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CNN plays a tape of Trump that appears to show classified military documents Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email to receive exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Most presidents, current and former, tend to spend America’s Independence Day celebrating the values ​​of American society that unite its citizens, joining the festive and unifying themes of the national holiday. And then there’s Donald Trump. The former president spent the Fourth of July lashing out at his enemies on Truth Social, sharing a vulgar message aimed at President Joe Biden and…

Host David Speers is to move into an “expanded” role within the ABC’s news division as national political leader, just weeks after the broadcaster controversially let political editor Andrew Probyn go as part of a important restructuring aimed at reaching the digital public. The announcement came on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of the first Insiders show to be broadcast from its new studios in Canberra on Sunday. The ABC’s flagship political program filmed in the nation’s capital for the first time last weekend to a live audience at National Press Clubwhich attracted 589,000 viewers, according to TV measurement numbers of VOICE….

HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday approved an amendment to a law to eliminate most directly elected seats in local district councils, the last major bodies of political representation elected by the public, shutting down new democratic challenges to the city. The changes include cutting the proportion of directly elected seats in the municipal organisation from 90% currently to almost 20% — even below the level when these bodies were first created in the 1980s, when Hong Kong was ruled by Britain. The rest of the 470 seats will be filled by members appointed by the chief…

Two bald eagles may be resuming their apparent long-running feud after quick-thinking deputies helped separate the feuding pair that had become entangled with each other at a Minnesota lake. In this image provided by the Cass County, Minn. Sheriff’s Office, two eagles are free after Cass County, Minn. deputies found them stranded in a lake on Monday, July 3, 2023. Deputies used a stick to separate the eagles. , who had apparently been fighting when they became entangled. (Cass County Sheriff’s Office via AP) The Associated Press SHINGOBEE BAY, Minnesota — Two bald eagles may be resuming their apparent long-running…

The deadline for candidates to qualify to run in the special election to replace 2nd Congressional District Rep. Chris Stewart has now passed. Following Stewart’s announcement that he would resign on Sept. 15, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox designated July 5 at 5:00 p.m. as the cut-off for political parties to submit the names of candidates chosen at party conventions and candidates to collect signatures to submit their lists. Three Republican candidates have emerged, Celeste Maloy, Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough, with the latter two still awaiting signature verifications to secure their place on the ballot. While Maloy is believed to…

Hargeisa, Somaliland – This year has not been the best for Somaliland’s international reputation. After breaking away from Somalia in 1991, the de facto independent country cultivated an image as “Oasis of Stability” in the Horn of Africa, carrying out disarmament and democratic elections despite not having international recognition. But presidential elections scheduled for last year were delayed, and in February, long-standing clan tensions erupted in fighting around the town of Las Anod (Laascaanood) that left dozens dead and injured and caused tens of thousands of civilians to flee. The United Nations has called for an investigation into the deaths,…

CNN — President Joe Biden’s emphatic statement from the Oval Office on Wednesday that the US “totally, totally, totally” supports Sweden’s bid to join NATO underscored the extraordinary, legacy-defining role it has played in challenging 21st century Russian expansionism. However, as the war in Ukraine enters its second and bloody summer, its short-term trajectory, and the shape of the final resolution of the conflict, remain as uncertain as they were after the Russian invasion it stalled at the beginning of last year. And several developments underline the still-high danger of the conflict, as Biden prepares to head to Lithuania next…

Kingmaker California? Control of the US House could hinge on district battles in a liberal stateGuantánamo detainees explain the scars of torture to the first independent visitor and wait to leaveTrump valet accused in classified documents case re-arraigned after earlier delaysBiden heads to South Carolina to show his economic agenda holds even red statesMayor Suarez launches an artificial intelligence chatbot for his presidential campaign… READ MORE Kingmaker California? Control of the US House could hinge on district battles in a liberal state Guantánamo detainees explain the scars of torture to the first independent visitor and wait to leave Trump valet…