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The first sign of this morning’s earthquake for some North Islanders wasn’t shaking ground — it was a…

Don’t look now, but it appears that Congress is actually doing its constitutionally prescribed job: checking presidential power.…

President Donald Trump has put the US economy through the wringer. Since taking office, he has: Imposed large…

Billions in defence spending, public service cuts, social housing changes, and a Winston Peters “leak” have already been…

Earlier this year, Yonatan Levi left his home country of Israel to observe the Hungarian election. Levi, a…

The US military is in the midst of its largest build-up of forces in the Middle East in…

Trump names running mate After months of speculation, former President Donald Trump says Ohio Senator J.D. Vance will…

After a successful 2024 election, Vice President JD Vance came into the White House ready to shake things…

President Donald Trump announced the latest addition to his personal branding empire this week: TrumpRx, a government website…

For over six decades, the “religious right” in America was boomer “Christian nationalism,” straight out of The Handmaid’s…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that he’d step down as head of the country’s Liberal Party,…

It’s been a contentious 24 hours in South Korean politics, after impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol narrowly avoided…

Why phones woke thousands before 5.9 magnitude Taumarunui earthquake