legacy, he sees it as imperative to shackle Trump, whom he sees as a threat to democracy.The president wants to transform the Supreme Court to make it less rigid and more answerable—and while any lasting changes are unlikely to pass
- INSIDER
Donald Trump threatened to imprison Mark Zuckerberg if re-elected. Here's a look at his long feud with the Meta CEO.
Trump has threatened to jail Mark Zuckerberg if re-elected. How did we get here? His feud with the Facebook cofounder goes back years.
- HuffPost
Maggie Haberman Spots Sign That Trump ‘Isn’t Quite Sure How To Attack’ Kamala Harris
The New York Times reporter highlighted the former president's unease with his likely 2024 rival.
- The Independent
Republicans are beginning to have second thoughts about JD Vance
Former White House communications director calls Vance ‘a vibes pick by an overconfident Trump that is proving to be a disaster’
- The Telegraph
‘Fat guys’ and prostitutes: How the real Secret Service is nothing like Hollywood
In the 2013 movie Olympus Has Fallen, a murderously efficient Secret Service agent played by Gerard Butler single-handedly defeats a North Korean assault team which has captured the White House and taken the president hostage.
- HuffPost
Meghan McCain Bashes JD Vance's 'Vengeful' Trump Claim With Frank Family Take
Vance acknowledged his past criticism of Trump before cooking up the description of the former president.
- The Daily Beast
J.D. Vance Takes Another Stab at Cleaning Up His ‘Cat Ladies’ Rant
Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), continued to play clean-up Sunday evening after a series of comments resurfaced in which he criticized those without children as insufficiently invested in the future of America and called Democratic politicians a “bunch of childless cat ladies with miserable lives.”Vance appeared on Fox News’ Sunday Night in America With Trey Gowdy to address the controversy, with Gowdy himself saying he’s been contacted by many people who were “disappointed”
- Time
‘Just Plain Weird’: Harris Embraces a New Label for Trump
Kamala Harris told supporters at a fundraiser Saturday that some of the things that Donald Trump and J.D. Vance "are saying, well, it's just plain weird."
- The Telegraph
Dozens of Wagner fighters killed and Russian helicopter destroyed in Mali ambush
Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed and a Russian helicopter was destroyed in an ambush by al-Qaeda-allied rebels in Mali.
- The Guardian
Rupert Murdoch goes to war with his children over his media empire
The move by the billionaire news mogul, 93, could have a ‘real, significant impact’ on the global media landscape
- The Daily Beast
Trump Goes After Miley Cyrus After Praising Her Dad Onstage
Donald Trump took aim at pop icon Miley Cyrus during a speech in Nashville Saturday, immediately after heaping praise on her father, Billy Ray.“Billy Ray Cyrus is here. Where is Billy Ray? He's around here someplace, and he's great. He's a conservative guy. I said, ‘How did you get such a liberal daughter?’ How had that happened, Billy Ray?'” the former president said to a laughing crowd at a Bitcoin conference in a clip posted to X.Billy Ray’s appearance at the conference comes on the heels of
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North Korea mobilises military helicopters for flood rescue
North Korea deployed military helicopters to bring thousands of people stranded in a flood-hit zone to safety, state media reported Monday.The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported leader Kim Jong Un last week "personally guided" a military rescue -- including 10 helicopters and navy lifeboats -- shaking the hands of the pilots "one by one".
- Sky News
Israel strikes Hezbollah targets 'deep inside' Lebanon after deadly football pitch attack in Golan Heights
The Israeli military says it has struck Hezbollah targets "deep inside Lebanese territory". Iran, which backs Hezbollah, has subsequently warned Israel against any new "adventure" in Lebanon. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, had warned Hezbollah it would "pay a heavy price" for an attack on a football pitch in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in which 12 people including children were killed, Israeli authorities said.
- HuffPost
'Name It What It Is': Gov. Tim Walz Hits Trump & Co. With Scathing 1-Word Takedown
The potential VP candidate said this term helps rob Trump of some of his power.
- Associated Press
Lawmakers from 6 countries say Beijing is pressuring them not to attend conference in Taiwan
Lawmakers from at least six countries said Chinese diplomats were pressuring them not to attend a China-focused conference in Taiwan, in what they described as efforts to isolate the self-governed island. Politicians in Bolivia, Colombia, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and one Asian country that declined to be named said they were getting texts, calls and urgent requests for meetings that would conflict with their plans to travel to Taipei. China vehemently defends its claim to Taiwan and views it as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.
- INSIDER
A SWAT sniper at the Trump shooting said his team wasn't briefed and 'had no communication' with the Secret Service before the attack
Jason Woods of the Beaver County SWAT team told ABC that his squad only communicated with Secret Service agents on the ground after the shooting.
- BBC
Italy PM Meloni vows to 'relaunch' ties with China
Ms Meloni last year removed Italy from President Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative.
- Associated Press
Harris raised $200 million in first week of White House campaign and signed up 170,000 volunteers
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eyepopping haul in her race against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump. The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, said the bulk of the donations — 66% — comes from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle and were made after President Joe Biden announced his exit from the race and endorsed Harris. Over 170,000 volunteers have also signed up to help the Harris campaign with phone banking, canvassing and other get-out-the-vote efforts.