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Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra clash in testy California governor’s race debate
The candidates running to replace Gavin Newsom sparred over taxes, immigration and regulating AI Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton, the candidates running to be California’s next governor, clashed Wednesday over taxes, immigration and regulating artificial intelligence in a testy debate held days be
admin · September 30, 2026
Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
Pentagon head hails military with ‘no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals’ in anti-DEI rant Send us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midterms The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has confirmed plans to cut 20% of generals and a
admin · September 30, 2026
Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that Elon Musk will co-lead a government project to study the future of warfare, marking the SpaceX CEO’s first return to government since he ran the ch
admin · September 30, 2026
Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress members
Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rules The US Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress, after Democrats refused to advance a measure they said would let lawmakers keep the
admin · September 30, 2026
Trump DoJ indicts 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges in Minnesota
The charges are senior officials’ latest attempt to heighten voter fraud concerns amid midterm election campaigning US politics live – latest updates The US Department of Justice indicted another 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges on Wednesday as Donald Trump ’s administration
admin · September 30, 2026
Kristi Noem, former Trump homeland security chief, files for divorce
Noem cites irreconcilable differences in filing that comes after husband Bryon Noem involved in tabloid scandal Kristi Noem, who was fired by Donald Trump after a rumbustious stint as homeland security secretary, is divorcing her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, citing “irreconcila
admin · September 30, 2026
Send us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midterms
Our politics and foreign policy reporters will answer your questions live in a Q&A on Tuesday 6 October The war with Iran has had major implications for Americans’ wallets , government spending and US foreign policy. It’s also been key in reshaping the political landscape as it enters its se
admin · September 30, 2026
Nurse charged with helping man in hospital escape from ICE custody
FBI accuses Chloe Freeman of federal misdemeanor in case of undocumented Mexican migrant arrested in Michigan The federal government is charging a Michigan nurse accused of illegally helping an undocumented immigrant, who was being treated in a hospital, escape from immigration officials, court reco
admin · September 30, 2026
US trade regulator opens investigation into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI
FTC move is first official US enforcement ⁠action on rogue AI agents, following surge in incidents first reported in July The US’s main trade regulator is conducting an industry-wide investigation ⁠into Anthropic, OpenAI and other ⁠AI labs ​to uncover the potential dangers their technology
admin · September 30, 2026
Federal Reserve watchdog finds no criminal violations for building renovation cost overruns
Trump criticized $2.4bn rehab amid attempts to pressure then Fed chair Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates An internal watchdog said the Federal Reserve mismanaged costs associated with a $2.4bn renovation of its Washington DC headquarters, but noted that no criminal violations occurred, acco
admin · September 30, 2026
‘President of the Unites States’: White House’s AI accord includes spelling error
Donald Trump and six tech executives voluntarily signed the document, which included a misspelling, committing to safely developing AI The White House misspelled “United States” under the signature of Donald Trump on an accord he signed with AI executives on Tuesday. At the bottom of the accord
admin · September 30, 2026
Republican urges Trump administration to ‘step back’ and rethink immigration agenda
Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia criticizes immigration crackdown as ranchers’ associations condemn ICE activity A close political ally of Donald Trump has broken from the administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement agenda and recommended it “step back” to evaluate what it could
admin · September 30, 2026