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US passes law to resume DHS funding and end partial government shutdown

Trump signs funding measure, which excludes ICE, ending weeks-long crisis that left many federal workers without pay.

US appeals court rejects Trumpโ€™s immigration detention policy

In a 3-0 ruling, court says Trump administration misread a decades-old immigration law to justify mandatory detention.

Trump administration fires all members of US National Science Board

Democrats blast latest move by the administration to radically restructure the federal government.

Trumpโ€™s Golden Dome aimed at combating Chinaโ€™s โ€˜hypersonic weapons, cruise missilesโ€™

The United States has โ€œno defence against hypersonic weapons or cruise missilesโ€, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Monday, as US President Donald Trumpโ€™s US$185 billion Golden Dome missile shield faces continued scepticism. โ€œThe Golden Dome will strengthen deterrence by denying adversaries the ability to achieve their objectives through coercion or aggression,โ€ Marc Berkowitz, the assistant secretary of defence for missile defence and deterrence policy, told a Senate hearing on...

Leavitt blames democrats for โ€˜cult of hatredโ€™ against Trump

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed democrats for promoting the rhetoric which fuels 'cult of hatred'.

Washingtonโ€™s โ€˜psyopโ€™ propaganda push could backfire, analysts say

Washingtonโ€™s reported plan to have embassies team up with the American militaryโ€™s โ€œpsyopsโ€ department to boost the USโ€™ image could backfire and actually damage the countryโ€™s credibility, according to analysts. The strategy amounts to using โ€œpropaganda to fight the truthโ€, according to Tad Stoermer, a historian and former lecturer at Johns Hopkins University. Amid slipping global approval, the US is looking to employ shadowy tactics that it previously condemned. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US

The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.

US judge blocks Justice Department bid to seize voter data in Rhode Island

Ruling is latest loss for Trump administration, which has sought access to state voter data ahead of the US midterms.

US appeals court blocks contempt case over Trump deportation flights

The Trump administration had faced a contempt probe over its decision to proceed with two deportation flights in 2025.

Hegseth fires US Army chief of staff in reported string of dismissals

Retirement of Randy George is latest high-profile dismissal since the US defence secretary took office last January.

US Supreme Court appears sceptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship

Trump attended the arguments in person, a rare move by a sitting president.