Democrats win in Virginia but it won’t be the final say in a national redistricting competition - AP News

Democrats win in Virginia but it won’t be the final say in a national redistricting competition  AP News

How ‘Yes’ Won a Narrow Victory in Virginia’s Redistricting Battle

Northern Virginia carried the measure to victory even as turnout in Democratic areas lagged and nearly all of the state shifted right from last year’s governor’s race.

By Christine Zhang, Luke Vrotsos and Caroline Soler

Trump team defends redistricting push as GOP faces limited gains

After a Virginia vote pushes seats toward Democrats, Republicans turn to Florida and courts to claw back an edge.

By Isaac Arnsdorf

Middle East crisis live: US and Iran in blockade stalemate as Washington’s navy secretary leaves office ‘immediately’

White House says Tehran in ‘very weak position’; Iran says two seized ships transferred to its coast; US navy secretary exiting post ‘effective immediately’, says Pentagon ‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says Welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Iran has seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz a day after Donald Trump announced he was indefinitely calling off US attacks, while there is no sign of peace talks restarting....

By Adam Fulton

Virginia approved a plan to draw four more seats that lean heavily for Democrats

Virginia voters approved mid-decade redistricting that aims to help Democrats win 10 of the state's 11 seats in Congress. Republicans are challenging the map, but Democrats are calling it a victory.

By Jahd Khalil

Carville and co-host lament that Trump sparked a redistricting war, making both parties look cynical

James Carville and Al Hunt lament Virginia's redistricting vote result, saying Trump started the gerrymandering battle that led to this outcome.

Judge bars certification of Virginia redistricting results; state AG promises appeal - CNN

Judge bars certification of Virginia redistricting results; state AG promises appeal  CNN

Trump claims ‘rigged’ Virginia vote as court moves to block map redraw

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday alleged without evidence that a Virginia vote approving a congressional redistricting plan favouring Democrats was “rigged,” as a county judge moved to block the measure. Voters backed the referendum on Tuesday, a change that could help Democrats flip up to four Republican-held House seats.

By FRANCE 24

Tilray and other cannabis stocks soar as Trump is reportedly ready to reclassify the substance

The move, which could open up medical research on cannabis as well as banking services for growers, follows an executive order to reclassify the substance in December.

By Bill Peters

Laura Loomer loses defamation case against Bill Maher over his joke that she had sex with Donald Trump

Judge throws out far-right activist’s $150M defamation claim after finding that ‘no reasonable person’ would take HBO comedian seriously

By Alex Woodward

Trump seems to be looking for a way out of Iran war, but Tehran may not oblige

‘The prevailing view in Tehran is that time is on its side and that a prolonged conflict would impose mounting costs on the U.S. and the global economy,’ one analyst says

By AFP

Judge bars certification of Virginia redistricting results; state AG promises appeal

Pentagon shake-up continues: US navy secretary steps down abruptly amid war with Iran

US Navy secretary John Phelan has abruptly resigned, with Hung Cao stepping in as acting chief. This departure occurs amidst heightened regional tensions, including the Navy's blockade of Iranian ports and ongoing operations in critical waterways. Phelan's exit is the latest in a series of significant leadership changes within the Pentagon.

By TOI WORLD DESK

In Trump’s ceasefire extension, there could be off-ramps for both sides

By R Swaminathan

Trump revives election fraud claims after Virginia redistricting defeat - The Straits Times

Trump revives election fraud claims after Virginia redistricting defeat  The Straits Times

Laura Loomer loses Bill Maher defamation case: What is the Donald Trump remark that led to row? Watch video

Laura Loomer, longtime Donald Trump ally, lost a defamation case she filed against Real Time host Bill Maher and HBO, over a remark about her and the POTUS.

Diddy’s $100 Million Lawsuit Against NBCUniversal Over ‘Bad Boy’ Doc Dismissed By Judge

New York Supreme Court Judge Phaedra F. Perry-Bond ruled that the case brought by the hip-hop icon should be dismissed because it lacked merit.

By Kevin Dolak

U.S. Navy secretary ousted after infighting with top Pentagon leaders

John Phelan was pushed out after butting heads with Pete Hegseth over President Donald Trump's focus on what the administration has dubbed a new U.S. "Golden Fleet."

US Navy Secretary Phelan fired, sources say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -US Navy ‌Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a US official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the Pentagon coming just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ‌ousted the Army's top general. The Pentagon announced his departure in a brief statement, saying he was leaving the administration "effective immediately." But it did not provide a reason or say whether it was his decision to go. His firing was first ⁠reported

By The Korea Herald

Trump Fires Top US Navy Official, Reports Cites "Bad Relations" With Hegseth

The Pentagon announced US Navy Secretary John Phelan's departure in a brief statement, saying he was leaving the administration "effective immediately."

Judge Rejects Laura Loomer’s Defamation Claim Against Bill Maher And HBO

A federal judge sided with Bill Maher and HBO in rejecting Laura Loomer’s defamation lawsuit against the host, concluding that she had not met the threshold for proving that he acted with actual malice. Loomer sued in 2024 after Maher, on one of his shows, quipped that he thought she was maybe “in an arranged […]

By Ted Johnson

Diddy Can’t Sue NBC Over Biggie & Kim Porter Death Claims in ‘Making of a Bad Boy’ Documentary

A judge threw out the disgraced hip-hop mogul's $100 million defamation lawsuit as legally baseless.

By Rachel Scharf

Kash Patel's Defamation Lawsuit Against Former FBI Official Dismissed

It's not looking good for Kash Patel -- because a federal judge just tossed out his defamation lawsuit against former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi. Figliuzzi -- the former assistant director for Counterintelligence at the FBI -- had quipped on the…

By TMZ Staff

Watch: Jon Stewart Gives Trump Rare Credit

Watch: Jon Stewart Gives Trump Rare Credit Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, President Trump’s executive order to slash red tape and accelerate psychedelic therapies for America’s veterans is drawing praise from an unlikely source: Jon Stewart. In a segment on his show, the longtime Trump critic paused his usual routine to acknowledge the move, calling it a genuine win for those who served.  The order, signed just days earlier in the Oval Office with Joe Rogan pres...

By Tyler Durden

Trump looks for way out on war, but Iran may not oblige

By extending a ceasefire indefinitely with Iran, President Donald Trump appears to be searching for a way out of a costly war, but Tehran may be unwilling to give him a win. The post Trump looks for way out on war, but Iran may not oblige appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Trump participates in marathon Bible reading - the-star.co.ke

Trump participates in marathon Bible reading  the-star.co.ke

US Navy chief leaving post ‘effective immediately’, Pentagon says

US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.

By Abubakar Ibrahim