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‘It’s kind of a tough situation’: US Catholics torn in feud between president and the pope

Republican leaders and supporters to criticism from [Pope Leo XIV](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pope-leo-xiv) against the war in Iran has tested that proposition. The pope has been broadly and consistently critical of war, but pointedly critical

House approves labor-friendly bill with support from 20 Republicans

Republicans, including Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, one of the bill's sponsors. [![Tickets for the opening match of the United States at the World Cup have still not sold out. The game will take place

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner rejects new allegations of abusive behavior

Republicans.” The New York Times cited critical comments from two other women. Jenny Racicot, 41, a Democrat from Maine, who said she dated Platner between 2019 and 2021, told the paper: “When

After a Democrat standoff, Trump signs $70bn immigration enforcement bill

Republican leader returned to office for a second term on a pledge to undertake a mass deportation campaign. Despite initially saying his administration would only target criminal offenders, the strategy quickly expanded to target individuals

Voters are caught in the middle as the redistricting battle intensifies

parties are trying to maximize their power by manipulating the rules," said Nick Troiano, executive director of Unite America, a group that pushes for reforms to primary election systems. "The collateral damage is the everyday

Wyoming celebrates 'nuclear renaissance' as feds approve license for a new reactor

parties, switched multiple controls of Congress," Levesque says. ### **Rocky Mountain states join the race to win DOE nuclear hubs** A recent press release from the company marking the beginning of full-scale construction in Kemmerer

Several protesters arrested at New Jersey ICE facility as clashes continue

party congressional colleagues Josh Gottheimer, Rob Menendez Jr and LaMonica McIver.  Teargas spreads over protesters outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey

Whisky tariffs deal sparks political squabble over who claims credit

parties all have different takes on who deserves praise for persuading the US president to make special arrangements for Scotch. For Labour, the Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said this was the result of "relentless engagement

Trump’s Iran war messaging is not winning over Americans – or their representatives

party – is a stab in the back that could derail the peace talks he’s conducting for the war that’s already over. By a 215-208 margin on Wednesday, the US [House of Representatives

Why Democrats are panicking about losing California

party’s biggest names queuing up for a chance to run California? Voting has started in a primary to decide who will run to replace Governor Gavin Newsom. Democrats have been scrambling after its frontrunner

Democrats prepare for potential election interference in midterms – US politics live

party maintains power. Experts warned on Tuesday that [president Trump was “inventing fraud”](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/trump-election-california-fraud-claims) in California’s primary elections, a narrative likely to ramp up unfounded allegations when more races go against

Nancy Mace knows her Epstein vote screwed her with Trump. She doesn’t care.

Republican Epstein files defectors left standing, after the president blitzed [Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) out of Congress](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/massie-loses-kentucky-house-primary-00928918) and [turned on former Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/21/marjorie-taylor-greene-resigns-from-congress-after-clash-with-trump-00665972) (R-Ga.). Unlike

Centrist Democrats beef up affordability message

party have started laying out visions for an affordability agenda. The New Democrats, the House’s largest Democratic Caucus, released a [16-page “Affordability Agenda”](https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/cpc-affordability-plan-00898614) earlier this year, which details specific policy

German leader Merz says he ‘would not advise my children to go’ to US

Republican foreign policy adviser who served as ambassador to Germany during Trump’s first term, posted on X: “@\_FriedrichMerz has become the European President of the TDS Society,” referring to so-called Trump derangement syndrome

Colorado Democratic Party censures Jared Polis over Tina Peters clemency

party said. “At a time when democracy and voting rights are under attack across the nation, weakening accountability for someone convicted of undermining that trust is a mistake.” Peters was sentenced to roughly nine years

Liberal judge cruises to victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Republican megadonor — pour millions into an effort to defeat Crawford, arguing the fate of “Western civilization” was at stake in the race. The court’s liberals have made use of their majority in recent years

Justice Department says it will abide by court order pausing its 'anti-weaponization' fund

Republican, Conservative, Independent, or otherwise. The Department will abide by the Court's ruling." The fund was to be created as part of a settlement between President Trump and his own Justice Department

Forced out of the military — and into the redistricting wars

Republican incumbents — and tee up Democrats’ next big fight. Welcome to primaries in the era of redistricting, where a Democrat-on-Democrat clash in a Washington, D.C.-adjacent district is opening a long-shot

The Democrats fight back Trump-style in Maine… but have they messed up?

party. Have they picked the right candidate for a profoundly important election in Maine, which will be integral to Democrats’ chances of winning back control of the US Senate? Graham Platner, the Democrat

Slump in voters’ support for Israel shakes US consensus over military aid

parties, a majority of adults under the age of 50 now view Israel and Netanyahu negatively. The number of Americans who say they have a strongly or somewhat unfavourable view of Israel has risen