U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell waves at reporters outside the Senate Chamber after he returned to Capitol Hill on Monday. (Evan Vucci/Reuters) Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the U.S. Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized after a fall in his home. McConnell’s three-month absence from the Senate generated a flood of criticism and online speculation, as the Kentucky senator initially remained quiet for weeks about his condition. The 84-year-old senator eventually disclosed that he had been “briefly unconscious” due toRead more
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday against having the Postal Service restrict mail-in ballots. (Erin Scott/Reuters) The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, dealing a setback to U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict voting by mail ahead of November’s midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. The justices denied the Justice Department’s request to lift a ruling by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston that blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing the measure whileRead more
Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Bettina have confirmed that their wedding celebrations were partially funded by a Russian oligarch. (Yves Herman/Reuters) Donald Trump Jr.’s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was partially funded by a man with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a post on her Instagram page Monday morning signed by the couple, Bettina Trump wrote that the man, Umar Kremlev, was a “dear friend,” who “very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding.” “ItRead more
Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a news conference during a Canada-EU Summit in Brussels on June 23, 2025. Carney has said Ottawa is looking for forge a ‘unique alliance’ with the European Union. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday that Canada plans to begin discussions on a “unique alliance” with the European Union. Carney was responding to a Wall Street Journal article that said Canada was seeking to become an “associate member” of the 27-nation bloc. That report included this quote from Finnish PresidentRead more
A man fishes from a breakwall on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland in this file photo. (Tony Dejak/The Associated Press) A republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives wants to change the name of another Great Lake. On the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump signing an order to rename Lake Ontario, Lake America, David Maloney wants to change the name of Lake Erie to Lake Pennsylvania. A gaggle of Canadian Geese enjoy the open Lake Erie water near the U.S. and Canadian border in a fileRead more
Cause of deadly Miami runway crash under investigation An investigation is underway into what caused an Amazon cargo jet to go off the runway at the Miami International Airport and slam into two vehicles, killing five people and injuring five others, including the pilots. The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday were inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company and an SUV hit outside of airport property, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) chairpersonRead more
Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leaders Tino Chrupalla, left, and Alice Weidel, right, and top candidate Ulrich Siegmund, centre, attend a news conference Monday, a day after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Berlin. (Liesa Johannssen/Reuters) Voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt have overwhelmingly chosen the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to run their government. It’s a historic victory for a once-fringe populist party that’s designated as right-wing extremist by local domestic intelligence agencies in numerous states, including in Saxony-Anhalt, and whose members have come under fire forRead more
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are shown after sailing on Sydney Harbour with veterans from the Invictus Australia community, in Sydney, Australia, on April 17. (Hollie Adams/Reuters) King Charles authorized a letter to senior British officials on Monday confirming that his youngest son, Prince Harry, and Harry’s wife, Meghan, remain non-working royals following their return to the U.K. The letter, which was shared with Harry’s team and sent as guidance to senior officials in the government and military, said that after Harry and Meghan steppedRead more
BBC The US and Canada appear no closer to resolving their ongoing trade dispute. Tensions have been simmering between the two neighbours since President Donald Trump returned to the White House just over 18 months ago, and unleashed a wide-ranging global programme of tariffs. Canada was one of the first countries the Trump administration hit with levies, and is one of two countries to respond with its own reciprocal measures. Currently, the US has hit Canada’s key sectors of steel, aluminium, lumber and automobiles with tariffs, and last week imposedRead more