Max Walker - Journalist at Newswize

29 Nov

Trump blocks entry of Afghans after deadly National Guard shooting

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Trump administration blocks all U.S. diplomatic posts around the world to stop entry of Afghans after the National Guard shooting in Washington, DC. The move comes in the wake of a devastating attack in Washington, D.C., where two National Guard members were shot—an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan…

27 Nov

DC National Guard shooting suspect identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, naked photo goes viral

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The man identified as the suspect in Wednesday’s shocking shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House has been named as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021, according to reporting from CBS News and other major outlets. As authorities work to…

26 Nov

Georgia election interference case against Trump has been dropped

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The long-running Georgia election interference case targeting President Donald Trump and several of his allies has been officially dropped. On Wednesday, a Georgia judge granted a motion to dismiss the case in its entirety, effectively ending what had been one of the most high-profile state-level prosecutions connected to the 2020…

26 Nov

‘Biological male’ stripped of World’s Strongest Woman title after huge row

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The 2025 World’s Strongest Woman title competition has erupted into controversy after an athlete, Jammie Booker, described by competitors and coaches as a biological male won the title—only to have it stripped days later as officials scrambled to contain the backlash. American competitor Jammie Booker finished the event in first…

18 Nov

Michigan man JD Vance sentenced to 2 years for threatening Trump and JD Vance

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A Michigan man who shares the same initials as Vice President JD Vance has been sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for threatening to kill President Donald Trump, Vice President Vance, and a member of the President’s family, federal prosecutors announced. James Donald Vance Jr., 67, of Grand Rapids…

12 Nov

House Democrats release Epstein email that claimed Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim

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House Democrats release a previously unseen email written by Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 that alleges President Donald Trump “spent hours” at Epstein’s residence with one of the financier’s sex trafficking victims. The message, sent by Epstein to his associate Ghislaine Maxwell — who was later convicted of sex trafficking —…

10 Nov

Democrats near deal to reopen government

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Several Senate Democrats are indicating they are close to reaching a deal and vote to reopen the federal government — a sign that an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be approaching, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The framework of the emerging deal…

04 Nov

Dick Cheney, Republican vice president to George W. Bush, has died at 84

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Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84, his family announced. Cheney, who served as Vice President under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, was a defining architect of the post-9/11 “war on terror” and a central force behind the Iraq War — a conflict that shaped global…

04 Nov

Illinois man arrested for threatening to kill President Trump

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A man in suburban Chicago, Illinois was arrested Monday after threatening to kill President Donald Trump. Federal authorities took 57-year-old Trent Schneider of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, into custody and charged him with making a threat in interstate commerce to injure a person, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District…

03 Nov

Nancy Pelosi says she’ll decide about her retirement from Congress following Tuesday’s election

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, long regarded as one of the most powerful figures in American politics, is weighing retirement from Congress as her current term approaches its end in January 2027. In an interview with the San Francisco Examiner, the 85-year-old California lawmaker said she will not decide whether…