New regulator and higher bills – key takeaways from water industry report
The wide-ranging review was launched amid growing public concern about sewage spills and rising bills.
Arsenal ‘short of numbers’ after £123m spend – Arteta
Mikel Arteta is not ruling out bringing more new signings on Arsenal’s pre-season tour as negotiations for striker Viktor Gyokoeres continue.
Ecuador extradites leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang to the United States
José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is “Fito,” escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured late June. In April, a U.S. Attorney indicted him in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States. (Image credit: Ecuador’s Ministry of Interior)
Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city
The clashes between militias of the Druze religious minority and the Sunni Muslim clans killed hundreds and threatened to unravel Syria’s already fragile postwar transition. (Image credit: Omar Sanadiki)
U.S. coffee drinkers and businesses will pay the price for Trump’s Brazil tariffs
President Trump plans to levy a 50% tariff on all goods from Brazil — the source of about 30% of U.S. coffee imports. This looming tariff threat has sent shock waves through the U.S. coffee industry. (Image credit: Claire Harbage)
Democrats target Republicans over Trump’s legislative agenda in battleground states
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) launched a slate of new digital ads targeting Republicans in a number of key battleground states ahead of legislative races in 2025 and 2026. The digital ads, which were first obtained by The Hill, will target voters in Virginia, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The ads will…
From immigration to bombing Iran: How Trump fares in polling after half a year.
President Donald Trump started his second presidency with a burst of executive actions on issues core to his electoral success, such as the economy and immigration. Public support for him on those issues is starting to slip.
The Supreme Court may have entered a new phase. Call it the emergency era.
The court reached the end of June having issued almost twice as many emergency orders as it did merits opinions. Is this an anomaly, or the start of a new normal?
An Attack on the Medical Establishment Buried in a 1,800-Page Regulation
If approved, a new rule could end the entrenched pay advantages for specialists like surgeons over other doctors.
How Trump Deflected MAGA’s Wrath Over Epstein, at Least for Now
By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.