She is from one of the most famous Republican families in America. Her voting record on abortion and guns has been exemplary. And none of that has stopped Liz Cheney from becoming Donald Trump’s latest and most high profile Republican victim. She has lost her Wyoming congressional seat to a rival supported by Mr Trump, an

Republican Liz Cheney has lost her Wyoming seat in Congress to a Trump-backed candidate from her own party. She conceded defeat to Harriet Hageman, whose candidacy has been endorsed by the former president in the Republican primary. Ms Cheney, 56, has been one of the most outspoken Trump critics in the Republican Party and was

Former Pop Idol contestant and theatre star Darius Campbell Danesh has died at the age of 41, his family has announced. The singer was found unresponsive in bed in his US apartment on 11 August. However, his cause of death in Rochester, Minnesota, is not yet known. “It is with great sadness that we announce

US First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID, the White House has said. The 71-year-old had tested negative on Monday during a regular testing session, but developed cold-like symptoms that evening. She tested negative on a rapid antigen test before a PCR test came back positive. Spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander said that, like husband

Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is the target of a criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts to interfere in the 2020 election result in Georgia. Mr Giuliani’s lawyer said on Monday the special prosecutor in Atlanta had sent a notification that the former New York mayor is being investigated by Fulton County District

Donald Trump has accused the FBI of seizing his passports during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. Describing it as an “assault on a political opponent”, the former US president claimed agents “stole” three of his passports. The FBI searched his home last week after officials discovered boxes containing classified information were taken to his

Sir Salman Rushdie brought a stabbing attack that left him with “life-changing” injuries on himself, Iran has said. The foreign ministry said on Monday that “Salman Rushdie and his supporters are to blame for what happened to him”. Its spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, said: “Freedom of speech does not justify Salman Rushdie’s insults upon religion and

Anne Heche has been “peacefully taken off life support” nine days after suffering a severe brain injury in a car crash, a representative of the US actress confirmed. Heche, 53, drove her car into a house in Los Angeles and has been in hospital since. She had been classified as “legally dead according to California

A man drove his car into a barricade near the US Capitol building in Washington DC and fired shots into the air before killing himself, police said. As the man got out of the vehicle, it became engulfed in flames, officers added. The man fatally shot himself as police went to confront him. It happened

Sir Salman Rushdie’s injuries remain “severe” after he was stabbed, but his condition is heading “in the right direction”, the author’s agent has said. The 75-year-old was airlifted to hospital and underwent hours of surgery following the attack on stage in Chautauqua, New York state, on Friday. His literary agent, Andrew Wylie, said: “He’s off

Sir Salman Rushdie’s suspected attacker has denied attempted murder and assault in what a prosecutor called a “pre-planned” crime. Hadi Matar, 24, was identified by New York police after the attack on Friday. He appeared in a court in New York state on Saturday wearing a prison jumpsuit and a face mask before entering his

Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed about 12 times – including in the face and neck, a US district attorney’s office has said. One of the wounds in the facial area caused a puncture to Sir Salman’s eye, the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office said. Another, to the abdomen, caused a puncture of the author’s liver.

A bill that aims to help the US meet its climate targets has passed its final hurdle and is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden next week. The Inflation Reduction Act is a dramatically scaled-back version of a previous bill backed by Mr Biden that was blocked by maverick Democrat senators,

Author Salman Rushdie will likely lose an eye and has suffered severed nerves in an arm and damage to his liver after he was stabbed, his agent has said. The 75-year-old remains on a ventilator after being airlifted to hospital and undergoing hours of surgery following the attack in New York state. “The news is

The FBI recovered more than 20 boxes of items – some labelled top secret – during a search of Donald Trump’s Florida mansion, court records show. Details from a warrant that has now been unsealed, show some items related to defence information. The warrant said the probe involves alleged violations of the Espionage Act. Among

US detectives hunting a fugitive who they say faked his death and fled to Scotland told a priest to cancel a sham memorial mass. Father Bernard Healy has told Sky News he received a phone call from a ‘woman’ sounding like Hyacinth Bucket, the character from the TV comedy Keeping Up Appearances, but police told

The US Republicans have had many opportunities to move into the post-Trump era of politics but they have consistently refused to take them. Such is the ex-president’s threatening and manipulative grip on his party that he has turned each potentially devastating setback into a comeback. In November 2020 the Republican leadership could have stood against

The US attorney general has said he “personally approved” to seek a search warrant on Donald Trump’s Florida residence. In a statement made in Washington DC, Merrick Garland said the Justice Department did “not take the decision lightly”. He confirmed that federal agents searched Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday to probe whether he illegally

New images of Hollywood star Johnny Depp show him starring in his first film since the conclusion of his multimillion-dollar defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard. Photos depict Depp in regal attire, with a white plumed hat, curled white hair and a black blindfold on, for the upcoming film Jeanne Du Barry, which is produced

The US says an Iranian operative has been charged over an alleged plot to murder John Bolton who was national security adviser to former president Donald Trump. Shahram Poursafi, who American officials state is a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, is wanted by the FBI on charges related to the alleged murder-for-hire plot. Mr

Donald Trump has said he invoked the fifth amendment and would not answer questions under oath in the long-running New York civil investigation into his business dealings. The former US president arrived at New York attorney general Letitia James’ offices in a motorcade shortly before 9am on Wednesday. More than an hour later he said he “declined

Facebook has defended itself after court documents emerged showing that it provided chat messages to police which are being used to prosecute a mother and daughter over an abortion. The messages are part of a case in Nebraska alleging that the pair performed an abortion at 28 weeks without a license and then attempted to

The anger of Donald Trump’s supporters over the FBI raid on the former president’s home shows no sign of abating with his spokesman saying it would “make a third-world dictator blush”. Taylor Budowich, who is director of communications for the “Save America and Donald J Trump” campaign, said Monday’s raid at the Mar-a-Largo home was

The raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate has stunned his supporters, enemies and observers around the world. While Mr Trump described it as a “dark times for our nation”, White House officials admitted that they knew nothing of the FBI’s plans to storm his Mar-a-Lago home. It comes amid three separate ongoing investigations into the

The unannounced raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate has stunned his supporters, enemies and observers around the world. While Mr Trump described it as a “dark times for our nation”, White House officials admitted that they knew nothing of the FBI’s plans to storm his Mar-a-Lago home. It comes amid three separate ongoing investigations into

The FBI is searching Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the former president has announced. “These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Mr Trump said in a statement. “Nothing like

Some schools in the US are stocking up on AR-15 rifles to be used to tackle a gunman – but critics are worried the measure will lead to more incidents. The North Carolina school district and sheriff’s office are working together to improve security – with one of the semi-automatic rifles being placed in each

The US hiring boom continued last month, as employers added 528,000 jobs – more than double the number expected. The government data showed a labour market continuing to defy surging inflation and back-to-back quarters of contraction in GDP, which have raised fears of a recession. It marked the 19th consecutive month of payrolls expansion, and

A man has been jailed for five years after raising $400,000 (£331,331) by running a fake online fundraiser that tricked people into thinking they were donating money to a homeless veteran. Mark D’Amico, from New Jersey in the US, has also been ordered to pay back the money to GoFundMe, prosecutors have said. The 43-year-old

Actress Anne Heche is in a “stable” condition following a crash in Los Angeles that saw her car burst into flames, her spokesperson has said. Reports surfaced on Saturday that suggested she had been driving at speed down an LA street before crashing her car into a building and suffering severe burns. According to the