The United Kingdom is facing its worst civil unrest in more than a decade as far-right anti-immigrant riots spread across several cities. The clashes led to hundreds of people being arrested and multiple police officers injured on Sunday, Aug. 4. Crowds reportedly set fire to hotels housing asylum-seekers, smashed vehicles and threw objects at police…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) paused President Joe Biden’s migrant flight program after a report found sponsors were being improperly vetted. The program allowed 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to come into the United States with the support of a financial sponsor. Those allowed in could live and work here…

The push for Venezuela’s electoral authority to show proof Nicolás Maduro won Sunday’s, July 28, election is reaching a critical point. The United States has announced it’s officially recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner. The U.S. joins multiple countries calling for the official results to be released after the opposition said it had evidence Maduro did not win. After the National…

It was an emotional reunion as Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan returned home after the largest prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S. since the Cold War. And former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, visits the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, August 2, 2024. Gershkovich, Whelan return…

The United States announced a prisoner swap with Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 1, that freed Wall Street Journalist Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and more than a dozen others from prison in Russia. Their release is part of the largest prisoner exchange involving the United States and Russia since the fall of the…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reportedly released a memo on Tuesday, July 30, that members of the Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua (TDA) were given the “green light” to open fire on and attack Denver Police Department officers. The agency said it was tipped off to the threat by Albuquerque, New Mexico,…

At least a dozen people have been killed as protests over Venezuela’s presidential election continue. Local media outlets said more than 700 people have been arrested.  Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro accused opposition leader María Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo González of “criminal violence.” Protesters are demanding Maduro make voting data from Sunday’s, July 28, election public. Venezuela’s opposition and…

A Hamas leader is reportedly assassinated in Iran as developments in the Middle East raise concerns of conflict escalating in the region. And Vice President Kamala Harris is closer to naming her running mate with plans of holding their first rally in a matter of days. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, July 31,…

In Venezuela, the results of a recent presidential election are being reported in two significantly different ways, leading world leaders, including those in the United States, to question the validity of the election. Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro claims to have won reelection by a narrow majority of 51%, despite exit polls indicating that his challenger…

In a highly watched and highly scrutinized electoral process, Venezuela’s president election is ending in controversy. Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the election on Monday, July 29. However, his political opponents have too.  With 80% of votes counted, Maduro is said to have won with more than 51% of the vote, leading electoral authorities to declare…