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Israel election live: Netanyahu and Eisenkot opposition blocs tied in latest exit polls
Israel's election remained deadlocked on Tuesday, exit polls showed, with opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's bloc narrowly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ca…
Israel votes in decisive election: What happens after polls close?
Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday (October 27) as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply di…
Grand jury rejects DOJ bid to indict ex-Trump WH aide Cassidy Hutchinson: Reports
Prosecutors aimed to charge Cassidy Hutchinson over testimony about President Trump's conduct the day of the Jan.
UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’
A year after the fall of El Fasher, the British government said it had sanctioned military leaders from both sides in the country’s ongoing conflict whom it suspected of…
Israelis vote in a tense election: What's at stake?
Israelis were voting Tuesday (October 27) in a tense national election widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership since the Hamas-led…
Billionaire Palmer Luckey isn’t leaving California over the wealth tax
The latest Silicon Valley billionaire club is a $333 million political ad machine that is heavily engaged in next week’s elections.
How has Andy Burnham used his first 100 days in power?
Burnham has said he’s been surprised by the public’s appetite for change, insisting his first budget on Wednesday would offer some breathing space for households and bus…
Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers
16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.
Supreme Court Allows Texas’ Deal With Justice Dept. on Deportation Proceedings
Immigrant advocates called the agreement “collusion” and had asked the justices to reinstate a Biden-era policy that gave immigration judges discretion.
Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters
In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use…
White House Has Tight Grip Over FBI in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says
In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I.
Exit polls trigger heated debate across Israeli political divide
Despite narrower exit poll figures, opposition leaders insisted the result was a defeat for the government.
Justice Dept. Steps Up Moves on Comey and Others as Midterm Elections Near
In some cases, court paperwork bears unmistakable signs of urgency — typos, unorthodox tactics and the signatures of the department’s senior political leadership.
Spy Chief Tries to Restore Order After Upheaval at Intelligence Office
Jay Clayton is pushing his office back to more traditional functions, reshuffling or firing some officials, and halting projects to build a dining room and firing range.
No clear mandate projected in Israel election: What’s next?
President Isaac Herzog will task the candidate he deems best placed to form a government once results are in.
Republicans wanted Rubio on the stump. Trump coaxed him there.
“We love you, Texas,” the secretary of State told the crowd.
Speaker Mike Johnson calls election-transfer concerns ‘absurd’
Democrats and voting rights groups have raised concerns that President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans could challenge election results if they lose.
Low-Key or Electric? The Style Gulf Splitting the Democratic Party
Should a candidate light the world on fire, or is being a little bit boring actually a secret weapon?
Israel: First exit polls show no clear winner, Arab parties make gains
Exit polls on Tuesday showed that the opposition bloc led by Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot gained a narrow edge over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Lik…
As Trump touts energy companies’ fortunes, U.S. consumers face the most expensive year for gas prices ever
President Donald Trump can’t stop touting the fortunes U.S.
Bibi's moment of truth: Israel votes in first general election since October 7
Israelis casting ballots in their largest numbers in decades in the first general election since the October Seventh attacks of 2023.
Netanyahu rallies Likud voters with megaphone in shopping mall
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged voters to back his Likud party minutes before polls close.
Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu ends brief hunger strike
Lissu, who faces treason charge carrying a possible death sentence, refused food after being denied access to lawyers.
Rosebank oilfield would not breach UK emission targets, say government insiders
The Guardian revealed last week that Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, was leaning towards rejecting the project, but her position has put her at loggerheads with…
What do we know about Chancellor John Healey?
The Chancellor is due to deliver his first Budget.
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