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Trump Signs Order To Prevent Future Changes To Oval Office
Trump's proclamation signing comes two days after voters, dissatisfied with his economic policies, threw dozens of Republicans out of office, delivering control of Congress to Democrats.
US elections 2026 live: Democrats exceed 250 House seats as blue wave sweeping Congress grows
Democrats widen gap in House chamber by flipping more seats, including in Ohio, Arizona and North Carolina; Ted Cruz calls election a ‘Watergate-level repudiation’Live results | Q&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ winSign up for Breaking News US emailElection night brought a series of dramatic developments, unexpected results and closely contested races across the US. We have put together this video capturing the key moments and offering a quick overview of one of the most important nights in US politics:The Senate race in Mississippi has become one of the most closely watched contests in the midterms, with Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom separated by a remarkably narrow margin. Continue reading...
Pressure Mounts On Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth After Midterm Debacle
Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News co-host and National Guard officer, has survived repeated scandals since taking office in early 2025, but his time may be running out.
Anthropic Rapidly Accelerating AI Development Amid Slowdown Calls: Reports
Sam McCandlish, one of Anthropic's co-founders, responded to the report Thursday in a lengthy post on X, writing that many of METR's conclusions match his own. "AI is speeding up our research, but it's hard to say exactly how much," he wrote.
Beau Lamarre-Condon trial: prosecution begins cross-examination of double murder accused – as it happened
This blog has now closedBeau Lamarre-Condon tells double murder trial shooting of Jesse Baird wasn’t intentional but ‘it was my fault’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLamarre-Condon tells the court he had seen what he assumed to be someone’s delivery motorcycle:As soon as I saw that I had an idea … I saw a hi-vis hooded jacket, waterproof long pants and gloves.This moment here … I wish that I didn’t do this … But I had the thought process that if I was to put on this helmet and outfit I could knock on Jesse’s door I would look like an UberEats driver without any verbal interaction with Jesse.At the very least I would have had an AVO out against me … police don’t hesitate to put another police on an AVO … I was worried if I knocked on the door it would be perceived as harassment. Continue reading...
Liberal bus crashes into shop awning on its first outing of Victorian election campaign
Opposition leader Jess Wilson grimaced as the ‘Jess Express’, carrying Liberals and reporters, backs into the structure in suburban MelbourneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Liberal party’s first offical day on the campaign trail has hit a snag, after its campaign bus reversed into the awning of a shopfront.The “Jess Express”, a large blue bus emblazoned with an image of the opposition leader, Jess Wilson, was unveiled on Friday, 12 days after Labor launched its own red equivalent. Continue reading...
India-Born Democrat Saba Haider Wins Illinois House Seat
Saba Haider won the November 3 US mid-term elections from the 84th District with 70.9 per cent of the votes, securing 20,756 ballots against her Republican rival Brian Scopa, who received 8,520 votes, or 29.1 per cent.
Trump signs proclamation to try to prevent changes to gold-covered Oval Office
President seeks to make Oval Office a national monument to ensure designs are not ‘ripped down by stupid people’Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday that he says will prevent future administrations from changing his design of the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, spaces which he declared as national monuments that should be preserved.In the days since his party suffered historic defeats in the midterm elections, the president has seemingly turned his attention to the many renovation projects he has begun across the nation’s capital. Sitting behind the Resolute Desk on Thursday, Trump declared the Oval Office a “national monument”. Continue reading...
Elon Musk Deletes Pro-Republican Posts After Spending Rs 4,400 Crore On Midterms
One of the deleted posts was a pinned message from October 29, in which Musk had asked Americans to vote for Republican senators.
Alabama, Florida and Indiana carry out executions on same day
Unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day previously happened in 2010Alabama, Florida and Indiana all carried out executions on Thursday in an unusual instance of three states administering the death penalty on the same day.In a record-tying 19th execution of the year, Florida executed Jesse Guardado via a three-drug lethal injection. Guardado had pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a 75-year-old woman inside her Walton county home in 2004 before stealing her jewelry box, $80 and other valuables to buy drugs. The woman had helped him get a job and housing. Continue reading...
Parents Sue Google Over AI Chatbot's Role In Teen's Suicide Planning
Parents say they were alerted after school software flagged a document Emma wrote about her funeral plans, according to the lawsuit
Indian Student Goes Missing In Bangladesh, Body Found In Pond Near College
Adnan Altaf, a student at Eastern Medical College in Burichang upazila, had reportedly gone missing on Monday after leaving the campus to have dinner at an Indian restaurant.
