A new ethnic unity law came into effect in China on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), despite warnings from Taiwan, the United Nations and rights groups that it could threaten freedoms, especially for ...

BEIJING – A new ethnic unity law came into effect in China on July 1, despite warnings from Taiwan, the United Nations and rights groups that it could threaten freedoms, especially for minorities. The ...

For years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pushed ethnic minority groups like Tibetans and Uyghurs to adopt an identity rooted in Chinese nationality and allegiance to the ruling Communist Party. Now, ...

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Samsung Messages goes dark for US users this July. Any text history that hasn’t been migrated beforehand won’t be coming back. July is when Samsung Messages stops working, and for anyone still using ...

House Republican leaders canceled votes on multiple major bills and sent lawmakers home for a nearly two week recess Tuesday after a handful of GOP members rebelled on the floor and effectively halted ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Monday that he plans to use an unusual maneuver to merge the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act with the National Defense Authorization Act ...

The SAVE Act May Be Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced All Across the Country Fourteen states now have SAVE Act-like laws on the books requiring Americans to provide proof of ...

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump clashed with Senate Republicans on Wednesday during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, just hours after he abruptly canceled a signing ceremony for landmark ...

Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Washington — President Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony on Wednesday for a landmark housing affordability ...