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Israeli officials reportedly warn Iran’s ballistic missiles could trigger solo military action against Tehran

As U.S.-Iran diplomacy remains primarily focused on Tehran’s nuclear program, Israeli officials and analysts warn that ballistic missiles remain a central red line for Jerusalem and could shape any decision on unilateral action. Before departing for his trip to Washington, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to press Israel’s priorities in the talks. ‘I will present to the president our views regarding the principles of the negotiations — the important principles — and, in...

Murkowski breaks with GOP on voter ID, says push ‘is not how we build trust’

A Senate Republican who has routinely broken from the GOP and President Donald Trump announced that she wouldn’t support efforts to pass voter ID legislation.  Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said in a post on X on Tuesday that she would oppose forthcoming legislation that would enact more stringent election integrity laws backed by both Trump and conservatives in the upper chamber. Her opposition underscores a reality many in the Senate already acknowledge: without extraordinary steps...

Netanyahu heads to US for Trump talks on Gaza, Iran, as Islamic Republic faces pressure to make nuclear deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he plans to discuss Iran and Gaza with U.S. President Donald Trump during their upcoming visit. The foreign figure, who is traveling to the U.S. to meet with Trump, indicated that the two nations share a close bond, and that he and Trump are close as well. ‘I am now leaving for the United States for my seventh trip to meet with President Trump since he was elected...

House Democrats on offense: Expand 2026 map with 5 new Republican targets

Emboldened congressional Democrats are once again expanding their battleground map for this year’s midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their razor-thin majority in the House. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) on Tuesday added five more offensive opportunities in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, South Carolina and Virginia to their list of what they consider are vulnerable Republican-held House districts. That brings the total number of districts Democrats are hoping to flip to 44. The DCCC...

Schumer, Jeffries trash Trump’s DHS proposal as ‘incomplete and insufficient’

The top two congressional Democrats have, for now, rejected President Donald Trump and Republicans’ offer to avert a shutdown as the deadline rapidly approaches. For several hours Monday night, both Republicans and Democrats were near-radio silent about the nature of the counter-offer from the White House. That was, in part, because some lawmakers had no idea what was in it. But the silence appeared to spell yet another positive step toward averting the shutdown of...

Foreign billionaires funnel $2.6B to US advocacy groups to influence policy, watchdog report claims

A damning new report was released Tuesday morning ahead of a House Ways & Means Committee hearing aimed at exposing foreign actors sending money to U.S. nonprofits. The hearing, which is titled, ‘Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beijing and Beyond,’ will begin around 10:00 a.m. EST. Six foreign entities have funneled more than $2.65 billion into American politics, according to a new report by conservative watchdog Americans for Public Trust (APT), which...

Miliband backs solar and wind projects covering farmland nearly the size of Manchester

Ed Miliband has approved a sweeping expansion of renewable energy projects across the UK, backing solar farms that could cover an area of farmland close to the size of Manchester, alongside dozens of new onshore wind developments. On Tuesday, the energy secretary awarded consumer-funded subsidies to 134 new solar farms across England and a further 23 in Wales and Scotland. He also approved 28 large onshore wind projects, mainly located on hillsides in Scotland and...

Fractile commits £100m UK expansion as it ramps up AI chip development

UK semiconductor start-up Fractile has announced a £100 million expansion of its British operations, scaling up in London and Bristol as ministers intensify calls for greater domestic ownership of critical artificial intelligence technology. The investment, to be deployed over the next three years, will fund a new industrial hardware engineering facility in Bristol, alongside the expansion of Fractile’s existing UK sites and a significant increase in its domestic workforce. The company is focused on developing...

Starling founder Anne Boden cuts stake in £4bn fintech

The founder of Starling Bank has reduced her shareholding in the fintech, as new filings reveal that Anne Boden has cut her stake during a secondary share sale that valued the business at up to £4 billion. Boden, who launched Starling in 2014 after senior roles at Allied Irish Banks and Lloyds, has lowered her holding to around 2.7 per cent from a previous 4.3 per cent, according to the disclosures. The move follows a...

What to know about Tuesday’s House hearing on foreign influence in American nonprofits: ‘Follow the money’

The Republican-led House Committee on Ways and Means is set to hold a hearing on Tuesday morning digging into foreign influence in American nonprofits, with several NGOs and far-left funding networks expected to be on the hot seat.  At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith will oversee a hearing, ‘Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beijing and Beyond.’ The hearing will be broadcast online at the...