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2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (402+ words) Booth then reportedly exited his vehicle and engaged in a verbal altercation before firing a single shot at the protesters with his personal firearm. According to Lamis she had turned her back on the GEO Group employees and was walking…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (606+ words) The opening of the inquest into the death of East Midlands Railway driver Shaun Burton confirmed the need for an independent workers’ inquiry into the Bedford rail disaster that took his life. The crash injured 162 passengers and train crew. Burton,…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (333+ words) While I’m dealing with sporadic internet access, here’s an open thread for Political Wire members. In the meantime, don’t forget that Trending News is updated around the clock with the biggest political stories, while Reader Wire highlights interesting links and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (312+ words) “Vice President JD Vance embraced claims that there were ties between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the ‘highest levels’ of Israeli intelligence, echoing conspiracy theories that have been a source of tension among conservatives,” the New York Times…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (334+ words) “President Donald Trump is so pleased with this World Cup that he wants the U.S. to host another one — but this time without Canada and Mexico sharing the spotlight,” Politico reports. Said Trump: “You should choose the United States of…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (139+ words) “President Donald Trump made the World Cup one of the most visible political stages of his second term. But the tournament’s U.S. audience remained strikingly bipartisan, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey,” CNBC reports. “Forty-nine percent of…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (138+ words) Political Wire will be operating at a slower pace for a few days as I take a mid-summer break. Between time-zone differences and uneven internet access, posts may not appear as frequently as usual. I’ll still be checking in when…...

21+ hour, 29+ min ago  (162+ words) “Republicans admit the GOP’s midterm forecast is bleak. But they’re clinging to two hopes: voters’ fear and loathing of Democrats,” Axios reports. Said one Republican close to Trump: “It’s going to be a hate election. Voters have to hate the Dems…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (300+ words) “The Trump administration has moved sharply away from charging companies over the wrongdoing of employees, recently closing a string of criminal investigations with lenient resolutions or no charges at all,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Goddard spent more than a…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago  (127+ words) “The United States and Iran moved closer to all-out conflict on Sunday, as the exchange of attacks on civilian and military structures continued to escalate and with at least three and possibly four U.S. service members killed since combat resumed…...