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Texas Republicans were already fretting about slipping support with voters of color. Then Bo French got on X.The Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner posted a photo of a crowd of University of Texas football fans, most of them people of color, saying, “The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.”The Sunday morning comments, which appeared to target South Asian students, sent Lone Star Republicans into a frenzy, worried about the impact the rhetoric could have on GOP candidates up and down the ballot, including Attorney General Ken Paxton’s high-profile Senate race and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s reelection…

The United States Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to restrict voting by mail ahead of the November midterm elections, in a setback to the US president’s efforts to change rules governing elections.The ruling on Monday by the conservative supermajority court allows states to continue sending out mail ballots as they have done for years, dealing a blow to Trump’s plans to stop the ballots before the elections and halting possible last-minute legal actions as voting begins in some states.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTrump has repeatedly cast doubt on the security of mail-in voting, citing debunked…

Parts of the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, have been hit by major rail disruption after suspected sabotage to the tracks, the country’s railway operator has said.ProRail warned that passengers in the country’s centre and north should expect cancellations and delays on Tuesday, while the closure of some level crossings could cause disruption to roads.Pipes were attached to the tracks in multiple locations, according to local media. In a statement, ProRail said the incident appeared to be “an intentional disruption… caused by human action”.It added that no suspects or motives had been identified, but the national police unit was investigating. The BBC…

China has imposed a range of sweeping new rules restricting travel in and out of the country in a move that observers say will give the government even more control over its citizens.Citizens deemed to have “harmed” China’s national security or interests while overseas can also be barred from leaving China for up to three years. But the law also says that it will apply to anyone considered a threat to the country’s industrial or technological security. China keeps close scrutiny on sectors like semiconductors and AI, as the race between Beijing and Washington for tech dominance heats up. According…

Nato fighter pilots have shot down a drone that entered Lithuania’s airspace overnight, the Lithuanian president said.Authorities said the drone likely entered southern Lithuania, near the second-largest city of Kaunas, from neighbouring Belarus shortly after midnight on Tuesday.Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda wrote in a statement on X: “A drone that just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets.”The origins of the drone are yet to be determined, a spokesperson for the Lithuanian national crisis management centre said.Drone alerts sounded across the capital Vilnius and surrounding region earlier on Tuesday.Lithuania’s armed forces and Italian pilots serving in the Nato…

Asked if he was now reconsidering the theatre run, Sutton said: “Absolutely. I’m in talks with the people who promote it to see how we can curtail it or, if necessary, just cut it completely.”I don’t want anything to interfere with the job that I’ve got to do.”One of the solutions he proposed was stripping the tour back to venues only local to Norfolk.Sutton is due to appear at a Norfolk police and crime panel on 2 February, before being on stage in Leeds that evening.”There are lots of people who do meetings like that by [Microsoft] Teams or across…

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70 Up9pm, ITV1Asif Kapadia directs the final instalment of the long-running documentary (it first aired in 1964) and it does all its subjects – and their loyal viewers – proud. Meeting the now 70-year-olds again tugs at the existential heartstrings and some, such as cheeky dreamer Tony, have stayed close to their childhood selves, whereas the more mellow John worries about how he has been portrayed. Hannah VerdierRace Against the Tide7.30pm, BBC TwoThe upbeat sand-carving competition reaches its semi-final, as good a reason as any for host Iain Stirling to dress up as a Baywatch lifeguard. He gives the remaining…

NEW YORK — A state lawmaker who gained national attention for his opposition to unchecked AI during a failed campaign for Congress this year is launching a $30 million effort to unite Democrats around regulating the technology, according to the organization’s new website.New York Assemblymember Alex Bores is unveiling the organization — called “Who Decides” — on Tuesday to “build the winning Democratic answer to AI,” according to a website that was publicly available Monday night.“Who Decides’ goal is that by 2028, Democratic candidates from the top of the ticket on down run with a common AI safety agenda,” reads…

US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to tighten mail-in voting rules ahead of critical midterm elections.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to allow the US Postal Service to enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots.On Monday, the conservative-majority court refused to lift an order by US District Judge Indira Talwani that blocked the measure, dealing a blow to Trump’s efforts to restrict voting by mail before the November midterm elections.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe postal agency adopted the rule after Trump signed an executive order in March seeking…