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Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
State lawmaker beats Jasmine Crockett in fiercely contested election marked by record turnout and confusion at polls James Talarico won the Democratic nomination for a US Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, capping a remarkable rise from state lawmaker and seminary student to the party's standard-bearer in one of the key races of the 2026 midterm cycle. With his blend of faith-based populism, bipartisan appeal and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
The Trump administration's sudden reversal in its fight over executive orders targeting law firms shows the president is continuing his "intimidation policy," the American Bar Association told a judge Wednesday. "The last 48 hours is proof that the administration is doubling down on this policy," ABA attorney Stephen Shackelford said during a hearing in Washington. The group is suing the administration over what it ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files — including Trump allegations — were removed Justice Department expects to restore missing documents that were taken offline for review The Department of Justice has withheld from the public nearly 48,000 files stemming from ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
March 4 (UPI) -- The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday said it opened an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzalez , R-Texas, over an alleged affair with a woman on his staff who later died by lighting herself on fire. The committee voted to establish a subcommittee to determine if Gonzales "violated the Code of Official Conduct or any law, rule, regulation, or other applicable standard of conduct in the performance ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
By Rami Ayyub, Ahmad Al Kerdi and Menna AlaaElDin 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an ...
Source: yahoo.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Follow Us Instagram On January 30, the Department of Justice released its latest tranche of 3.5 million documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Years of emails, texts, and images were suddenly in the public domain. Epstein, a serial rapist, masterminded a global human trafficking and sexual abuse network, and could count princes, professors, and politicians among his closest friends and accomplices. MintPress ...
Source: mintpressnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department's immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday and pushed back against criticism from Democrats who say she wrongly disparaged two protesters killed by federal officers in Minneapolis earlier this year. It was Noem's first congressional appearance since the shooting deaths of the two protesters ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
US president says 'relationship is not what it was' after PM defends decision not to allow use of British bases Donald Trump has criticised Keir Starmer again over the UK's refusal to aid the offensive strikes on Iran, saying the "relationship is obviously not what it was". Starmer had issued his strongest rebuke yet of Trump's action in Iran , saying the UK did not believe in "regime change from the skies" and ...
Source: theguardian.com