Politics - Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Disturbances reported in Northern Ireland despite condemnation from politicians and community leaders Man charged with attempted murder after Belfast knife attack Tell us: how have you been affected by the situation in Belfast? Hadi Alodid refused legal representation and made no reply to charges which were put put to him through an Arabic interpreter as he appeared in court charged with attempted murder following the Belfast knife attack, the Press Association reports. The 30-year-old, with an address at Duncairn Avenue in Belfast, appeared before the city’s magistrates’ court on Wednesday morning. He is charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie on Monday, with threatening to kill an NHS radiographer on the same day and with the possession of a knife. Continue reading...

Rep. Ilhan Omar denies facing an Ethics Committee investigation amid growing questions about a reported drop in net worth of roughly $29 million.

The president also plans to keep Mr. Pulte as the head of a federal housing agency, heightening tension with Congress and complicating the renewal of a powerful spying authority.

Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., expensed over $40,000 in taxpayer-funded payments to a furniture company for refurbishing his district office in 2023.

Any official reprimand will come from regulator Ofcom, but not for at least two months UK politics live – latest updates Elon Musk’s X will face no action to remove a mass of posts inciting violence in Northern Ireland for at least two months, despite widespread condemnation of the platform and its billionaire owner. Concern over the role social media played in spreading disturbing images and fuelling anger continued to grow on Wednesday as police and community leaders urged calm. Continue reading...

Winners in the Republican and Democratic primary races for governor and in a Democratic congressional primary have not yet been determined.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused Republicans of using Alveda King as a prop to shield racism allegations during an SPLC hearing on hate group funding.

Watchdog group CASA files judicial misconduct complaint against Judge Cooper over Kennedy Center ruling, citing wife's anti-Trump legal work.

Reform UK leader has been unusually quiet in recent weeks – at great cost to the party during a crucial byelection Fake images of Nigel Farage have been ubiquitous online lately – but the real politician has proved far more elusive since it was revealed seven weeks ago that he took a £5m personal gift from a crypto billionaire. And while an AI-generated depiction of the Reform UK leader was falsely shown getting violent on BBC’s Question Time, Farage has been largely avoiding the TV studios where he might face questions over the cash. Continue reading...

The president’s top advisers gathered in a series of Situation Room meetings as they struggled to contain a scandal engulfing Donald Trump himself.