Acting AG Todd Blanche reaches deal with holdout senators to scrap $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

After a weekslong standoff between senators and the Trump administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Sunday night that the parties had reached a deal and that had he issued an order “officially” rescinding a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. “My team and I have met with committee members and Senators over the past several weeks…

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‘My only son was shot standing up for justice’ – inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

At Hussain’s bedside is his friend Ali. He wipes his tears away with his shawl. “We only asked for affordable flour, electricity and our basic rights,” he says, trying to steady his breath through his sobs. “Instead, our brothers are being killed. What was our crime? Why are live bullets being fired at us?” Protesters…

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Former Texas Rep. Kay Granger dies at 83

Republican former Rep. Kay Granger of Texas has died, lawmakers announced Sunday. Granger, who served on Capitol Hill for 28 years and chaired the House Appropriations Committee, was 83. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Granger’s death on X, calling her “a dear friend who will be greatly missed.” “Throughout her career, she broke barriers…

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