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Albanian police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters in Tirana, in one of the most tense confrontations since rallies over coastal development projects linked to Jared Kushner began a month ago. The demonstrations turned violent after a small crowd near the parliament building ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is flexing her political muscle for Abdul El-Sayed's bid for the U.S. Senate in Michigan -- her first move into a contested Democratic primary this cycle and a clear signal that the party's left flank is rallying around its preferred candidate ahead of next month's vote. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who backed Mr. El-Sayed's insurgent 2018 run for governor, said she rejects the idea that his candidacy would jeopardize Democrats' chances of holding the seat of retiring ...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth stopped by Washington's Meridian Hill Park on Thursday morning to honor the National Guard troops deployed to the nation's capital. Hegseth, who appeared along with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and White House official Stephen Miller, addressed approximately 250 National Guard troops gathered around the newly renovated fountain amid the sweltering heat wave. "Thanks for waiting out here in the sun. I'm to blame. Sorry, I had a meeting go long. I never want...

The Supreme Court's ruling upholding birthright citizenship has prompted an outcry from the far right, including members of President Trump's own administration, who have suggested the U.S. limit the entry of pregnant women into the country. The high court in a 6-3 decision on Tuesday killed a Day 1 executive order from President Trump seeking to limit birthright citizenship only to those born to U.S. citizen parents, a loss that has left some corners of the GOP strategizing for ways to head...

Steven Yablonski is a digital content producer for CBS Miami and the South region. An urban search and rescue team from South Florida assisted with the miraculous rescue of a man who had been trapped for eight days under the rubble of a collapsed building after catastrophic and deadly earthquakes in Venezuela. The USAR Florida Task Force 2 (FL-TF2) team, which is comprised of fire departments from South Florida and is led by the City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue, was able to collaborate...

Melat Kiros, socialist, barista, and Ph.D. student, won her primary in Colorado's first congressional district, ending what would have been a 30-year tenure for the more establishment-type Democratic incumbent. The ramifications, however, extend far beyond this one district. With the uber progressive "Squad" having already formed its liberal coalition years ago, the potential November victories of Kiros, New York's Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, and Pennsylvania's Chris Rabb,...

"The Source" host Kaitlan Collins said aerial imagery of the crowd size at the president's Great American State Fair didn't go over too well. CNN host Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday shared a rather illuminating rumor about President Donald Trump, namely that he was so "enraged" about the poor attendance at his Great American State Fair that loyalists swiftly deleted photos exposing as much. Collins discussed the matter on "The Source" with Karen Finney, former senior adviser to Hillary Clinton...

Jessica Gorman testified before the House Judiciary Committee as Lawler challenged Raskin on ICE cooperation NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., tore into his Democratic counterparts after a hearing on immigration policies erupted into a heated squabble as the mother of a murder victim killed by an illegal immigrant pleaded to Congress for reforms to sanctuary policies. In a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Lawler reprimanded Rep. Jamie Raskin,...

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says the SAVE America Act, President Trump's No. 1 legislative priority, is "dead" on Capitol Hill because there is not enough time to change election laws before the midterms -- even if Senate Republicans muster 60 votes for the legislation, which is unlikely. "Unless they do the work to get to the 60 votes, they know it's dead, and so all this is theater," Tillis told The News & Observer, repeating arguments he has made in Washington calling on GOP colleagues to...

Emmet Lyons is a news desk editor at the CBS News London bureau, coordinating and producing stories for all CBS News platforms. Prior to joining CBS News, Emmet worked as a producer at CNN for four years. An Albanian-American man who sold land for a possible luxury development backed by President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is under investigation for alleged drug trafficking and money laundering, Albanian court records reviewed by CBS News show. The controversial plans to build resorts...

Government seeks workaround after licensing rules threaten to force pubs to shut before World Cup tie finishes Keir Starmer is exploring ways to keep pubs open into the early hours of Monday after facing backlash over strict licensing rules that would force many venues to close during England's next World Cup game. The team's win over the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday night booked a last-16 tie against Mexico that is due to run until at least 3am UK time. The government has...

Welcome to Thursday's edition of Washington Secrets, your deep dive into the nation's politics and power. Today, we go beyond the headlines in Donald Trump's latest financial disclosures, and we wonder whether he should be announcing that he is planning a "really long speech" on Saturday. We are off tomorrow but back in harness on Monday, after the holiday. Happy Fourth. Watches, golden sneakers, and books. Lots of books. While media attention has focused on the crypto windfall that helped ...

Share the daily Threat Status newsletter and the weekly NatSec-Tech Wrap with friends who can sign up here. Send tips to National Security Correspondent John T. Seward and National Senior Correspondent Ben Wolfgang. The Pentagon combined uncrewed and autonomous systems into a new office, pulling together multiple efforts under one position -- but there's no word yet on who will be the U.S. military's new drone czar. ... The U.S. and Iran wrapped up two days of indirect negotiations in Doha,...

A Labour politician wants people to take "short training courses" before they can own a rabbit as part of animal welfare reforms in Wales. Mike Hedges told Wales' parliament, the Senedd, that people should be restricted from becoming owners until they "can show they understand the needs of rabbits". A Conservative Senedd member questioned the practicality of requiring the training, while a Senedd source told BBC Wales the idea was "hare-brained". The RSPCA said rabbits are among the most ...

Visitors to the Kennedy Center still won't be able to read the venue's sign, which now lacks Trump's name following a court order to remove it, as scaffolding and a huge tarp have stood in front of it for nearly three weeks. Also threatening to disrupt the country's birthday celebrations in Washington, D.C. is a heat wave that is expected to rattle the northeast this weekend. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an extreme heat warning for the city, which will last until July 5. Bowser warned D.C. ...

Former CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday defended his lawsuit against the Trump administration as a "clear signal" of his intent to fight against corruption. "There are individuals, professionals, who have given their lives and have sacrificed so much for this country, believing that a president, an administration, is going to do the right thing as opposed to the wrong and corrupt thing," Brennan said during a Wednesday appearance on MS Now's "Deadline: White House with Nicole ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston University. It's a July 4th tradition in Boston: Crowds sprinting onto the Esplanade at noon to snag a prime spot for the Hatch Shell concert and fireworks display. But amid the extreme heat wave in Massachusetts, organizers will not let the public access the Esplanade on Saturday until 4 p.m. There is...

Eric Schmitt outlines executive, legislative and constitutional remedies to close the 14th Amendment loophole NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: In the midst of a blitz of Republicans shaking their fists at , one Senate Republican is warning of national security consequences for the court's bombshell birthright citizenship decision. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., worries that the court's 6-3 decision leaves America vulnerable to threats, particularly from China. In an ...

President Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated video to Truth Social, where he, as a doctor, discusses treating various celebrities who have been critical of him for "TDS," shorthand for Trump derangement syndrome. The video opens with an AI-generated version of Trump in a doctor's uniform, complete with a stethoscope, saying: "Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with TDS? The symptoms can be relentless. Fortunately, I'm Dr. Trump, and I have a treatment plan. Let's hear what some...

When the Supreme Court declined to hear HMTX Industries v. U.S. last month, it appeared to close the book on the legality of President Trump's first-term Section 301 tariffs against China. But it did not. The court simply declined to answer the question the petition presented. Whether that question was the right one is another matter. The challenge centered on a single word in the Trade Act of 1974. Section 307 of the Trade Act authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to "modify" an existing...

AOC throws support behind Bernie Sanders-backed candidate in Democratic Senate clash vs. Schumer supported contender NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Progressive champion Rep. is taking sides in a high-profile Democratic Senate primary that's seen as the next major showdown between the far left and the party establishment. Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in , in the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. El-Sayed, who if elected would make history...

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed progressive Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate race, a must-win seat for Democrats hoping to flip control of the chamber, as polls show a tight race against Republican Mike Rogers in November. Progressive Democrats are riding high after a series of primary victories in New York and Colorado over the past few weeks, but the Michigan Senate race will be a major test for the left. El-Sayed's candidacy will gauge whether progressives can win ...

Bill authorizes public schools to 'acknowledge and celebrate' Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in the curriculum NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! are advancing a new bill that would establish two Muslim holy days as state holidays while authorizing the state to develop a new model curriculum for students to "acknowledge and celebrate" these religious observances in the classroom. The bill, AB 2017, passed the State Assembly with and advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee on ...

WASHINGTON -- For the past decade, Republican nominees for Senate have been given stern warnings about seeking too much of their own money. When those candidates explored organizing their own super political action committees -- which would allow them to accept checks with unlimited zeros -- they were usually dissuaded from doing so by allies of a powerful Republican super PAC tied to party leaders in Washington. That group, the Senate Leadership Fund, functionally oversaw general-election ...

WASHINGTON - Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson said he plans to help launch a new political party after breaking with President Donald Trump and other Republicans over the U.S. war in Iran. Carlson, the former Fox News host who now has a weekly political podcast, said in an interview with the Columbia Journalism Review published July 1 that the Democratic and Republican parties "are in lockstep solidarity with each other" on foreign policy, war in the Middle East and other matters. "We...

T creatures rumble out of the forest, their bodies clothed in moss, torn fabric and plastic grass; their heads veiled in black netting. The Leopard tanks and Puma infantry fighting vehicles of Germany's 45th Panzer Brigade are in fancy dress to hide them from hostile drones. For a month the unit trained along Lithuania's border with Belarus, a Russian satellite state, as part of a recently completed exercise called "Freedom Shield". The goal: to be ready to "fight tonight" to defend Vilnius, ...

Separatist rebels say they have shot dead a US pilot and set his plane on fire in Indonesia's Papua region. The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) say they killed Nicholas F Gosselin after he landed in the Highland Papua province on Thursday. The separatists claim civilian pilots have been ferrying Indonesian troops into the region, and said Gosselin's death sent "a message". Indonesian officials confirmed that Gosselin's plane had been found burnt, but said it was unclear what ...

A teenager suffered life-threatening injuries when he was stabbed in the street. The 19-year-old victim is being treated in hospital after police were called to Market Street in Oldbury at about 12:15 BST following reports of a fight involving a group of teenagers. West Midlands Police said it was believed he was in a life-threatening condition. An investigation is under way and officers remain on the scene, patrolling the area, the force said. They appealed for anyone with information to...

Just before being kicked out of No 10, the PM is dreaming of lifting the World Cup for a nation - and political immortality The dream lives on. With 15 minutes left against the Democratic Republic of Congo in Atlanta, England were in danger of going out of the World Cup. The defeat would have been one of the more humiliating exits from an international tournament the team had experienced. But with heads going down and nerves shattered, up stepped Harry Kane with a couple of goals. The second,...

Hours after Blaise Taylor was found guilty of murder, his attorney said they plan to appeal the decision. Letitia Quinones-Hollins, Taylor's attorney, told USA TODAY Sports in a statement that they "respect the jury system and the process" but disagree with the guilty verdict. "While we respect the jury system and the process, we must also respectfully disagree with today's verdict and plan to appeal the decision because Blaise did not do this," she said in the statement. "He maintains that...