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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian activists called for more protests against a law they say weakens the country’s anti-corruption bodies. The legislation has also drawn rebukes from European Union officials and international rights groups. Thousands of people gathered in the capital and other cities across Ukraine on Tuesday evening to urge President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to veto a controversial bill passed by Ukraine’s Parliament earlier that day. After Zelenskyy approved it, activists called on social media for another demonstration in the center of Kyiv at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The legislation tightens government oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies. Critics say the…

The White House has plans to introduce a second rescissions package that would include cuts to education funding, the Daily Signal first reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.  What the new package would cut from previously approved education spending is “unclear,” according to the report. The rescissions package will also slash spending in other areas besides education. Reforming America’s education system was one of President Donald Trump’s major campaign promises, and he has ordered Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to do everything she can to legally wind down the Department of Education (DOE). While officially disbanding the…

Democrats are hoping to jam Republicans with Jeffrey Epstein-related amendments ahead of a Thursday Appropriations subpanel markup, according to two senior Democratic aides granted anonymity. The Epstein issue had already scuttled the House floor schedule for the remainder of the week, leading Speaker Mike Johnson to send the House home early for their five-week summer recess. Democrats have attempted to force the issue in the Rules Committee and on the House floor, dividing Republicans who have faced a backlash from the MAGA base. Now, according to the aides, Democrats will do the same at the subcommittee markup at 10 a.m.…

Surging bills undercut President Donald Trump’s vow to ease pressure on American consumers, according to a report Booming demand from artificial intelligence (AI) has been driving up electricity costs in the US, the Financial Times has reported, citing the country’s largest grid operator (PJM). The surge is at odds with President Donald Trump’s pledge to deliver more affordable energy for American households.Power use is being pushed higher by energy-hungry AI data centers, especially in Virginia’s ‘data center alley’. In particular, the demand for AI computing has exploded since ChatGPT became a household name, putting growing pressure on the grid. Experts…

Moscow has designated Poland a “hostile” state in response to economic sanctions and support for Ukraine Poland’s Foreign Ministry has issued an advisory strongly recommending that all Polish nationals residing in Russia leave the country if possible. The warning comes as ties between Moscow and Warsaw have sunk to historic lows amid the Ukraine conflict and tit-for-tat diplomatic restrictions.According to the statement published on the government website, which drew attention from the Russian and Polish media this week, the ministry cautions against all travel to Russia, citing the Ukraine conflict and Russia’s official designation of Poland as a “hostile state.”Russia…

Iran has no plans to abandon its nuclear enrichment program, despite recent military strikes and international pressure. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the declaration during an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier on Monday’s “Special Report.” “We cannot give up enrichment because it is an achievement of our own scientists,” Araghchi said. “And now, more than that, it is a question of national pride,” he added. “Our enrichment is so dear to us.” U.S. officials have repeatedly stated that preventing Iran from enriching uranium is crucial to blocking Tehran’s path to a nuclear weapon. But Araghchi appeared to confirm…

The Trump administration is broadening its search for partners to build the Golden Dome missile defense system, looking beyond SpaceX to companies like Amazon’s Project Kuiper and traditional defense contractors, as the relationship between President Trump and Elon Musk grows increasingly strained. Reuters reports that the Trump administration is making a strategic shift in its approach to building the $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense shield. As tensions between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk continue to escalate, the Pentagon and White House are actively exploring alternatives to SpaceX’s dominance in the program, according to three sources familiar…

The British government said that it is urgently important to restore the “social fabric” of the country amid warnings that anti-mass migration sentiment could see another summer of riots break out in the country. Downing Street said that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer held a cabinet meeting on Tuesday in the lead-up to the one-year anniversary of the Southport attack, in which a second-generation African migrant teen stabbed three young girls to death and left ten others injured. Anger over the horrific attack and the government’s open borders agenda saw thousands take to the streets in protests and riots from…

The broad coalition of pro-American migration-reform groups is swatting down a “discussion document” by one group — NumbersUSA — that suggests trading a partial amnesty for millions of resident illegals in exchange for trimming the legalized inflow of migrants by roughly one-fifth. The push could derail the migration movement’s progress during President Donald Trump’s administration, say activists in the movement. “If you’re on the same side, you have to be all rowing in the same direction if you want to accomplish anything,” said one activist. The Americans who will vote in the 2026 midterms are increasingly recognizing that Trump’s migration reductions…

Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) raised only $689,000 in the second quarter of 2025, and 93 percent of that money came from outside North Carolina, with nearly half pouring in from deep-blue states like California, New York, and Massachusetts. The numbers reveal what voters in eastern North Carolina have long suspected: Davis answers to liberal donors, not the people he was elected to represent. Davis, who narrowly won reelection last November with only 49 percent of the vote in a district President Trump carried by three points, has spent his time in Washington siding with the far left, while leaving his…