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US appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to implement mail-in voting restrictions

Voters casting their ballots at a polling station during a primary election in Hooksett, New Hampshire, US, on Sept 8.

Judge deals blow to Trump moves to deport pro-Palestinian activists

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil attending a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University on Oct 7, 2025.

US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller speaks while U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign executive orders related to birthright citizenship and the polysilicon industry, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 20, 2026

An electronic display showing the national debt in Washington, DC on Aug 19.

US debt crosses $50 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

A man passing by the National Debt Clock in New York City on Aug 19. The US Treasury’s daily cash and debt balances statement showed total public debt outstanding at US$40.047 trillion on Aug 18.

US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push

The US President in 2025 issued an executive order authorising sanctions on prosecutors, judges and others working with the court for pursuing cases against officials from the US and its ally Israel.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 9, 2026

Women walking past a political billboard in central Tehran on Aug 8.

Former US president Biden’s cancer has spread: Son

Former US president Joe Biden revealed in May 2025 - less than four months after he left the White House - that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.

Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the media after signing an executive order, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

US voters prefer Democrats to Republicans on economy for first time in a decade, poll finds

US President Donald Trump dances as he delivers remarks on the economy at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, USA, on July 27.

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