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Politics · 19 d ago

Federal agents seize Ilhan Omar's phone in an immigration probe

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Agents searched the Washington home of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, on Monday, in a probe of possible fraud in her family's immigration paperwork.

Politics · 19 d ago

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Former London NDP MP Irene Mathyssen dies at 75

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Irene Mathyssen, who served the London, Ontario, region in the legislature and in the House of Commons, died after battling cancer. Her daughter, former NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, announced her death on Tuesday.

Politics · 19 d ago

White House press secretary admits she never passed the bar exam

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Katie Zacharia, named press secretary by President Donald Trump, said Thursday she took the bar exam in California but did not pass, and never took it again. She has called herself a lawyer, and Trump described her as an attorney.

Politics · 19 d ago

Trump tours friendly states to rally Republicans before the midterms

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Donald Trump held rallies on Tuesday and Wednesday in Alaska, Arizona and Montana, three places that voted heavily for him in 2024.

Politics · 19 d ago

Hegseth presses Congress for at least US$350 billion more for defence

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Pentagon will seek at least US$350 billion through a reconciliation bill, “regardless of what happens” in the Nov 3 midterm elections.

Politics · 19 d ago

US ambassador says Washington is watching Canada for election interference

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Pete Hoekstra, the US ambassador to Canada, said on a podcast that the US is “closely watching Canadian activities” before the Nov 3 midterm elections. If any of it becomes election interference, he said, “America will respond to it.”

Politics · 19 d ago

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Obama says a drift towards extremism is not inevitable

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“It turns out that the reptilian side of our brain really gets attracted to anger, fear, resentment,” the former US president said of social media, on a speaking tour with stops in Belfast and Manchester.

Politics · 19 d ago

U.S. refuses foreign observers at its November midterm elections

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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has observed U.S. elections since 2002. The Trump administration declined to host its observers this year, a first in 20 years.