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President continues to tout ‘very good’ talks with Iran, which Iranian officials continue to deny – key US politics stories from 24 March 2026 at a glance Donald Trump declared victory in his war on Iran on Tuesday amid reports that the US is in the process of deploying about 1,000 more soldiers to the region as the president touts “very good” talks with Iran are ongoing. Iranian officials contin
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Panel denies attorney general’s bid after Riverside county sheriff Chad Bianco seized 650,000 special-election ballots A three-judge panel has denied a filing by California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, seeking a court order to stop the Riverside county sheriff’s department from continuing its recount of ballots from the November 2025 special election. The LA Times reported that Bonta filed a pe
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Just as many people are ready to blame the government for its spending as they do global inflationary headwinds, making reform difficult for Albanese Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of Australians approve of US-Israel war on Iran Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians watching fuel prices skyrocket and interest rates surge in the wake of Donald Trump’s “
Survey puts Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco ahead with Democratic vote split between large field of candidates Republicans continue to lead the California governor’s race amid a crowded field of Democrats, a new poll commissioned by the state’s Democratic party found, fueling concerns of a conservative win in the famously liberal state. The party on Tuesday published the results of a large-scale pol
Tania Warner says she has documents showing she is in the US legally, but immigration agents were not swayed Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A Canadian woman who has been imprisoned with her seven-year-old daughter by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has cautioned other immigrants that they are at risk of detention, even if they follow the co
Board and players unanimously approve new CBA deal Seven-year agreement runs through end of 2032 season Free agency, expansion draft now come in quick rush Explained: what the new deal means for players The WNBA’s board of governors unanimously ratified the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday. Their vote came a day after the players also unanimously approved the seven-year C
Markets and the Treasury are pricing a quick exit. Without a credible political endgame, Donald Trump cannot deliver one Whatever else Donald Trump’s “ pause ” is, it is not a ceasefire. Iranian barrages targeted Israel, Gulf Arab states and northern Iraq on Tuesday, while Israeli and US warplanes struck across Iran. What Mr Trump’s statement did was to narrow US targets to exclude power plants a
Australian-born Maga influencer Nick Adams appointed to role for tourism, exceptionalism and American values Donald Trump’s appointment of Nick Adams, the “alpha male” Australian turned American internet provocateur as a new special presidential envoy on Tuesday, could give fuel to theories that the White House is deliberately trolling the world. The president nominated the Sydney-born Maga influ
California governor backtracks and says he meant to apply term to Israel’s future if it continues on present trajectory The California governor, Gavin Newsom, backtracked on earlier remarks likening Israel to an “apartheid state” in a new interview with Politico published on Tuesday. In the interview, the Democrat, who is widely expected to launch a presidential bid in 2028, said that when he use
White House is defending US authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem the border too overburdened US supreme court justices indicated sympathy on Tuesday toward Donald Trump’s administration in its defense of the government’s authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem US-Mexico border crossings too overburdened to handle additional claims. The legal dispute centers
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Greg Bovino says Trump’s immigration crackdown hasn’t gone far enough in exit interview with the New York Times As his retirement looms, Gregory Bovino , the US border patrol’s former commander-at-large, has contended that efforts to curb illegal immigration by Donald Trump’s administration have not gone far enough – showing no remorse over federal agents’ killings of two US citizens in Minneapol
Airline CEOs have urged Congress to restore funding to the TSA as lengthy security lines plague US airports Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Delta Air Lines is partly suspending its speciality service desk for members of Congress until funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is restored, the airline confirmed on Tuesday, as securit
Senate leader proposes compromise to fund homeland security shutdown amid chaotic scenes at airports US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump on Tuesday swore in Markwayne Mullin as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), while Senate Republicans unveiled a compromise that would restart funding to most of the agency but appea
Ruling linked to takeover of Autonomy in 2011 comes two years after tech tycoon died in superyacht disaster The estate of late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been ordered to pay £920m to the technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP) two years after he died in a superyacht disaster. The ruling by London’s high court said the estate was liable to pay the sum as compensation, costs and interest fo
Advocates say Lee Zeldin’s EPA has rolled back protections and cut staff and funding, putting health at risk Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox More than 160 environmental and public health organizations on Tuesday called for Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, to resign or be fired. “No [EPA] administrator in history – D
DoD announces ‘interim’ policy for journalists decried by newspaper as ‘end-run around the court’s ruling’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The New York Times on Tuesday accused the Pentagon of disobeying a judge’s ruling that undid much of the restrictive agreement journalists were forced to sign or lose access to the building. The judge, Paul Friedma
President called practice ‘mail-in cheating’ at Monday event after voting in Florida House race via mail US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump has described voting by mail as “cheating” at an event in Memphis, Tennessee, just days after casting a mail‑in ballot himself. “Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, a
Workers are ‘in the middle of chaos from political games’ as Senate Republicans try to negotiate with Democrats to reopen DHS Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Workers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are reeling from the White House’s deployment of immigration law enforcement into airports as TSA workers enter their sixth week with
Oahu residents face gruelling cleanup as floods damage hundreds of homes and losses are expected to top $1bn Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades has swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud. Authorities said hu
Top prediction market sites usher in new guardrails after senators introduced bill that could limit booming industry Kalshi and Polymarket , the two biggest prediction market sites, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after two key senators announced legislation that could severely curtail the industry’s prospects. Kalshi said it would ban politica
NYPD have yet to catch suspect who appears to be on losing streak after stealing limited funds from Chase banks An allegedly well-practiced New York bank robber is on a losing streak – and still on the run – after hitting six Chase branches across Queens, Brooklyn, Harlem and the Bronx over five consecutive days and coming away with just $605, according to authorities. New York police have yet to
Shiffrin wins slalom to move 85 points clear overall Aicher must win Wednesday’s giant slalom finale American star eyes record-tying sixth overall crown Mikaela Shiffrin v Emma Aicher for the most prestigious title in women’s skiing will go to the season-ending final race on Wednesday. Shiffrin won yet another slalom on Tuesday – her ninth in 10 World Cup starts this season – by a massive margin
A study found correlation between the environment and long-term wellness in sample of 1,978 who attended college between 1940-80 Attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult may be linked with better later-life cognitive outcomes for Black Americans, according to a recent study. The authors sampled 1,978 Black American adults who attended college between 1940 and 1
Images and videos online showed large plume of smoke and flames billowing out from refinery, but no one was injured Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox An oil refinery fire near the Texas coast was put out on Tuesday and a temporary shelter-in-place order was lifted, hours after a large explosion at the complex shot plumes of smoke into the air, officials
Nasa reports show repeated warnings of close calls before crash that killed two pilots and injured 41 others Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Pilot safety concerns about New York’s LaGuardia airport were filed to aviation officials months before Sunday’s collision between an airplane and a firetruck left two pilots dead and 41 other people hospitalized
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