A frail-looking McConnell returns to the US Senate after three-month absence
A frail-looking McConnell returns to the US Senate after three-month absence Reuters
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Draft plan on Imperial succession presented to Japan's Diet
Japan is discussing ways to ensure Imperial succession. A draft plan presented by Diet leaders proposes that females would stay in the Imperial family after marriage. It also suggests adoption of male descendants in the male line of former Imperial branches.
Japan to hike visa fees for foreigners fivefold from July | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
The Japanese government has decided to raise visa fees for foreign nationals fivefold starting on July 1.
US Urges Citizens To Leave Middle East As Trump Vows To Hit Iran 'Very Hard' - Republic World
Washington: The US Department of State has advised American citizens to consider departing the Middle East or prepare to leave if the security situation deteriorates, following US President Donald Trump's vow to hit Iran "very hard" amid escalating regional hostilities involving ...
US Supreme Court blocks Trump's mail ballot curbs before midterm voting
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected, for now, President Donald Trump's proposed restrictions on mail ballots, leaving states free to continue using the systems they have followed for years as voting in the midterm elections is already under way.
The Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to allow mail-in voting restrictions under a U.S. Postal Service plan for the midterm general election.
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Mail Ballot Curbs for Midterms
The US Supreme Court refused to clear the Postal Service to enforce new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the congressional midterm elections, rebuffing the Trump administration’s request to intervene after several states launched early voting.
Trump: AI ‘Taking Over the World...is a Hoax'
"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum and former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, says the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates this week and ...
Houthi attacks expose gaps in Pakistan's defence pact with Saudi Arabia - Middle East Eye
After positioning itself as a regional mediator by facilitating talks between Washington and Tehran, Pakistan marked a major milestone in its expanding diplomacy last month: the signing of a trilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey in Islam’s holiest city.
View / Warnock and Talarico anchor an election-year boomlet for progressive Christianity
Raphael Warnock and Mike Johnson sat down one-on-one this month for a reason that was bigger than their stated topic.
America’s democratic decline is becoming Europe’s problem, new report says
“Whatever happens in the U.S. has global ramifications,” says IDEA’s Kevin Casas-Zamora.
Green Card Update: Map of States Fighting Against Major Trump Change
A group of 22 states and the District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration over its new green card rule which could prevent new applicants from achieving permanent residency.
Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After 3-Month Absence from Fall
Senator Mitch McConnell returned to Congress on Monday following a fall at his home that led to an extended absence.
Mitch McConnell Returns to the Senate, Ending His Months-Long Absence
Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that he’s casting a vote in the Senate on Monday, marking the end of his months-long absence from the upper chamber after he was hospitalized in June following a fall.
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to lift block on mail-in ballots rule
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that applying the Postal Service rule in the 2026 midterm elections "would be arbitrary and capricious."
US judge postpones new visa rules for foreign students, journalists
The preliminary injunction came one day before the new visa rules from the DHS were scheduled to take effect.
From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon, US political figures sound alarms on AI
Senator Bernie Sanders (left) of Vermont and Steve Bannon (right), have both called for stronger guardrails on artificial intelligence.
Questions for the Coming Election Cycle - THISDAYLIVE
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