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Big blow to Mamata! Another TMC leader Madan Mitra quits, joins rebel camp
Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra has resigned from Mamata Banerjee's faction. He joined the rebel TMC faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday. Mitra accused Abhishek Banerjee of refusing to step aside during the party's crisis. This development follows summons issued to Mitra's family by the Enforcement Directorate. The ED is investigating a municipal recruitment scam in West Bengal.
Iran launches attacks across region as US strikes continue
Iran attacked Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan on Tuesday night, claiming to destroy the US Fifth Fleet’s command centre.
Inside Iran's high-stakes cyber op to hunt down US troops in the Middle East
International News: Iran allegedly exploited weaknesses in decades-old telecommunications technology to track the mobile phones of US military personnel across the Middle.
UK working to ban goods and services exports to and imports from Israeli settlements
The UK government is working on a ban on imports and exports to illegal Israeli settlements, the trade minister confirmed on Wednesday morning.
You shouldn’t need a permit to pray in your own home — the Supreme Court should agree
A zoning technicality is being used to lock Americans out of court when the government chills their First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court should put a stop to it.When the government threatens you for exercising a constitutional right, can it force you to run a bureaucratic gauntlet before a federal court will even hear your case? On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to answer that question in its next term in Grand v. City of University Heights. It should answer no.A prayer group and...
SEN. BLUMENTHAL, REP. TAKANO: Congress can fund veterans’ care without taking benefits from disabled heroes
This week, the House will vote on the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. This legislation includes nearly 60 bills, including several bipartisan priorities that we have authored and fought to advance as the top Democrats on the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees — most notably the Major Richard Star Act. Unfortunately, Republicans have chosen a partisan path to advance this legislation, and we have a serious problem with how they are proposing to pay for it.To cover the costs of the...
JOHN YOO: Barrett and Kagan’s safety plea exposes the left’s war on the Supreme Court
"Maybe I lack imagination, but I didn’t expect that performing this service was going to put me in the position of explaining to my children what a bulletproof vest was and why I had to wear one," Justice Amy Coney Barrett told Congress on Monday.Justice Barrett was explaining in vivid terms why the Supreme Court had requested an additional $14.6 million, as part of its $228 million budget request, for enhanced security.SUPREME COURT JUSTICES HEAD TO CAPITOL HILL FOR FIRST CONGRESSIONAL APPEARAN...
Nominee for top intel post faces lawmakers eager to see him replace the current leader
National SecurityNominee for top intel post faces lawmakers eager to see him replace the current leaderJay Clayton’s confirmation hearing comes amid growing concern among Democrats that the Trump administration will try to use the intelligence agencies to interfere with the midterm elections.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks in New York City on June 3. Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesShareAdd...
CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz faces Senate for confirmation hearing
Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for CDC director, faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages, and new layers of political review.(Image credit: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Todd Blanche's confirmation brings one Epstein survivor to center stage
National Todd Blanche's confirmation brings one Epstein survivor to center stage July 15, 20265:00 AM ET By Ava Berger Dani Bensky, a vocal survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, balances her personal life with her activism. Corrie Aune for NPR hide caption toggle caption Corrie Aune for NPR In the early morning hours in a quiet New Jersey suburb, Dani Bensky struggles to get her energetic, wannabe "ninja" out the door and to school. Her son Dax bounces around the house throwing impressive kicks...
UK proposes overnight social media curfew for older teens
The British government on Tuesday unveiled new online safety measures that would introduce a default overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds, expanding its efforts to strengthen protections for minors online.Under the proposal, social media access for users aged 16 and 17 would be blocked by default between midnight and 6 a.m.Features designed to keep users online for longer, including autoplay and infinite scrolling, would also be turned off by default, although users could chang...
Ukraine blitzes another 19 Russian tankers overnight, with 136 vessels now hit in ten days in huge blow to Putin
Ukraine attacked another 19 Russian tankers last night, as the nation steps up its war against Putin's shadow fleet.
'In solidarity with Wangchuk': CJP announces 1-day mass hunger strike on July 16
The Cockroach Janata Party will hold a hunger strike on July 16 supporting Sonam Wangchuk. Wangchuk's health is declining on his eighteenth day of fasting. He has lost significant muscle mass and is experiencing immense pain. A court petition seeks to force-feed Wangchuk and move him to a hospital. This intervention is deemed necessary to preserve his life and prevent further deterioration.
Watch: US strikes hit watchtower at Iran's Chabahar as Middle East conflict escalates
US strikes hit a watchtower in Iran's southeastern port city of Chabahar as Washington intensified its military campaign, with attacks reported across multiple parts of the country amid rapidly escalating tensions between the two nations.
Scrapping plans to make 'Boriswave' migrants wait longer for permanent residency set to cost each British household more than £1,000
Scrapping plans to make "Boriswave" migrants wait longer for permanent residency will cost each British household more than £1,000, new analysis has shown.A total of 1.6 million foreign workers rushed to Britain between 2021 and 2024, thanks to Boris Johnson's visa reforms in what has now been dubbed "Boriswave".To combat the population surge, Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, has announced plans to double the time it takes for foreign nationals to obtain permanent settled status in the UK.Th...
‘What are you hiding from?!’ Andy Burnham slammed by top Tory as incoming PM dodges scrutiny amid sweeping to power
Kevin Hollinrake has accused Andy Burnham of “dodging scrutiny” after Labour intervened to prevent the incoming prime minister from being questioned by MPs. Speaking to GB News, the Conservative Party chairman posed a direct challenge to the former Manchester mayor, saying: “What are you hiding from?”Yesterday, MPs accused the incoming Labour leader of “running scared” after an attempt by the Conservatives to force a vote on extending Parliament’s sitting so MPs could question Mr Burnham’s Gover...
We shouldn't confuse politics and football - Scaloni
We shouldn't confuse politics and football - ScaloniImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lionel Scaloni led Argentina to their third World Cup triumph in 2022ByPaul BattisonBBC Sport JournalistPublished2 minutes agoArgentina manager Lionel Scaloni says he is "not going to mix" football and politics before his side's World Cup semi-final against England in Atlanta on Wednesday.The two nations will resume one of international football's most storied rivalries at the Atlanta Stadium, as England...
Supriya Sule rules out NDA switch, says NCP (SP) yet to decide on Delimitation Bill
Supriya Sule denied her party would support the Delimitation Bill without discussion. She stated the NCP (SP) remains firmly aligned with the INDIA alliance. Discussions about the bill will occur within the INDIA bloc after its introduction. Recent meetings with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis fueled merger speculation. However, NCP leaders have refuted claims of any merger talks.
Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv to announce new defence initiatives as Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes – Europe live
In Brussels EU ambassadors will be trying to work out the details of the 21st sanctions package for RussiaHere is your daily briefing on Ukraine from Warren Murray:European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is in Kyiv today with plans to announce “new initiatives to integrate our defence industries,” a day after both European and Ukrainian armies were involved in the Bastille Day parade in Paris. Continue reading...
Starmer faces final Cabinet and PMQs as Burnham nears Labour leadership finish line – UK politics live
The outgoing Labour leader will have final talks with his senior ministers in No 10 before taking his last PMQsGood morning. Everyone likes a leaving do and today it’s Keir Starmer’s, or at least his parliamentary one. If the colleague who is going is someone you like and admire, then the chance to see them thanked and celebrated is welcome. And if the colleague who is going is someone that you don’t like, or who has stayed too long, then that’s even better. At a good leaving do, there are also...