California sheriff seizes more ballot materials in defiance of state officials 27. March 2026 (20:33) Chad Bianco, running for governor, previously confiscated 650,000 ballots for baseless voter fraud investigationSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA Republican sheriff in California has confiscated additional ballot materials from a special election, escalating his conflict with state lawmakers who say he is conducting a baseless investigation into claims of voter fraud.On Tuesday, Chad Bianco, the Riverside county sheriff who is running for governor, was already at the center of a legal controversy after seizing 650,000 ballots from last year’s special election. Earlier this week he ordered his office to seize 426 additional boxes of ballot materials as part of the alleged criminal investigation, prompting criticism from lawmakers including Rob Bonta, California’s Democratic attorney general. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US expects Iran operation to end in ‘weeks, not months’, says Marco Rubio 27. March 2026 (20:23) Secretary of state’s remarks come as Israel threatens to expand its attacks on Iran and Tehran’s missiles and drones target IsraelMiddle East crisis – live updatesWashington expects its operation against Iran to conclude in “weeks, not months”, the US secretary of state has said, despite spiralling violence across the region and a threat from Israel to “escalate and expand” its attacks against the Islamic republic.“When we are done with them here in the next couple weeks, they will be weaker than they’ve been in recent history,” Marco Rubio told reporters on Friday after meeting G7 foreign ministers in France. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US law enforcement foils plot to assassinate Palestinian American activist 27. March 2026 (20:17) Man was arrested in connection with plan to assassinate Nerdeen Kiswani, following sting by undercover NYPD officerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxLaw enforcement officers foiled a plot to assassinate New York-based Palestinian American activist Nerdeen Kiswani and arrested a 26-year old man in connection with the plan.Kiswani wrote in post on X that late on Thursday, the FBI joint terrorism taskforce informed her that a plot against her life was “about to” take place, and that agents had conducted an operation in Hoboken, New Jersey, in connection to it. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
