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Senate advances bill to speed up permit reviews for infrastructure projects
Chamber voted 73-25 to formally take up bill that will shorten timelines to start energy and datacenter projects
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US supreme court clears way for Trump’s border wall in Texas’s Big Bend
Ruling said law enacted by Congress reflects preference for border control over environmental and recreational harm
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Trump says US war in Iran ‘effectively over’ as he plays down escalation concerns
President, after talks with Qatari PM, suggests end to war coming ‘fairly soon’ and military escalation not needed
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US citizen shot by ICE officer near children’s bus stop sues government for $25m
Lawsuit also alleges agents followed Carlos Jimenez to a hospital and ‘interfered’ in his care, with bullet fragments still lodged near lung
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing to stand trial for murder in July 2028
Utah judge sets timeline for trial of Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting the far-right activist in September 2025
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Biden says Trump should carry weight of US Capitol riot 'to his grave' in new book
Biden sharply criticises Trump in his soon-to-be released memoir, while the White House calls Biden the worst US president.
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Judge clears way for Lindsay Clancy to be retried on murder charges
Massachusetts judge rejects bid by Clancy’s attorneys to have the case against her dismissed
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Moment Republican Congressman introduces articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth
The Republican congressman alleges Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has violated the US Constitution, citing the Iran war.
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Progressives head to US House in record numbers after winning red districts
Caucus had 100 members in the last Congress, and six of the nine candidates it endorsed won, flipping seats
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Republican Thomas Massie moves to force vote to impeach Pete Hegseth
US representative accuses defense secretary of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers
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Ohio State fraternity suspended after viral video shows two men on fire
The university and local police are conducting investigations into Sigma Alpha Epsilon and have placed them on interim suspension
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Hardline Trump aide Stephen Miller takes over as White House chief of staff
Miller, known as the architect of Trump’s controversial immigration crackdown, is replacing Susie Wiles in new role
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