Anger, confusion as Louisiana Republicans move to erase majority-Black US House dist

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: As a child, Leona Tate was one of the “New Orleans Four,” the first Black students to desegregate a public school in the deep South, enduring racial slurs and death threats as armed US Marshals escorted them to class.On Friday, more than six decades later, Tate told Republican state lawmakers that their […]

US Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Trump’s Iran war

More than three dozen Democrats supported a resolution introduced in the US Senate by Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel.The move signals growing unease within the party over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the ongoing war with Iran. The Senate voted on two separate resolutions seeking to halt the sale of bulldozers […]

‘Immediately freeze all H-1Bs’: Texas gunman came on a tourist visa but over 70 Republicans ask Congress to halt all immigration

In a reaction to the 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne shooting two people and injuring 14 others in downtown Austin after US struck Iran, over 70 Texas Republicans have now signed a letter to Congress asking to stop all immigration, including that of H-1B, a specialty work visa, as “we must know who is in this country”. […]

US Homeland Security shuts down partially as Democrats, Republicans fail to agree on funding; ICE remains operational

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered a partial shutdown on Saturday due to a congressional funding dispute centered around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. The controversy intensified after ICE agents killed two US citizens during raids in Minneapolis, leading Democrats to demand major reforms before approving new funding, while thousands of government workers […]

Ted Cruz says Navarro, JD Vance blocked India trade deal; mocks Trump tariffs in leaked audio

It seems that all is not well within the Trump adminsitration as a behind-the-scenes that came under the spotlight when an audio recording of Ted Cruz surfaced. Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, criticised vice president JD Vance and mocked President Trump’s tariff policy during private meetings with donors, according to recordings obtained by Axios.The […]

Republicans plan to let Obamacare subsidies lapse, threatening coverage for 24 million Americans

US House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House of Representatives would not vote to extend the enhanced tax credits for Obamacare, leaving more than 22 million Americans at risk of losing their health insurance. He added that instead the GOP planned to introduce its own health care legislation, as Senate Republicans prepared to vote on […]

‘Republicans are terrified to step out of line’: Marjorie Taylor Greene claims GOPs mock Trump ‘privately’

US President Donald Trump is unable to keep the America First policy as his top priority and instead sees actions for major industries and the big donors, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said. In a recent interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes, Greene accused President Trump of forsaking his MAGA base after their relationship […]

Explained: Why Republicans are gunning for Trump ally Pete Hegseth | World News

How Republicans are coming after Pete HegsethPete Hegseth entered Donald Trump’s second administration as one of its most trusted loyalists — a Fox News star turned defence secretary who promised to bring ideological clarity, forceful military action and a Trump-first worldview to the Pentagon. Ten months later, the Republican establishment that backed him is now […]

Explained: What Tennessee’s election reveals about 2026 battlefield for Democrats and Republicans

A surprisingly competitive special election in deep-red Tennessee revealed one of the most important early signals about the 2026 midterms: both parties believe affordability will decide the political battlefield, and Democrats are beginning to claw back voters they lost last year.Republican Matt Van Epps won the special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, […]

US swings from govt shutdown to opening Epstein files | World News

US President Donald Trump (Photo credit: AP) The TOI correspondent from Washington: In a head-spinning pivot from fiscal brinkmanship to scandalous revelations, the United States emerged from its longest government shutdown in history on Thursday only for Congress to unleash a fresh torrent of Jeffrey Epstein documents that ensnare President Donald Trump in a web […]