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Top five takeaways from Homeland Security budget hearings
Lawmakers have been in a stalemate for over 60 days about funding the entire department, which includes agencies that oversee immigration enforcement, disaster relief, cybersecurity and the U.S. Coast Guard.(Image credit: Heather Diehl)
Now even Wes Streeting is piling pressure on Reeves to cut welfare spending and boost defence
Now even Wes Streeting is piling pressure on Reeves to cut welfare spending and boost defenceBy JASON GROVES, POLITICAL EDITOR and DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 23:06, 16 April 2026 | Updated: 23:07, 16 April 2026 e-mail View comments
BREAKING: Top Foreign Office official Olly Robbins sacked after Mandelson vetting failings
Starmer orders Foreign Office to explain after overruling Mandelson vettingThe Prime Minister was not aware that the former Labour grandee was granted developed vetting against the advice of UK Security Vetting until earlier this week, the Government has saidCommentsNewsHelen Corbett and Sophie Wingate23:06, 16 Apr 2026Updated 23:13, 16 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesPrime Minister Keir Starmer pictured today(Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Sir Keir Starmer has ordered the Foreign Office to explain how L...
Jeffries says he’s ‘deeply skeptical’ of FISA extension without new privacy protections
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested on Thursday that he’s ready to oppose an extension of the government’s warrantless surveillance powers unless it contains new privacy guardrails.  Jeffries stopped short of saying he’ll oppose a clean extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which GOP leaders in Congress and the…
Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins SACKED by Starmer over Mandelson vetting
Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins SACKED by Keir Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandalPrime Minister Keir Starmer has sacked the Foreign Office’s top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins over the vetting of Lord Peter MandelsonCommentsNewsLizzy Buchan Political Editor and Eliana Nunes News Reporter23:04, 16 Apr 2026Updated 23:18, 16 Apr 2026View ImageOlly Robbins has been sacked(Image: REUTERS)Keir Starmer has sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal.The...
Top Foreign Office civil servant to leave post after Starmer loses confidence
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Top Foreign Office official to leave post after Mandelson vetting row
Top Foreign Office official to leave post after Mandelson vetting rowJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCThe top official at the Foreign Office is leaving his post, after it emerged Lord Mandelson failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador.The BBC understands the prime minister and the foreign secretary have lost confidence in Sir Olly Robbins.It comes after the government confirmed the Foreign Office went against the recommendation of the vetting agency and allowed Lord Man...
Shouting match erupts between RFK Jr. and Dem lawmaker over his comments about Black children
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. found himself in a shouting match with a congresswoman after she questioned him about previous comments he made about Black children during a budget hearing Thursday.Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., confronted Kennedy about remarks he made during a 2024 podcast interview alleging that all Black children are overmedicated and need to be "re-parented.""Mr. Secretary, you’ve all ready admitted that you are not a board-certified physician and you’ve...
Hillary Clinton rips Trump on migrant child detentions, but Bill Clinton’s own record cuts deep
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the Trump administration's immigration enforcement practices, warning that the detention of thousands of migrant children is causing "terrible damage" – but data from former President Bill Clinton's tenure shows a similar trend. "Terrible damage to children is being done in our name," Clinton shared in an X post on Wednesday, along with data showing the Trump administration has so far detained 6,200 children, with an average of 226 children he...
Trump warns Iran of 'nuclear holocaust' hours after bragging about peace
Trump warns Iran of 'nuclear holocaust' hours after bragging about peacePresident Donald Trump warned Iran of a potential 'nuclear holocaust' while announcing a 10-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, claiming credit for brokering the peace dealNewsJeremiah Hassel Senior U.S. News Reporter and Callum Hoare22:59, 16 Apr 2026Updated 23:03, 16 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesTrump warned that a "nuclear holocaust" will occur if Iran doesn't accept a U.S. deal(...
Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins leaves post in Mandelson vetting row
Robbins had been in job three weeks when Foreign Office overruled security officials, paving way for Mandelson to become US ambassadorMandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decisionSir Olly Robbins, the UK Foreign Office’s top civil servant, is leaving his post after the decision to fail Peter Mandelson during his security vetting was overruled by his department.Robbins was the Foreign Office’s most senior official in late January 2025 when the decision was made, paving the way fo...
US general warns Russia may be developing nuclear anti-satellite weapon in orbit
The head of U.S. Space Command said the U.S. is "very concerned" that Russia may be developing a nuclear weapon in space to target satellites, warning such a move could disrupt global communications, GPS systems and daily life on Earth.Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, the commander of U.S. Space Command, made the remarks during an appearance on The General & The Journalist, a weekly podcast by The Times."Russia remains a very historic and sophisticated space power. Yes, they have been hurt by econom...
House lawmakers express disgust over Swalwell not being exposed sooner: 'It's shameful':
Lawmakers from both parties expressed disgust and alarm that Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has been able to hold elected office for 16 years, build a national profile — even mount a front-running gubernatorial campaign — all the while masking the alleged sexual misconduct that forced him from office earlier this week."There needs to be a zero-tolerance policy in the Capitol for that type of behavior," Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., said."I’m glad that he resigned. He needed to resign. My heart brea...
BBC Question Time erupts as audience confronts Starmer on Mandelson appointment
BBC Question Time erupts as audience confronts Starmer on Mandelson appointmentBBC Question Time was thrown into chaos as the audience began to heckle a Labour politician over whether Sir Keir Starmer should resign amid the fallout from the Lord Mandelson controversyNewsPaige Ingram and Katie Harris22:55, 16 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesA Labour politician was questioned about Sir Keir Starmer's future on tonight's Question Time(Image: BBC)Question Time audience members started jeering as a La...
Donald Trump announces White House bunker with bomb shelters and state-of-the-art hospital
A federal judge has blocked above-ground construction work on the White House ballroom, but below-ground White House bunker construction ca continue and Trump has now unveiled several of the facilities planned
آمریکا متن توافق آتشبس لبنان را منتشر کرد؛ پایان وضعیت جنگی و آغاز مذاکرات مستقیم
وزارت خارجه آمریکا از دستیابی به توافق آتشبس میان اسرائیل و لبنان خبر داده و اعلام کرده دو کشور برای نخستینبار در دهههای اخیر، پایان وضعیت جنگی را به رسمیت شناختهاند. این توافق همچنین مسیر مذاکرات مستقیم برای رسیدن به صلح پایدار را هموار میکند.
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect: Live updates
The agreement includes Israel’s right to take “all necessary measures in self-defense” if attacked The 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon entered into force on Friday, with US President Donald Trump insisting that Hezbollah is part of the agreement, although the armed group had boycotted peace talks with Israel as futile. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) renewed their operation in Lebanon in early March after Hezbollah fired rockets and mortars at Israel in support of Iran....
10-Day Ceasefire Deal Between Israel, Lebanon Takes Effect
A 10-day ceasefire deal agreed between Lebanon and Israel took effect on Thursday, as US President Donald Trump said he was trying to set up the first-ever meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
Graham on Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: ‘Last thing’ US needs is to ‘throw Hezbollah a lifeline’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) responded on Thursday to the new short-term ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.  “While I appreciate every effort to bring peace through diplomacy in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon, we have to be realistic about the situation on the ground,” the GOP senator wrote on the social platform X.  “The…
Hegseth attacks 'unpatriotic' media and compares reporters to Jewish biblical group
Iran warHegseth attacks 'unpatriotic' media and compares reporters to Jewish biblical groupThe defense secretary has frequently attacked the media over Iran war coverage.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleHegseth says U.S. is 'locked and loaded' if Iran talks fail00:47Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 16, 2026, 5:50 PM EDTBy Rich SchapiroDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth escalated his attacks on the media Thursday, compari...