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As communities across the country prepare Monday to host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of when the federal government officially began observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the current political climate has left some feeling more fraught than festive when it comes to how to honor…

US justice department announced it is investigating protesters in Minnesota who disrupted church services

COMMENT: With the Kremlin claiming that Putin has been invited to join Trump’s ‘board of peace’ alongside Tony Blair, chief international correspondent Bel Trew asks what the US president is up to

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum explained that the arrival of a U.S. military plane in the country, which caused controversy amid tensions with the Trump administration over threats to conduct unliteral actions against cartels, carried nationals who had gone to the U.S. for training.

Trump administration cuts MLK Day from national park free entry days, adds Flag Day - his birthday. Newsom responds by opening 200 California parks.

JD Vance's 2016 tweets resurface showing he criticised Trump over racism, immigration, and sexual assault, contrasting sharply with his current hard-right Vice President persona.

Data shows 133% increase from 2017 to 2025 as anti-ICE and No Kings protests push mobilization against White House

Critics draw ‘direct line’ between content by Nick Sortor and similar figures and violent actions of federal agents

Over 2 million documents are under DoJ review despite ‘legal obligation’ from Epstein Files Transparency Act

These are the agencies detaining people across the US – mostly, but not all, under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security

The US Secret Service questioned a Nebraska woman after a cryptic social media post about White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt went viral.