Political | Process

“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. Buckingham Palace said the 96-year-old monarch—who ascended the throne when Winston Churchill was prime minister and the nation was recovering from World War II—died at her residence in Balmoral, Scotland. She was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Her son…

Senior U.S. officials visiting Ukraine and Germany announced $675 million in new military assistance to Ukraine and $2 billion in additional funding for that country and other nations in the region. The military aid will include rockets for multiple-launch rocket systems, four 105 mm howitzers with 36,000 rounds, high-speed missiles…

Special master to examine the documents, but officials can continue their national-security review. The motion will temporarily block the government from using the materials for a criminal investigation. However, the Labor Day order permitted intelligence officials to continue their examination of potential damage to national security the former president may have caused by taking…

During a prime-time address to lay out his concerns for the country’s future when millions of Americans have questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. The speech Thursday night came just before the traditional Labor Day start of the midterm election campaign season and was delivered from a key battleground state.…

China carried out its largest war games around the democratically governed island after a visit this month by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. China on Monday dismissed complaints from Taiwan about repeated harassment by Chinese drones very close to Taiwanese-controlled islands as not anything “to make a fuss about”, prompting…

Soldiers on Kinmen, a Taiwanese-controlled island just off the Chinese city of Xiamen, shot at a Chinese drone for the first time on Tuesday afternoon. “According to procedure, we warn, report, try to expel with measures such as flares, and if that fails, we fire shots,” said Major General Chang…

Iraq has been experiencing chaos since prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday he was stepping away from politics. “I’ve decided not to meddle in political affairs,” he said in an announcement posted on Twitter. “I therefore announce now my definitive retirement.” This is not the first time Al-Sadr, who has never served in…

Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said under oath that Biden’s border policies have “no consequences” for illegal migrants traveling into the U.S. Ortiz, who has more than 31 years of experience in law enforcement, told attorneys representing Florida that he believes migration will increase at an exponential rate at the southern border because there…

The Justice Department on Friday finally released a heavily redacted affidavit justifying the unprecedented Aug. 8 FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate The government is conducting a criminal investigation concerning the improper removal and storage of classified information in unauthorized spaces, as well as the unlawful concealment…

If loan forgiveness is extended over the next decade, the cost would be an additional $3.5 billion a year for new eligible borrowers. The estimate includes the 10-year window to give policymakers an idea of the additional cost for those who would just miss the cut-off if forgiveness was given…