Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed two decrees on Wednesday to add pressure on big tech companies by making them liable for illegal content shared by its users and opening way for investigations through a government body on their response to such cases
May 21, 2026
President Donald Trump has returned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to give the commencement address at the Connecticut school
May 20, 2026
House passes housing affordability bill that softens institutional investor ban
May 21, 2026
Raúl Castro indicted in a prosecution that has been in the works for 3 decades
May 20, 2026
Israel’s national security minister has drawn a sharp rebuke from his boss and triggered a backlash abroad after he released videos taunting detained activists from a flotilla that tried to reach Gaza
May 20, 2026
Cuba's foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday said a White House statement critical of the country's communist-run government was "superficial and misinformed."
May 20, 2026
The European Union struck a provisional agreement on Wednesday on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods, a key part of a trade deal
May 19, 2026
The U.S.
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States may have to attack Iran even harder but will wait and see if a deal is reached, reprising
May 20, 2026
Israel's treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists is "abominable," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, using unusually harsh language to condemn a close
May 20, 2026
A lawsuit filed on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities
May 20, 2026
“The Boys” is airing its series finale after five seasons of death, depravity and digs at the capitalistic superhero-industrial complex
May 20, 2026
Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions
May 20, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service cannot ever bring claims against President Donald Trump, his family or businesses for past tax issues under the additional terms published Tuesday in the agreement the Justice Department reached with Trump to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS for the disclosure of his tax returns.
May 20, 2026
Canadian miner Sherritt International Corp. has signed a non-binding agreement with Gillon Capital LLC
May 20, 2026
Barney Frank has died
May 20, 2026
U.S.
May 20, 2026
Moroccan and French foreign ministers said on Wednesday the two countries are preparing to sign a treaty to strengthen ties during an upcoming state visit
May 20, 2026
Colombia's Central General Staff, the largest dissident branch of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group, and rebels from the National
May 20, 2026
Ukraine will send reinforcements to its northern regions and step up diplomatic pressure on Belarus to counter what Kyiv believes are Russian plans to launch a new offensive
May 20, 2026
Eleanor Donaldson, the wife of former Northern Ireland politician Jeffrey Donaldson, is unfit to stand trial alongside her husband on charges related to historical sex
May 20, 2026
An election for a seat in Britain's parliament, set to be contested by possible Labour Party leadership candidate Andy Burnham, will take place on June 18, the local council
May 20, 2026
Germany's government approved a new Civil Defense Plan on Wednesday, shifting from Cold War bunkers to everyday sites such as underground parking garages, tunnels and subway
May 20, 2026
Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday was a dangerous
May 20, 2026
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has called for a thorough investigation into the death of a Congolese-born man after he was
May 20, 2026
U.S.
May 20, 2026
Lithuania's president and prime minister have been taken to safe locations after a suspected drone was detected near the country's border with Belarus
May 20, 2026
Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
May 20, 2026
The U.S. is imposing sanctions on over a dozen individuals, a Mexican restaurant, and a security firm linked to the Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl trafficking
May 20, 2026
The Kremlin slammed remarks by Lithuania's top diplomat as "verging on insanity" on Wednesday after Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said that NATO had to show Moscow it was
May 20, 2026
Barney Frank, liberal icon who regulated a ‘too big’ financial industry, dies at 86
May 20, 2026
South Carolina’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved a new congressional map early on Wednesday aimed at ousting longtime Democratic U.S.
May 20, 2026
China and Russia condemned U.S.
May 20, 2026
Israeli police on Wednesday forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their
May 20, 2026
Former U.S.
May 20, 2026
A seagull has left a lasting impression on King Charles III during his visit to Northern Ireland
May 20, 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting in Beijing
May 20, 2026
A small but growing group of Republican lawmakers is showing independence from President Donald Trump
May 20, 2026
In New Delhi, some auto-rickshaws are now displaying images of U_S_ President Donald Trump with the slogan “Happy Birthday America!”
May 20, 2026
Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran in an increasing show of defiance
May 20, 2026
The conservative-majority U.S.
May 20, 2026
Israel moved closer on Wednesday to a snap election after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Benjamin
May 20, 2026
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed progress in their 'comprehensive partnership' and criticised U.S.
May 20, 2026
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori leads voter intentions in Peru's June 7 presidential runoff election against leftist Roberto Sanchez, a new Ipsos Peru poll
May 20, 2026
Fugitive former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces charges stemming mainly from his alleged misuse of money for political gain, flew to the United States
May 20, 2026
Thomas Massie, a Republican congressman from Kentucky, has lost his primary bid for reelection
May 20, 2026
Georgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will aim to become first Black woman governor in US history
May 20, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will tell NATO foreign ministers this week that the next NATO leaders' summit, set for Ankara in July, should reaffirm the alliance's
May 20, 2026
The legal counsel of Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa said on Wednesday they will ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to reject a request for a temporary
May 20, 2026
The gradual reduction of U.S. troops in Europe will happen "in a structured way", that won't impact NATO's defence plans, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on
May 20, 2026
Russia and China said on Wednesday that U.S.
May 20, 2026
Kyiv and Budapest began expert-level consultations online on Wednesday, the countries' foreign ministers said.
May 20, 2026
European shares finished near two-week highs on Wednesday, aided by defence and technology stocks, as investors awaited a critical earnings
May 20, 2026
Emmanuel Moulin, President Emmanuel Macron's former chief of staff, on Wednesday won lawmakers' approval to head the Bank of France after
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump was incensed on February 20 when the U.S.
May 20, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar could meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in June if a deal on Hungarian minority rights
May 20, 2026
Turkey said on Wednesday that Germany would send it a Patriot missile defence system for a six-month deployment from June to replace a system deployed as part of NATO
May 20, 2026
Demand is soaring for Israel's battle-tested weapons and military technology, despite widespread condemnation by rights groups and the international community over the country's conduct in wars, particularly in Gaza
May 20, 2026
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te says that if given the chance he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump he hopes to continue U.S. arms purchases that are essential for peace
May 20, 2026
China confirms Boeing purchases and other trade terms from Trump’s visit
May 20, 2026
A new poll finds that Republicans are unhappier with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy than they were a few months ago, but they’re largely continuing to stand behind him as the war with Iran continues
May 20, 2026
Russia on Wednesday showed what it said was footage of troops delivering nuclear warheads to mobile Iskander-M missile launch systems,
May 20, 2026
Indonesia's president unveiled ambitious economic targets for 2027 on Wednesday and a plan to boost revenue with state control of top
May 20, 2026
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Wednesday said he spoke to U.S.
May 20, 2026
As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz struggles to halt a relentless slide in approval ratings, Ulrich Siegmund,
May 20, 2026
Poland's defence minister said no decisions have been made to reduce the number of American troops in the country and recent U.S. moves may only temporarily
May 20, 2026
The U.S.
May 20, 2026
Two people were killed and 19 injured in Russia attacks on Ukraine overnight, local officials said on Wednesday, while Ukraine sent drones to strike
May 20, 2026
U.S.
May 19, 2026
China and the U.S. have agreed to cut tariffs on agricultural trade as part of a broader trade deal, the Ministry of Commerce
May 20, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday said Israel had arrested South Korean nationals in international waters, calling the action “way out of line”.
May 20, 2026
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday said if he got the opportunity to speak to U.S.
May 20, 2026
The Philippine Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Senator Ronald dela Rosa for a temporary restraining order to prevent his
May 20, 2026
A hardline Republican congressman and a former college football coach who has never held elective office advanced to a runoff on Tuesday in Georgia's U.S.
May 20, 2026
Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast on Tuesday replaced the people who held two key roles in his government, naming Martin Arrau as security minister and Claudio Alvarado
May 20, 2026
Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley will compete for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in a June 16 runoff, as neither received at least 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary to win outright
May 19, 2026
Conservative incumbents defend seats on Georgia Supreme Court
May 19, 2026
President Donald Trump has scored another win against a Republican rival, purging Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s primary and knocking out one of his most outspoken critics on Capitol Hill
May 19, 2026
Thomas Massie faces the question confronting other Republicans who crossed Trump: What now?
May 20, 2026
Trump ousts Massie, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primary elections
May 20, 2026
Democratic Party voters in Pennsylvania picked their candidates to challenge incumbent Republican lawmakers in the U.S.
May 20, 2026
Russia is considering the possibility of joint projects with the United States and China, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Russia's sovereign wealth fund
May 20, 2026
The European Union struck a provisional agreement on Wednesday on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods, a key part of the trade deal
May 20, 2026
Democrats in Pennsylvania backed by Gov. Josh Shapiro won their primaries to shape a congressional slate in which they hope to flip the state’s four swing districts and, ultimately, capture a U.S. House majority
May 19, 2026
House Democrats condemn Texas candidate for antisemitism and accuse a PAC of boosting her
May 20, 2026
Primary elections have been held in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Idaho and Pennsylvania
May 20, 2026
American passenger on hantavirus-hit cruise feels ‘blindsided’ and ‘misled’ by new quarantine orders
May 20, 2026
The U.S.
May 19, 2026
President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff
May 19, 2026
Non-citizens in the U.S. will face greater scrutiny on their banking activities following an executive order by President Donald Trump on Tuesday,
May 20, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the G7 leaders' meeting in France in June, a White House official said on Tuesday.
May 20, 2026
New settlement term bars IRS from investigating Trump, his family for past tax issues
May 20, 2026
The Senate has advanced legislation that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war
May 20, 2026
The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press
May 16, 2026
A proposed U.S. pact with Saudi Arabia on its development of nuclear power lacks the strictest guardrails that Democratic lawmakers had urged,
May 20, 2026
Israeli forces opened fire on at least two vessels in an aid flotilla sailing towards Gaza on Tuesday, according to video footage and
May 19, 2026
Israeli forces have intercepted the remaining vessels from an activist flotilla challenging Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza
May 19, 2026
The earliest signals of a presidential race normally involve such subtle positioning from candidates that it’s become known as the “shadow primary.”
May 20, 2026
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is cooperating with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after being issued a subpoena last week
May 20, 2026
Fidel Castro’s daughter has no love for the Cuban regime but warns against underestimating it
May 20, 2026
How Trump backed off on resuming Iran attacks — for now
May 20, 2026
A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom is facing growing opposition from Republicans ahead of an expected vote this week
May 20, 2026
The United Arab Emirates says drones that targeted its Barakah nuclear power plant came from Iraq
May 19, 2026
Vice President JD Vance’s decision to extend his fight against Medicaid fraud beyond Democratic states to his red home state of Ohio has set off a scramble among the state’s Republicans — including his close ally Vivek Ramaswamy, the party’s nominee for governor
May 20, 2026
How Ken Paxton courted Donald Trump and won his endorsement
May 20, 2026
Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen
May 20, 2026
The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, alumni, fans and the general public to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that aim to redistrict longtime Black lawmakers
May 19, 2026
A U.S. military investigation into a strike at a girls' school in Iran has been "complex" given that it was located on an active
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has falsely accused Maryland officials, including Gov. Wes Moore, of illegally sending hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots to voters in an effort ensure victory for Democrats
May 20, 2026
A Utah judge will decide whether to restrict access to parts of a July preliminary hearing and seal some exhibits in the case of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
May 19, 2026
Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper indicted in connection with 'towing corruption scheme'
May 20, 2026
NATO’s top military officer says he doesn’t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent
May 19, 2026
President Donald Trump is defending the White House ballroom he's building
May 20, 2026
The body overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza plans to ask the United Nations Security Council to press Hamas to disarm
May 19, 2026
Brazil's government on Tuesday unveiled a program offering up to 30 billion reais ($5.95 billion) in subsidized credit for ride-hailing drivers and taxi operators to
May 20, 2026
The U.S. government agreed to permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump as part of a settlement deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns
May 19, 2026
Community outrage grows over officer's racist, misogynistic comments
May 20, 2026
A panel of appellate judges appears to be divided over a legal dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic
May 19, 2026
Trump endorses Paxton, upending Senate GOP plans in Texas race
May 19, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
May 19, 2026
Clairemont mosque had bolstered security years before mass shooting
May 20, 2026
An Iranian family that’s lived in the United States for a decade is demanding their release from immigration detention after they were arrested due to a relative’s role in the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis
May 19, 2026
A judge barred federal agents from routinely detaining people who show up for proceedings in New York City’s immigration courts, saying that people shouldn’t have to risk arrest to exercise their legal right to pursue an asylum claim or attend a deportation hearing
May 19, 2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out the possibility of compensating individuals involved in violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from a new $1.776 billion fund
May 19, 2026
Xi’s double act: Putin arrives in China days after Trump’s departure
May 19, 2026
Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba
May 15, 2026
Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich says ICC seeking warrant for his arrest
May 19, 2026
Israel's far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday he was told the International Criminal Court
May 19, 2026
A bomb outside a Defense Ministry building in the Syrian capital has killed one soldier and wounded about a dozen other people
May 19, 2026
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing transactions on
May 19, 2026
Hungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is visiting Poland, a traditional ally that can offer plenty of lessons on political transformation and restoring democratic norms
May 19, 2026
British police plan to ask prosecutors to consider charging 57 people and 20 organizations over the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London
May 19, 2026
Pentagon watchdog evaluating US operations involving strikes on alleged drug boats
May 19, 2026
The Russian military has begun drills of its nuclear forces that will feature practice launches of nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles
May 19, 2026
Malaysia's government is seeking $251 million in compensation from Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS after Norway revoked an export permit
May 19, 2026
U.S.
May 19, 2026
Kentucky voters make their choice today: Thomas Massie, or a former Navy SEAL picked by Trump to beat him
May 19, 2026
What to know about Trump’s $1.8 billion taxpayer-fueled fund for his allies and IRS audit agreement
May 19, 2026
President Donald Trump considers himself an effective dealmaker but appears to have hit a wall with Iran
May 19, 2026
The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States, citing discrimination against Afrikaners
May 19, 2026
Justice Jackson slams Supreme Court’s handling of rush appeal in Louisiana redistricting case
May 19, 2026
Rachel Maddow is working on a new book about the Justice Department
May 19, 2026
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he has no regrets about his “momentous” vote to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges five years ago
May 19, 2026
Trump administration creates $1.776 billion fund for allies of the president after he drops lawsuit against IRS
May 18, 2026
The Trump administration has announced the creation a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted
May 18, 2026
Trump administration proposes admitting more White South African refugees
May 19, 2026
Prosecutors in Minnesota on Monday charged a U.S.
May 19, 2026
Landmark regulations against ‘forever’ toxins removed by Trump administration
May 19, 2026
Followers of Bolivia’s ex-President Evo Morales have joined a massive protest movement against President Rodrigo Paz
May 19, 2026
President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a planned military strike on Iran at the request of several allies in the Middle East because “serious negotiations” are underway
May 18, 2026
President Donald Trump says he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war
May 19, 2026
Pelosi endorses Connie Chan in race to replace her in San Francisco
May 19, 2026
The U.S.
May 19, 2026
Cuba is facing severe shortages, economic hardship and growing public frustration as US pressures to overthrow the government mount. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports from the Cuban Capital.
May 18, 2026
Trump says he’ll ‘hold off’ on attacking Iran on Tuesday but tells military to be ready ‘on a moment’s notice’
May 19, 2026
The New York Times sued the Defense Department Monday for the second time in recent months over media access
May 19, 2026
Retired three-time NBA champion Rick Fox has been appointed a senator for the main opposition party in the Bahamas after losing a bid for a legislative seat in last week's general election
May 19, 2026
The U.S. says it's pausing participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates to World War II
May 19, 2026
Despite Pennsylvania’s status as a fiercely contested swing state, many local and state primary races in the 2026 primaries draw little competition at all.
May 19, 2026
ICE officer charged with assault in shooting during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
May 19, 2026
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the removal of Kurt Olsen, the White House’s election security czar, claiming his time working as a special
May 19, 2026
Oil prices and stock markets worldwide swung with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war
May 18, 2026
Mississippi lawmaker Jeff Hale arrested in Hernando on DUI, reckless driving charges
May 19, 2026
Explosion at Searsmont lumber mill kills Maine firefighter, leaves multiple in critical condition
May 19, 2026
Cuba’s president warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US takes military action
May 18, 2026
The Israeli military has intercepted boats in international waters off the coast of Cyprus, part of a flotilla attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza
May 18, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. will give a 30-day extension for countries to import Russian oil already in tankers at sea
May 19, 2026
A ship carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico and Uruguay has arrived in Havana to help ease Cuba’s spiraling crises
May 18, 2026
Advocates call for restored funding to address contaminated water in rural California
May 19, 2026
Family wants answers after 28-year-old woman dies just days before parole at Michigan's only women's prison
May 19, 2026
A former Virginia assistant principal is on trial, accused of ignoring warnings that a student brought a loaded gun to an elementary school
May 18, 2026
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen says a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Arctic, Jeff Landry, was positive but emphasized Greenland's commitment to self-determination
May 18, 2026
Why Ohio doesn't have any artificial intelligence regulations
May 18, 2026
A potential helipad and new parking spots are the latest changes at the White House
May 18, 2026
The death toll in the latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has surpassed 3,000
May 18, 2026
Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins is positioning himself as a strong supporter of Donald Trump in his bid to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff
May 18, 2026
The U.S.
May 18, 2026
The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government
May 18, 2026
The president’s barrage of pronouncements on foreign policy mean his Cabinet members’ statements on foreign policy have become more reliable indicators of administration positions.
May 18, 2026
European leaders are learning they cannot rely on Washington, and that the US will act against their interests and at their economic expense.
May 18, 2026
Dozens of state anti-vaccine bills backed by "Make America Healthy Again" supporters have failed after public health groups won over Republican state
May 18, 2026
Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and the nearly two dozen challengers hoping to defeat her are among the candidates on the ballot in Oregon's primary
May 18, 2026
One of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics within the Republican Party faces a tough primary challenge in Kentucky’s state primary
May 18, 2026
Alabama voters will choose nominees for U.S. Senate, governor and a full slate of state and local offices
May 18, 2026
Voting will conclude in the swing state of Georgia in competitive primaries for governor and a U.S. Senate seat that could decide control of the closely divided chamber
May 18, 2026
Pennsylvania Democrats will pick nominees to unseat a trio of vulnerable Republican members of Congress in a state primary on Tuesday
May 18, 2026
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming
May 18, 2026
Brian Kemp passed on a Georgia Senate run. Then he threw himself in the middle of the GOP primary
May 18, 2026
Russia has high expectations for President Vladimir Putin's trip to China this week, and the two sides will use it to develop their "privileged partnership", the Kremlin
May 18, 2026
‘It’s not supposed to look like you’re going to dive in’: Historians criticize Trump’s Reflecting Pool makeover as group sues
May 18, 2026
‘Won’t be anything left’: Trump issues warning to Iran after national security team meeting
May 18, 2026
Trump has only one real option to slash gas prices
May 18, 2026
The Philippine Senate has convened as an impeachment court for Vice President Sara Duterte's trial over criminal charges
May 18, 2026
A Hong Kong court has started hearing final arguments in the national security trial of two organizers of vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
May 18, 2026
Guns on the television and in Iran’s streets as Trump renews war threats
May 18, 2026
From a ‘board of trade’ to Boeing planes, what did Xi and Trump actually agree to?
May 18, 2026
The White House says China has agreed to increase its imports of U.S. agricultural products like beef and poultry, after President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing last week
May 18, 2026
A Trump administration-backed celebration of U.S. religious
May 17, 2026
National Mall prayer event sparks concern about Trump administration eroding the wall between church and state
May 17, 2026
Trump admin considers nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies targeted in DOJ investigations, sources say
May 18, 2026
Bulgarians celebrated on Sunday their country's surprise first win in the Eurovision Song Contest as they welcomed home Dara, who triumphed with her catchy, crowd-pleasing,
May 17, 2026
China has committed to purchasing at least $17 billion of U.S. agricultural products in 2026, 2027 and 2028, the White House said in a fact sheet released on Sunday.
May 17, 2026
It was a hurdle too high for Bill Cassidy to clear
May 18, 2026
Park district director used taxpayer credit card for daughter's prom helicopter, invoice shows
May 17, 2026
LIRR strike has many worrying about Monday's commute. Here's the latest.
May 17, 2026
Taiwan’s president says arms purchases from the United States are crucial for regional stability, after President Donald Trump questioned continued U.S. support for Taiwan following his visit to China
May 17, 2026
Peru's top electoral authority pledged on Sunday to correct "flaws" that delayed April's first-round election results by a month ahead of a presidential runoff scheduled for
May 17, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella travelled to the northern city of Modena on Sunday, a day after several people were
May 17, 2026
Russian officials say overnight Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least four people including three near Moscow
May 17, 2026
Trump sent a message by targeting Bill Cassidy. In defeat, Cassidy delivered one back
May 17, 2026
Why Trump put his ‘bad cop’ in charge of rescuing the GOP in the midterms
May 17, 2026
Indigenous leaders say that federal contractors are desecrating sacred Native American places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace in the rush to build more walls on the U.S.-Mexico border
May 17, 2026
The year was 1965 and Black Americans had come to Montgomery, Alabama, to demonstrate peacefully voting rights
May 17, 2026
The millionaire businessman son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has won a steering role in his father's political party Fatah, a party
May 17, 2026
Comeback kid or ‘political cicada’? Sherrod Brown tries to find his way back to the Senate
May 17, 2026
The cost of living in the US weighs on Latino voters as economic discontent grows
May 17, 2026
The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died
May 17, 2026
Wes Streeting's ambition to head the British government was one of the worst-kept secrets in U.K. politics
May 17, 2026
Soccer players become first North Korean athletes to visit the South in more than 7 years
May 17, 2026
U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming have advanced to a runoff in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary
May 16, 2026
Sen. Bill Cassidy loses reelection bid, CNN projects, as Julia Letlow and John Fleming advance to Louisiana Senate runoff
May 16, 2026
Senate referee rules against some Trump ballroom funding, Democrats say
May 17, 2026
Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with singer Dara’s party anthem “Bangaranga.”
May 16, 2026
Bulgaria wins Eurovision, Israel finishes second amid boycotts over its participation
May 17, 2026
Thousands of people gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts
May 16, 2026
Venezuela’s government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap
May 17, 2026
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed Hamas military wing leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad
May 16, 2026
Britain’s hard right on the march as tens of thousands descend on London
May 17, 2026
A U.N. court says that a Rwandan suspect charged in connection with the 1994 genocide died in a hospital while in custody in The Hague
May 17, 2026
Perched behind the cash register at Stubs liquor store, Amy Van Duyn gazed out the window at a red-and-green gasoline price sign, which she said
May 16, 2026
Police say 43 people were arrested in London in connection two rival marches on the streets of capital
May 16, 2026
US aircraft carrier returns home after record deployment that included Iran war, Maduro capture
May 16, 2026
Is Britain ungovernable?
May 16, 2026
Richard Glossip goes free, but his three-decade murder case goes on
May 16, 2026
As global crises multiply, scores of US diplomats say they have been forced out
May 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China
May 16, 2026
Israel kills most senior Hamas military leader in Gaza strike
May 16, 2026
President Donald Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission to kill a leader of the Islamic State group
May 16, 2026
President Donald Trump left Beijing for the US on Friday afternoon after two days of high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Air Force One departed following a tarmac ceremony where Trump fist-pumped as attendees waved US and Chinese flags. The visit featured a state banquet, historic site tours, and working meals.
May 15, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says
May 16, 2026
As U.S.
May 16, 2026
Israeli officials say an airstrike in Gaza has targeted Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ military wing
May 16, 2026
The tight relationship between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is typically managed discreetly
May 16, 2026
Spain is boycotting this year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, after repeatedly expressing disapproval over Israel’s participation
May 16, 2026
The Supreme Court has rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives
May 16, 2026
US ramps up pressure on Cuba with potential Castro indictment following visit by CIA chief
May 15, 2026
A Kansas judge has protected access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors as the nation’s largest children’s hospital moved to restrict such care in Texa and buckled under pressure from the Trump administration
May 16, 2026
President Donald Trump is pursuing an ambitious remaking of Washington, from a $400 million White House ballroom to a 250-foot arch and a renovated
March 05, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump departed Beijing following a final day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping
May 15, 2026
US Supreme Court tosses longshot appeal from Virginians to use new congressional map that would benefit Democrats
May 16, 2026
Election denier Tina Peters will get clemency after admitting she ‘made a mistake,’ Colorado’s Democratic governor says
May 16, 2026
An Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 terror attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran has been arrested and charged with supporting Iran-backed terrorist organizations
May 15, 2026
Iraqi militant leader ‘directed and urged’ attacks on Americans and Jews over Iran war, feds say
May 16, 2026
New U.S. House districts in Florida are facing their first test in court
May 15, 2026
US Justice Department working to indict former Cuban president Raúl Castro
May 16, 2026
The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by stopping units from deploying to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking those already stationed there
May 15, 2026
Iran’s foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages from the U.S. have made Iran reluctant about its intentions in the stalled ceasefire negotiations
May 15, 2026
‘Creeps need not apply’: How a team of bipartisan women plan to change Capitol Hill’s culture of harassment
May 16, 2026
Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee is ending his bid for reelection
May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans along the Potomac River
May 15, 2026
Israeli forces set up a temporary post in the Iraqi desert during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, according to officials
May 15, 2026
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Social media CEOs have been called to testify before Congress amid growing pressure to protect young users
May 15, 2026
The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum
May 15, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation banning certain semi-automatic firearms
May 15, 2026
GOP congressman is under doctor’s care, his father says amid mysterious absence from Washington
May 15, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court has refused to declare that Democratic state lawmakers who briefly left the state last year in a quorum break to stop a vote on new congressional voting maps pushed by President Donald Trump vacated their offices
May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026
The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland, two U.S. officials said, a surprise decision slammed by lawmakers that renewed questions
May 15, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping is considering the case of detained pastor Ezra Jin Mingri
May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump said aircraft manufacturer Boeing has a deal to sell at least 200 planes to China
May 15, 2026
Trump leaves China, short on deliverables but with signs of a stabilized relationship
May 15, 2026
Trump announces sculpture garden site as he muses on architecture after trip to China
May 15, 2026
The 2020 election continues to haunt Georgia's political landscape, especially in the Republican primary for secretary of state
May 15, 2026
Cubans are using AI image generators to imagine US intervention in their country. The results look straight out of the 1890s.
May 15, 2026
The billionaires telling other billionaires to shut up and pay their taxes
May 15, 2026
CPS students spend day as Chicago City Council, passing ordinances and getting hands-on civics lesson
May 15, 2026
Democratic leaders are embracing independent candidates in red states where their party brand struggles
May 15, 2026
Louisiana voters will participate in a revamped and stripped-down state primary Saturday and decide the political fate of an embattled Republican U.S. senator targeted for defeat by President Donald Trump
May 15, 2026
This Republican says he’s Trump’s ally. He’s getting in the way of Trump’s revenge in a key Louisiana Senate primary
May 15, 2026
A timeline of former death row inmate Richard Glossip’s legal battles spanning nearly 30 years
May 15, 2026
How a vote for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ put Republican David Valadao in danger of losing his seat
May 15, 2026
Trump administration rushes to steady Kennedy’s HHS, with an eye on the midterms
May 15, 2026
India has raised fuel prices by 3 rupees per liter to offset losses from higher global oil prices
May 15, 2026
Author Ann Patchett and film producer Jason Blum are among those who spoke at PEN America's annual gala, which raised more than $2 million for the century-old literary and free expression organization
May 15, 2026
Two Democrats competing to become Iowa's next senator each say they're the best candidate to flip a GOP seat in the U.S. Senate
May 14, 2026
Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman
May 14, 2026
Explosions were heard during violent clashes in La Paz on Thursday, as mining groups took to the streets, calling for the resignation of centrist President Rodrigo Paz.
May 15, 2026
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Cuba on Thursday said it would entertain a U.S. offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid but expressed skepticism over President Donald Trump's intentions
May 15, 2026
Police in Florida are investigating vandalism at a historic, predominantly African
May 14, 2026
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(Corrects date of Cuban revolution in paragraph 2, also, clarifies Ratcliffe´s visit to the island was second by a CIA director, not the first.)
May 15, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has for now refused to block a U.S.
May 15, 2026
The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues
May 15, 2026
Cuban and U.S. officials say that CIA Director John Ratcliffe has met with Cuban officials including Raul Castro’s grandson during a high-level visit to the island
May 15, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled his final budget proposal
May 15, 2026
Trump is cutting the numbers of US troops in Europe. Here’s how
May 15, 2026
Former death row inmate Richard Glossip has been granted bond by an Oklahoma judge who ruled Thursday that Glossip could be freed from jail while awaiting a new trial for a 1997 killing
May 15, 2026
The Justice Department is accusing Yale University of illegally considering race in its medical school admissions
May 15, 2026
Voting rights groups are arguing that a federal judge should stop President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail voting because he doesn’t have the authority to do so
May 15, 2026
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina over allegations that he created a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment
May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump is in Beijing for key meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
May 14, 2026
Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller of Ohio has filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife and her legal team
May 15, 2026
A top California Democratic political aide has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary
May 15, 2026
More details are out after six people were found dead in a rail yard shipping container in Laredo, Texas, last weekend
May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was struggling to hold on to power after his main rival in the government
May 14, 2026
Republicans in Louisiana and South Carolina on Thursday took steps toward installing new congressional maps aimed at eliminating one Democratic-held seat in each state,
May 15, 2026
Russia hammers Ukraine in biggest prolonged drone attack since war began
May 14, 2026
'He had planned this': Mother of attempted abduction victim concerned over sex offender's sentence
May 15, 2026
Vice President JD Vance is highlighting the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races
May 14, 2026
The head of U.S. Border Patrol has announced his resignation
May 14, 2026
In Fairfax, Spanberger signs bills aimed at lowering healthcare costs for Virginians
May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026
Thousands of Israeli nationalists marched on Thursday through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's walled Old City under heavy security, in an annual
May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026
The State Department's top aid official said on Thursday that $1.8 billion in new humanitarian aid to be provided by the U.S. through
May 15, 2026
Allies of Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro scrambled on Thursday to play down ties to a jailed banker that threatened his odds in
May 15, 2026
The defense minister of Israel has criticized Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal for his waving of a Palestinian flag during celebrations of the Spanish league title win
May 14, 2026
The Trump administration has announced $1.8 billion in additional funding for U.N. humanitarian aid
May 15, 2026
Former western Kansas mayor surrenders to ICE custody
May 15, 2026
The Justice Department is challenging efforts to sanction attorneys from the first and second Trump administrations, asserting in a lawsuit that the District of Columbia Bar is unfairly playing politics with the legal disciplinary process
May 14, 2026
As Trump fuels Vance vs. Rubio speculation, his vice president makes anti-fraud push
May 14, 2026
A new study has found that the Trump administration's decision last year to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development — once a leading global aid donor — was followed by a significant increase in violence in several African countries the agency had supported
May 15, 2026
Mother’s advocacy leads to new nitrous oxide law
May 15, 2026
An appeals court has heard arguments in a case challenging President Donald Trump's ability to sanction some of the nation’s most prestigious law firms over their ties to clients and representatives whom he dislikes
May 15, 2026
Israel and Lebanon have started a third round of direct talks in Washington
May 14, 2026
FBI offers $200,000 for information on former Air Force intelligence specialist charged with spying for Iran
May 15, 2026
Leading challenger to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer quits government
May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026
Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina has resigned after losing support from the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner
May 14, 2026
Iran has begun allowing some Chinese vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz following an understanding over Iranian management protocols for the waterway, the semi-
May 14, 2026
U.S. bombings have dealt a major blow to Iran's military and its defense industry, leaving Tehran with only a small or perhaps very moderate ability
May 14, 2026
The United States cast Israel-Lebanon talks held in Washington on Thursday as "productive and positive
May 14, 2026
Oil prices ended little changed on Thursday after Iran's state media said about 30 vessels had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, though attacks on one ship
May 14, 2026
Iraqi officials have approached the International Monetary Fund about securing financial assistance as a result of the
May 14, 2026
British Labour lawmaker Josh Simons on Thursday said he would resign from his seat in parliament in a move designed to give Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham a chance to
May 14, 2026
China's President Xi Jinping warned U.S.
May 14, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration faced a skeptical federal appeals court on Thursday in its bid to revive the Republican
May 14, 2026
Senators have unanimously approved a resolution to withhold their pay during government shutdowns
May 14, 2026
The Supreme Court says man can sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash
May 14, 2026
China’s Xi Jinping has warned President Donald Trump that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly
May 14, 2026
Senators vote to block their pay during future government shutdowns
May 14, 2026
Border Patrol chief Michael Banks resigns his position
May 14, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday removed Sisisi Tolashe from the position of minister of social development.
May 14, 2026
U.S. officials raised the prospect of China buying more American energy after Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on
May 14, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday called for a revamp of what he cast as the European Union's outdated budget system,
May 14, 2026
Iran's foreign minister accused the United Arab Emirates of direct involvement in military operations against his country during a BRICS meeting in New Delhi on Thursday,
May 14, 2026
As tension and gunfire erupted inside the Philippine Senate, where Senator Ronald dela Rosa had taken refuge to evade arrest and later escaped,
May 14, 2026
Taiwan said on Thursday that nothing surprising had come out of a summit between Chinese and U.S. leaders in Beijing, but that China should
May 14, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China very soon and preparations for the trip are already complete, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
May 14, 2026
Russia is establishing a "full-fledged partnership" with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and is encouraging other countries in the region to expand cooperation with Kabul, a
May 14, 2026
British health minister Wes Streeting resigned from government on Thursday, saying he had lost confidence in Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership.
May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026
The internationally recognised Yemeni government and the Iran-aligned Houthi group will exchange more than 1,600 prisoners, the office of the U.N. special envoy for
May 14, 2026
Israel plans to sue The New York Times and one of its journalists for defamation over an article that said Israeli soldiers, prison guards and settlers
May 14, 2026
Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained at least three journalists on unspecified charges, the United Nations mission there said on Thursday in
May 14, 2026
Fighting fraud is a top Trump administration priority. Here’s what you should know
May 14, 2026
Italy's defence minister said on Thursday he had written twice to the Treasury urging a decision on whether to tap a European Union arms-
May 14, 2026
Pope Leo on Thursday decried rising European military spending, which grew last year by the highest amount since the end of the Cold War amid pressure from
May 14, 2026
Justice Department sues DC’s attorney disciplinary authorities for recommending a Trump ally be disbarred
May 14, 2026
A global hunger monitoring group reported that over 40% of Sudan's population faces acute food insecurity through May
May 14, 2026
President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday for a prayer gathering
May 14, 2026
Illinois park district director used taxpayer credit card for daughter's prom helicopter, invoice shows
May 14, 2026
Gaza risks becoming permanently divided, top official warns
May 14, 2026
Rebuffed by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump is seeking to exploit a different tariff tool to regain leverage. Whether it succeeds remains in question.
May 14, 2026
Most Trump supporters remain in his camp, but some independents, young people and Black Americans who voted for the president in 2024 would not do so again in an election do-over.
May 14, 2026
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid rose last week but remains historically low despite the economic uncertainty caused by the war in Iran
May 14, 2026
Hungary's government has summoned Russia's ambassador over a massive drone attack near its border with Ukraine
May 14, 2026
Prince Harry warns of ‘deeply troubling rise’ in antisemitism in UK after spate of attacks
May 14, 2026
Iran’s foreign minister urged BRICS nations on Thursday to condemn what he called violations of international law by the United States
May 14, 2026
When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sat down to a lavish state banquet in Beijing on Thursday, the menu itself read like a
May 14, 2026
A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to evade arrest
May 14, 2026
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight
May 14, 2026
China's President Xi Jinping hailed on Thursday a "new positioning" of ties with the United States that envisages cooperation with
May 14, 2026
Taiwan's government said on Thursday it was considering resubmitting to parliament a request for items cut by lawmakers from a special defence budget given how crucial they
May 14, 2026
A top Philippine politician wanted by the International Criminal Court was no longer taking refuge at the Senate after what his wife
May 14, 2026
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has secured the backing of his party's top decision-making body over a scandal triggered by the theft of bundles of cash in
May 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state
May 14, 2026
The Philippine Senate will convene as an impeachment court on May 18 ahead of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, its president said on Thursday,
May 14, 2026
Gunshots fired in Philippines parliament as senator wanted by ICC resists arrest
May 13, 2026
BRICS foreign ministers have started a two-day meeting in New Delhi
May 14, 2026
Authorities say a man who livestreams himself saying racially derogatory statements to Black people in public settings has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse
May 14, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says he quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Iran war
May 14, 2026
Japan's government is looking at compiling a supplementary budget to reduce the burden on households from rising fuel
May 14, 2026
M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2025 and
May 14, 2026
Vienna's coffeehouses have embraced the Eurovision Song Contest, but tensions over Israel’s participation have surfaced
May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026
Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, injuring at least four people
May 14, 2026
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve
May 14, 2026
A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked the Justice Department from forcing a Rhode Island hospital to hand over records on gender-affirming care for transgender youth,
May 14, 2026
Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to reverse Trump-era changes to consumer protection laws
May 13, 2026
A New York man was found guilty on Wednesday of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after a trial over federal prosecutors' allegations
May 14, 2026
Miami residents and a nonprofit group sued on Wednesday over Florida's donation of land in Miami for the Donald J.
May 14, 2026
U.S. civil rights group NAACP said on Wednesday the new congressional map approved last week by Tennessee Republicans intentionally discriminated on
May 14, 2026
Russia unleashed a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting critical infrastructure in the west, killing at least six people and
May 13, 2026
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has returned to his show after being hospitalized for viral pneumonia
May 14, 2026
Lutnick downplayed contact with Epstein in House Oversight interview, transcript shows
May 14, 2026
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler blasts ‘disgusting’ antisemitic and homophobic comments from Sen. Rand Paul’s son
May 14, 2026
Johnson and Jeffries appoint bipartisan task force to reform sexual harassment reporting process on Capitol Hill
May 14, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran loomed over U.S.
May 13, 2026
Brazilian financial markets reeled on Wednesday as traders pointed to a report alleging ties between Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and a scandal-plagued banker, with some
May 14, 2026
The United States hopes to convince China to play a more active role in trying to persuade Iran to walk away from what it is doing in the Gulf, U.S.
May 14, 2026
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked U.S. sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, finding that the Trump
May 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence
May 13, 2026
Family paints American flag in yard to celebrate 250 years of independence
May 14, 2026
King Charles III has outlined the British government's legislative plans as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure to stay in power
May 13, 2026
Trump administration defers $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California amid fraud investigation
May 13, 2026
The U.S.
May 13, 2026
Israel's contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Tuesday heard the boos of a small number of pro-Palestinian protesters
May 14, 2026
The Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs
May 13, 2026
Justice Department considers settling Trump’s $10 billion IRS leak lawsuit
May 14, 2026
What to know about incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, in one resume
January 30, 2026
Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first months of 2026
May 14, 2026
Four Memphis residents say they have been harassed, arrested and physically mistreated for engaging in activities protected by the First Amendment such as observing and recording law enforcement personnel in their city
May 13, 2026
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The United Arab Emirates' foreign ministry denied on Wednesday a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office that he visited the country and held a
May 13, 2026
The Trump administration will not require World Cup ticket holders from countries flagged for high rates of visa overstays to pay expensive
May 13, 2026
A top official in South Africa's African National Congress party threw his weight behind President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday over the "Farmgate"
May 13, 2026
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May 14, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denies a CNN report claiming the CIA conducted deadly operations in Mexico
May 13, 2026
Kevin O'Leary accuses data center opponents of being funded by China
May 14, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has concluded his Africa visit with talks in Ethiopia
May 14, 2026
The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve
May 13, 2026
On the road to Tehran, Iranians on edge as threat of resumption of war looms
May 14, 2026
The Trump administration says a former executive at a private prison operator will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
May 13, 2026
Russia has launched a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine, firing at least 800 drones across 20 regions of the country
May 13, 2026
Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem
May 13, 2026
'Jacob deserves these answers': Family of slain officer sues, says ambush was preventable
May 14, 2026
Video shows Kentucky State House candidate take campaign flyer from someone's mailbox
May 14, 2026
London police said on Wednesday they would mount an "unprecedented" operation this weekend to prevent violence and serious disorder when two large protests
May 13, 2026
The Department of Justice has issued a formal legal justification for the federal government's demands that states share their unredacted voter rolls, even though half
May 13, 2026
Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the
May 13, 2026
French authorities are examining whether a foreign interference campaign aimed at a hard-left party ahead of March's municipal
May 13, 2026
The Trump administration will block new home healthcare and hospice providers from enrolling in Medicare for at least the next six months, according
May 13, 2026
Moscow authorities have imposed restrictions on the publication of photos and videos showing the aftermath of "terrorist attacks", including drone strikes, the office of
May 13, 2026
Hungary has summoned Russia's ambassador over a drone attack on western Ukraine, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday.
May 13, 2026
The Bank of England will hold borrowing costs at 3.75% this year, a Reuters poll of economists found, though over a third
May 13, 2026
Senate Republicans have again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran
May 13, 2026
The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”
May 13, 2026
Fact check: Trump falsely claims the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the Iran war
May 14, 2026
Procession honors Maine Warden who died in Tuesday plane crash
May 14, 2026
Putin flexes muscle with test of powerful nuclear-capable missile
May 13, 2026
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is leaving the Trump administration, according to three people familiar with the situation, after President Donald Trump signed off on a plan to fire him last week.
May 13, 2026
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina was left without a ruling majority in the parliament on Wednesday after the left-wing Progressives
May 13, 2026
Britain's grand State Opening of Parliament ceremony does not normally feature an elephant.
May 13, 2026
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Wednesday defeated an appeal by a Puerto Rican lender whose access to the U.S. central banking system was cut
May 13, 2026
Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa called on the public to step in to prevent law enforcement agents from handing him over to the International Criminal Court
May 13, 2026
Russia has placed British former defence minister Ben Wallace on a wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation, state media said on Wednesday,
May 13, 2026
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in Atlanta's five most populous counties
May 13, 2026
Iran has released on bail prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was arrested in early April in a crackdown during the conflict with the United States and Israel,
May 13, 2026
LONDON, May 13 - The war that began on February 28 with a massive Israeli-U.S. bombing campaign against Iran has rocked the entire Middle East, wreaking damage to infrastructure and economies and
May 13, 2026
Taiwan anxiously eyes Trump’s summit in China, with $14 billion in US arms sales up in the air
May 13, 2026
Dr. Marty Makary's resignation from his post atop the Food and Drug Administration is widening a leadership gap that already existed at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
May 13, 2026
Keir Starmer was facing his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reportedly readying his
May 13, 2026
JPMorgan is open to engaging with France's far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of next year's presidential election, a senior regional executive at the
May 13, 2026
U.S. cattle producers are making "spotty" efforts to rebuild the nation's diminished herd and supplies will remain tight, Tyson Foods Chief Financial
May 13, 2026
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, on Thursday said a 5 million pound ($6.75 million) donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire he received
May 13, 2026
Just two weeks after Turkey's parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country's peace process with Kurdish
May 13, 2026
Turkey's attempt to finish its decades-old conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group has stalled, with both sides waiting for the other to act in a
May 13, 2026
Russia's repeated airspace violations of countries on the eastern flank of NATO underline the urgent need to consolidate the alliance's air defences against missiles and
May 13, 2026
A Democratic primary election for a competitive U.S.
May 12, 2026
Volleys of gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people were told to run for cover, Reuters witnesses heard, as
May 13, 2026
Cutting the state gas tax, as some have suggested, could lead to budget shortfalls down the line.
May 13, 2026
Family searches for stolen boat belonging to late Zumbrota officer: "It's a vessel of memories"
May 13, 2026
Overseas US military bases are integral to combat operations and can burnish the country’s image to advance its foreign policy goals.
May 13, 2026
Britain will legislate to strengthen its ability to deal with proxies for malign state actors, taking powers to make it possible to ban them in light of
May 13, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro were statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of this year's presidential election, a
May 13, 2026
Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate
May 13, 2026
“The Hills” reality television show villain Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles, positioning himself as a savior and promising to tackle the city's disorder and dysfunction
May 13, 2026
Intense pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer is driving up British government borrowing costs - but the political uncertainty is by no
May 12, 2026
Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa said on Wednesday that his arrest was imminent and urged people to mobilise to prevent him from being sent to the International Criminal
May 13, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to visit Britain and Italy before attending a Group of Seven leaders' summit in France in mid-June, broadcaster NTV reported on
May 13, 2026
The future of Pemex CEO Victor Rodríguez is increasingly uncertain as the longtime ally of President Claudia Sheinbaum
May 13, 2026
Britain's health minister Wes Streeting is preparing to resign and could quit as early as Thursday, the Times reported on Wednesday, adding that he is likely to mount a
May 13, 2026
Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the
May 13, 2026
China is pushing back against proposed U.S. legislation that would curb its chipmakers in the global AI race, making early moves that underscore Beijing's concerns
May 13, 2026
Hungary's new government, under Prime Minister Peter Magyar, was sworn in earlier this week, replacing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's administration after 16 years.
May 13, 2026
Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) nominated lawmaker Puma Shen on Wednesday as its candidate for Taipei mayor, a man who has been sanctioned by China for
May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026
Amnesty International and Human Rights First on Wednesday urged Poland to stop cooperating with U.S. deportation flights transferring Ukrainian nationals via its
May 13, 2026
China reiterated its strong opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan on Wednesday, calling on Washington to honour its commitments ahead of U.S.
May 13, 2026
Former Philippine ‘drug war’ police chief runs away from government agents to avoid international arrest warrant
May 13, 2026
Pomp and pageantry: for Chinese officials preparing for a Trump visit, every second counts
May 13, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is set to cast a shadow over a two-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping that kicks
May 13, 2026
Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Russia's oil refineries and ports on Wednesday, two days after a three-day ceasefire proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump expired.
May 13, 2026
The United Nations is likely to launch a fresh push to resolve the decades-old split of Cyprus before the term of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expires at the end of
May 13, 2026
South Korea is reviewing a phased contribution to efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on
May 13, 2026
Spain will push ahead with new rules to make social networks and AI safer despite intense lobbying from the tech industry, its digital transformation
May 13, 2026
The Democratic primary for a key U.S. House seat in Nebraska is too early to call
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The Republican speaker of Tennessee's House of Representatives on Tuesday stripped Democratic lawmakers of all committee assignments as punishment for their role in
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American presidents have navigated a verbal tightrope for nearly 50 years regarding official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China
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Brad Raffensperger is trying to reintroduce himself to Georgia Republicans as he runs for governor
May 13, 2026
Chinese emperors once prayed for bumper crops under the blue-tiled, triple-eaved roof of Beijing's Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, in sacred rites
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Mexican authorities and the U.S.
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South Korea is reviewing a phased contribution to efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on
May 13, 2026
New Zealand will keep a tight rein on day-to-day spending in this year's budget while increasing capital investment to strengthen
May 13, 2026
Tens of thousands of Argentines were flooding the streets of major cities nationwide to protest funding cuts by libertarian President Javier Milei to the public university system — a near-universal point of pride in this crisis-prone country
May 13, 2026
David Venturella to serve as acting ICE director
May 13, 2026
Cindy Burbank wins Nebraska Democratic Senate primary, CNN projects. She’s expected to back independent Dan Osborn
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President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing is drawing attention for the spectacle China might present
May 13, 2026
‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the controversial Florida migrant detention facility, expected to close, source says
May 13, 2026
GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards, amid House Ethics inquiry, denies having inappropriate relationship with staff
May 13, 2026
The city of Austin will pay $35 million to three men and the family of a fourth who were wrongly accused of the rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt shop in 1991, a case that initially sent one of the men to death row and another to life in prison, under a tentative settlement reached Tuesday
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape U.S. House districts have seen mixed outcomes
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A Peruvian prosecutor accused leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of financial crimes, local media outlet RPP reported on Tuesday, hours after electoral authorities said
May 13, 2026
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday signed an executive order to eliminate federal taxes on foreign purchases worth up to $50, reversing course on a
May 13, 2026
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Exclusive: CIA escalates secret war on cartels with deadly operations inside Mexico
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Republican senators say they need more details on a $1 billion security proposal for the White House, including a proposed $220 million to secure President Donald Trump’s new East Wing ballroom
May 13, 2026
Florida intends to shut down the controversial federal migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz", the New York Times
May 13, 2026
Russian forces launched attacks in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on Tuesday, killing at least six people, regional officials said, after the expiry of a U.S.-mediated ceasefire.
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A bid to redraw South Carolina’s congressional map and
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President Donald Trump has departed for Beijing to meet with China's President Xi Jinping
May 12, 2026
Former President Barack Obama has met with U.S. candidate James Talarico in Texas, backing a campaign seen by Democrats one of their best chances of winning in the conservative state
May 13, 2026
A New York health care system has received a federal grand jury subpoena issued in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who administered it
May 13, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel has strongly denied allegations of excessive drinking on the job
May 13, 2026
San Francisco leaders commemorate landmark Yick Wo case that shaped U.S. civil rights movement
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Kyrgyzstan authorities have charged eight people, including powerful ex-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, with plotting to seize power from President
May 13, 2026
Leadership at the U.S. consumer finance watchdog plans to recall staff to the office more than a year after the Trump administration shuttered its
May 13, 2026
A bus carries the untold story of Colorado's Native peoples; "We're still here"
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal
May 13, 2026
Kuwait has accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Gulf Arab nation
May 12, 2026
Who could replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Britain’s prime minister?
May 13, 2026
The U.S. customs agency has processed refunds including interest worth $35.46 billion as of May 11 for tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump last year that were deemed illegal,
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine is very close to ending and he believes there will be a settlement between Russia and Ukraine.
May 13, 2026
Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with
May 12, 2026
In wild late-night posting spree, Trump attacks Obama with imaginary quote and false conspiracy theories
May 13, 2026
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials agree that no country can be allowed to exact shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department told
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A top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday the mandate of Bosnia's next international peace envoy would be more limited, saying that the departure of the German politician currently in the
May 13, 2026
The U.S. government posted a smaller $215 billion budget surplus in April due to bigger tax refunds this year and rising outlays, including higher
May 13, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Cuba is asking for help and "we are going to talk," without providing any more information about U.S. plans.
May 12, 2026
Remembering the Virginia leader who helped bring MLK to Peanut Park
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President Donald Trump is downplaying differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. conflict in Iran as he heads to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leader
May 12, 2026
Man who helped shape Oklahoma's civil rights history being honored with public memorial
May 13, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the rising cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said
May 13, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists he has no intention of resigning despite growing calls within his Labour Party for him to step down
May 12, 2026
Trump wants to rebrand ICE as NICE. Not everyone agrees
May 13, 2026
Britain's long-dated government borrowing costs have surged to their highest since 1998 as concern that a potential change in leadership could weaken
May 12, 2026
After years in which Volodymyr Zelenskiy's wartime reputation withstood corruption allegations that swirled around his associates, the
May 12, 2026
Britain said on Tuesday it would contribute autonomous mine-hunting equipment, Typhoon fighter jets and the warship HMS Dragon to a multinational defensive mission aimed at
May 12, 2026
Keir Starmer was once hailed as the leader who would bring pragmatism and stability to Britain after years of political chaos.
May 12, 2026
Hungary's new prime minister, Peter Magyar, on Tuesday gave veto powers over legislation to four ministers including Finance Minister Andras Karman, who
May 12, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival after a disastrous set of results in local elections for his Labour Party last week
May 12, 2026
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile as a key part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces
May 12, 2026
Murder confession blocked by marriage? Judge to decide
May 12, 2026
Virginia Democrats ask US Supreme Court to let them use new congressional map
May 12, 2026
The Kremlin has released a video of Vladimir Putin driving in Moscow and meeting an old school teacher in a hotel lobby, after Western media outlets cited a
May 12, 2026
Seventy children have been killed in the occupied Palestinian territories excluding Gaza since early 2025, amounting to around one a week, while over 800 have been injured,
May 12, 2026
Conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez are leading the vote count in the final stretch of Peru's first-round April presidential election, with
May 12, 2026
Greenland's prime minister said on Tuesday that increasing the U.S. military presence in the Arctic territory was part of ongoing
May 12, 2026
Nigeria's military has denied a rights group's claim that an airstrike killed 100 civilians in a market over the weekend
May 12, 2026
Scientists are supercharging patients' own immune cells to try to fight HIV without today's drugs
May 12, 2026
The United States' war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last
May 12, 2026
The Kremlin repeated Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost over on Tuesday and U.S.
May 12, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would get on with governing despite
May 12, 2026
The Kremlin played down a government economic growth forecast downgrade on Tuesday and gave no indication that it plans to punish
May 12, 2026
The head of the European Commission called on Tuesday for more protections for children against the "addictive designs" of social media
May 12, 2026
Russia will deploy its new Sarmat strategic nuclear missile at the end of this year, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, describing it as "the most powerful in the
May 12, 2026
Virginia representative distances herself after agreeing with radio show host’s offensive comment about Jeffries
May 12, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed "Farmgate" in which thieves
May 12, 2026
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been in power for 40 years
May 12, 2026
Iran has expanded its definition of the Strait of Hormuz into a "vast operational area" far wider than before the Iran war, according to a senior officer in the Islamic
May 12, 2026
The FBI has begun interviewing current and former CIA employees as part of the Department of Justice’s investigation
May 12, 2026
Antigua and Barbuda has nominated Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa as candidate to be the next United Nations Secretary-General, a U.N. official told Reuters on Tuesday.
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What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets With the month-old Iran war ceasefire now on “life support”,
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Americans’ anger about the economy hits Trump and Republicans’ midterm prospects
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new investments in Africa at a summit held in Kenya
May 12, 2026
A Philippine senator says he will fight any attempt to send him to the International Criminal Court to be prosecuted for an alleged crime against humanity and adds he never condoned extrajudicial killings when he led the country’s police force
May 12, 2026
First on CNN: New report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel
May 12, 2026
Police in Pakistan say nine people were killed and more than two dozen others wounded when a bomb rigged to a rickshaw exploded in a bazaar
May 12, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's position is under serious threat after senior minister Wes Streeting quit and dozens of Labour lawmakers called for him to set out a
February 10, 2026
Long-term British borrowing costs surged to their highest in nearly 30 years, sterling slumped and shares fell on Tuesday as investors brace for a potential
May 12, 2026
The top enforcer of former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday to not hand him over to the
May 12, 2026
China on Tuesday ramped up its rhetoric against Paraguay President Santiago Pena's trip last week to Taiwan, saying he and his colleagues were "pawns to separatist forces"
May 12, 2026
Europe's STOXX 600 closed 1% lower in broad-based declines on Tuesday as dimming hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal sent oil prices higher and weighed
May 12, 2026
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has again been impeached by the lower house, a little over a year after an earlier impeachment
May 12, 2026
Laws on veterans, 9/11 families and election certification face threat in proxy voting case
May 12, 2026
Investors increased their bets on the Bank of England raising rates in the coming months as global markets responded to the latest increase in tensions in the Strait of
May 12, 2026
The mayor of Arcadia, California, a heavily Chinese-American suburb of Los Angeles, has agreed to plead guilty to
May 12, 2026
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China and the United States may reach a farm deal at their summit this week that expands Beijing's purchases of
May 12, 2026
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Israel's parliament passed a law late on Monday establishing a military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinian militants who took part in the October 7,
May 12, 2026
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A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets are stuck in a loop of hope and despair as talks to end the war in the Middle East remain deadlocked, with the latest
May 12, 2026
Australia's centre-left Labor government has rolled out the biggest changes to investment taxes this century to help young people break into the
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup later this month
May 12, 2026
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Brazilian activist Thiago Avila returned to Sao Paulo on Monday following his detention and deportation from Israel, where he alleged he was tortured and
May 12, 2026
Trump pushed DOJ to subpoena reporters over alleged Iran war leaks, sources say
May 12, 2026
Trump’s blue repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool draws lawsuit and questions about cost
May 12, 2026
A nonprofit on Monday filed a lawsuit
May 12, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections
May 12, 2026
UK leader Starmer fights to save premiership as scores of Labour lawmakers urge him to resign
May 12, 2026
Workers have begun preliminary surveys and testing for a proposed Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump
May 12, 2026
Supreme Court allows Alabama to eliminate congressional district held by a Black Democrat
May 12, 2026
A Texas man accused of killing his pregnant wife fled to Italy weeks before trial. He’s asking a judge not to send him back
May 12, 2026
The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and
May 12, 2026
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President Donald Trump's administration on Monday asked a U.S. court to pause its ruling against the administration's 10% global tariff while the
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
May 12, 2026
Israeli lawmakers have approved a bill setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza
May 12, 2026
Trump wants to lift the federal tax on gas. But don’t expect much relief even if it happens
May 12, 2026
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez tells journalists that her country has no plans to become the 51st U.S. state after President Donald Trump said he was “seriously considering” the move
May 12, 2026
Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure on Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more than 70 Labour
May 11, 2026
Virginia Democrats asked the U.S.
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Ukrainian authorities on Monday named President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's powerful former chief of staff as a suspect in a major corruption probe, a move likely to pile
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Taiwan, trade and AI regulation are on the agenda. But will there be progress on any of these issues during Beijing sit-down?
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Democrats have filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a redistricting rule by Virginia’s top court
May 12, 2026
Two out of three Americans think President Donald Trump has not clearly explained why the country went to war with Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump is moving to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war
May 11, 2026
Iran and the United States have reached an impasse again over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky
May 11, 2026
The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect
May 12, 2026
The United States on Monday issued an alert to financial institutions warning of efforts by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' to evade U.S. sanctions, as concerns
May 12, 2026
The Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebel group has withdrawn from several key positions in Congo's eastern South Kivu province over the weekend, the Congolese army and a rebel official said
May 12, 2026
Two members of the U.S.
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Iran’s ‘garbage’ peace offering is proof it thinks it has won the war
May 12, 2026
The Supreme Court has barred considering race when crafting legislative districts. But race could remain embedded in political gerrymandering, despite vehement claims to the contrary.
May 11, 2026
President Donald Trump has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan in his second term
May 11, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to prove his doubters wrong as he faces calls to step down after poor local election results for his Labour Party
May 11, 2026
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faced down calls to resign on Monday over a scandal in which thieves stole bundles of
May 11, 2026
The Treasury Department wants U.S. banks to monitor suspected Iranian money laundering networks
May 11, 2026
Haiti's security is not at a level needed to hold elections this August, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime said in an interview broadcast on
May 11, 2026
Orthodox Christian bishops in Georgia elected a new patriarch, Shio III, on Monday, in what is a pivotal juncture for the South Caucasus country where the Church plays an
May 11, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday discussed with the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE's assistance in bringing Ukrainians back from
May 11, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war
May 11, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's flagship consumer debt renegotiation program did not expand credit for beneficiaries, BTG Pactual said in
May 11, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour taking in the United Arab Emirates and Europe from May 15-20, India's foreign ministry said in a statement on
May 11, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the ceasefire with Iran was "on life support," after dismissing Tehran's response to a U.S. peace proposal as
May 11, 2026
European governments on Monday rejected a suggestion by Russian President Vladimir Putin that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder
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Democrats will win control of the U.S.
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Republican state officials are confusing voters and creating logistical headaches for local election officials across the South by redistricting U.S. House seats as primary season is underway
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The dollar was slightly higher on Monday, but off earlier highs after U.S.
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A Bolivian judge on Monday held former President Evo Morales in contempt after he failed to appear in court for a trial where he faces charges of trafficking a minor,
May 11, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Russia has no intention of ending the more than four-year-old war with his country and Kyiv was preparing for further
May 11, 2026
The White House is inviting Tesla's Elon Musk and Apple's Tim Cook to accompany President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing a White
May 11, 2026
A California man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives has pleaded not guilty to charges he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer
May 11, 2026
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine
May 11, 2026
A Palestinian family in the West Bank says Israeli settlers forced them to dig up their newly buried 80-year-old relative
May 11, 2026
The Iran war has strained U.S.–Chinese ties further and looks set to dominate the May 14 to 15 summit between U.S.
May 11, 2026
Hungary is racing to meet an August 31 deadline to become eligible for 10.4 billion euros ($12.2 billion) from the European Union's post-pandemic
May 11, 2026
The International Criminal Court on Monday confirmed it had issued an arrest warrant for a longtime ally of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte,
May 11, 2026
The man accused of attempting to assassinate U.S.
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Lebanon's president has urged the United States to put pressure on Israel to cease fire and stop home demolitions in south Lebanon, the presidency said on Monday, as the
May 11, 2026
France is pitching what it says is a new model of partnership with African countries at a summit that begins Monday in Kenya as it completes a military withdrawal from West African countries that has been widely seen as marking declining influence on the continent
May 11, 2026
The EPA’s new interpretations are strategically designed to appeal to the current US Supreme Court’s view of agency authority.
May 11, 2026
Nebraska voters will choose nominees for a full slate of contests ranging from governor to state Legislature and local offices
May 11, 2026
European shares ended Monday's session flat, constrained by a drop in luxury stocks, while stalled U.S.-Iran peace negotiations drove oil prices
May 11, 2026
Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has sacked two senior aides after uproar over denied funding for a documentary, adding to turbulence at a ministry
May 11, 2026
Pakistan blames Afghanistan-based militants for the attack on a police post that killed 15 personnel over the weekend, Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Monday,
May 11, 2026
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 individuals and seven entities in Russia for systematic unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children, the EU Council said in a
May 11, 2026
A former Polish justice minister sought in his homeland for alleged abuse of power says he has traveled from Hungary to the U.S. Prosecutors in Poland said on Monday that they’re investigating whether he was assisted in evading liability
May 11, 2026
Democrats’ internal fights sway the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco
May 11, 2026
China said on Monday it would not allow Taiwan to take part in the annual assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO), which starts next week, as Taiwan said it
May 11, 2026
The United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday that widening and intensifying violence in Sudan, as well as the rising use of drones, could
May 11, 2026
A bid to impeach Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte won the required backing of the lower house on Monday,
May 11, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Qatar on Tuesday for talks on the Iran war, its impact on the Gulf and efforts to ensure navigational safety in the Strait of
May 11, 2026
Philippine lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to
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U.S. senators are set to consider long-awaited legislation that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency on Thursday, potentially ending a deadlock over
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Poland will seek answers about how a former minister wanted on abuse of power charges managed to travel from Hungary to the United States, a foreign ministry spokesperson
May 11, 2026
Nearly 20 countries are interested in drone deals with Ukraine and four agreements have already been signed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday.
May 11, 2026
Hungary will review the financing and implementation of the Paks nuclear power plant expansion project, the nominee for economy and
May 11, 2026
There’s one month until World Cup 2026 kicks off. Here are 5 things to know
May 11, 2026
South Korea's presidential Blue House on Monday condemned in the strongest terms an attack against a cargo ship operated by a Korean shipper this month in
May 11, 2026
China voiced strong opposition on Monday to U.S. sanctions for three China-based companies that Washington claimed enabled Iran's military operations, calling the curbs
May 11, 2026
Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre during college
May 11, 2026
As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, the U.S. auto industry and lawmakers on both
May 11, 2026
A Vatican official is making a rare trip to Taiwan this week for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the
May 11, 2026
The families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a decade are urging President Donald Trump to seek their release during his summit with
May 11, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Markets still want to believe that neither the U.S. nor Iran is aiming to escalate their conflict.
May 11, 2026
Taiwan's coast guard said on Monday that it had disrupted "illegal" operations by a Chinese research ship in waters close to the island and driven it away, part of what
May 11, 2026
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from a Bangkok prison after serving eight months on a corruption-related charge
May 11, 2026
Taiwan is confident in the stable development of its ties with the U.S. but hopes there are no "surprises" on Taiwan-related issues when U.S.
May 11, 2026
Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was released from jail on parole and met by cheering crowds on Monday, eight months after a
May 11, 2026
Countries must keep fiscal spending targeted and temporary as broad-based, persistent stimulus could increase inflationary risks and compel central banks to raise interest
May 11, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to wean Israel off U.S. military support within a decade as his country pushes to strengthen ties with Gulf
May 11, 2026
Australia's centre-left Labor government will offer a one-year grace period for planned changes to capital gains tax discounts and negative gearing in the federal budget to
May 11, 2026
Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital after collapsing in prison
May 11, 2026
In Qatar-mediated talks, Machado was not part of US plan for post-Maduro Venezuela, Qatari source says
May 11, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a visit to Kenya ahead of a two-day Africa Forward Summit
May 11, 2026
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has arrived in the Netherlands to defend her country’s claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the United Nations highest court in a dispute that has spanned decades
May 11, 2026
Iran's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been moved to a hospital in the capital, Tehran, and has been granted a suspension of her sentence on heavy
May 11, 2026
President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran's response to a U.S. proposal for peace talks, dashing hopes for
May 09, 2026
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President Donald Trump's trip to China may not come with the same fanfare that accompanied his first-term visit
May 10, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged a spate of measures including fuel conservation, work-from-home practices and limits on travel and imports, as a surge in global
May 10, 2026
Thousands of people, led by mothers of those who have disappeared during decades of drug violence, marched in Mexico's capital on
May 11, 2026
NAMI, family of young Annunciation shooting victim call on Minnesota lawmakers to pass gun violence bill
May 11, 2026
Trump’s role as LIV Golf host renews scrutiny over conflicts of interest
May 11, 2026
Israel has deported two activists detained for over a week after leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the naval blockade of Gaza
May 10, 2026
A U.S.-mediated ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine appeared under serious strain on its second day on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of violating the
May 10, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after poor local election results for his Labour Party
May 10, 2026
CNN's John King joins The Lead.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to fight on, describing his government as a "10-year project" despite mounting calls for him to quit after his
May 10, 2026
Venezuela interim president Delcy Rodriguez has arrived in the Netherlands for a hearing at the International Court of Justice over the Esequibo region
May 10, 2026
Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including two members of the Hamas-run police force, health officials said, in violence that
May 10, 2026
Iran has sent its response to a U.S. proposal aimed at ending the more than two-month war to mediator, Pakistan, Iran's IRNA news agency said on Sunday.
May 10, 2026
Parents released from Arizona DHS facility reunited with their teen son a day before he died of cancer
May 10, 2026
Russia accused Armenia on Sunday of providing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with "a platform for anti-Russian remarks", in a further sign of a chill in relations
May 10, 2026
A referendum on Oregon's primary ballot seeking to repeal a Democratic gas tax increase is complicating the affordability message central to the party's midterm election strategy
May 10, 2026
New House bill aims to peel back banana regulations in childcare
May 10, 2026
Rebels jeered Putin’s troops out of a key African town. Now his regional grip is slipping away
May 10, 2026
Iran’s two-tier internet access fuels anger and exposes cracks in the regime
May 10, 2026
Germany is reviving efforts to buy Tomahawk cruise missiles from the U.S., the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of Berlin's strategy.
May 10, 2026
Ahead of US-China summit, Taiwan’s opposition leader says island can embrace both powers
May 10, 2026
Australia's right-wing populist One Nation party, which wants to emulate U.S.
May 10, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just
May 10, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in a victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II
May 09, 2026
Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes prohibited the implementation of a sharp
May 10, 2026
Denver judge jails police critic for doxing officer's home address, says she has "no respect for the law"
May 10, 2026
An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child, and wounded 15 on Saturday, Lebanon's health ministry said.
May 10, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, reeling from a crushing local election defeat, faced a new setback to his leadership on Saturday when a former minister
May 09, 2026
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May 09, 2026
Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles south of Beirut have killed four people
May 09, 2026
Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of
May 09, 2026
Centre-right leader Peter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, propelled into office on promises of change after years of
May 09, 2026
Two activists arrested last month when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla they were travelling on are expected to be deported in the coming days after
May 09, 2026
As a child, Leona Tate was one of the "New Orleans Four," the first Black students to desegregate a public
May 09, 2026
Ukrainians welcomed a three-day ceasefire brokered by the U.S. as a much-needed break from years of attacks from Russia as it came
May 09, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday Europe wanted to work to keep the NATO alliance functioning, despite differences with the United States
May 09, 2026
Australian far-right populist party Pauline Hanson's One Nation won its first seat in the country's House of Representatives in a byelection on Saturday, a
May 09, 2026
Geopolitical tensions have spilled over into the Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition
May 09, 2026
The Kremlin on Saturday said that the United States was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way
May 09, 2026
Three of the United Kingdom's four nations are set for the first time to be governed by pro-independence
May 08, 2026
Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where victory
May 09, 2026
The gubernatorial candidates were each asked to pick one word to describe Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom’s performance in office. Here's what they said.
May 08, 2026
With his decision to pull some U.S. troops from Germany, his threats to draw down forces elsewhere in Europe and his downplaying of
May 09, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration and a non-profit group that runs Washington, D.C.'s public golf courses reached a deal on Friday under which the
May 09, 2026
China says exports have risen 14.1% in April from a year earlier, despite the Iran war and lingering impacts from higher U.S. tariffs
May 09, 2026
Further delays to Taiwan military spending are a "concession" to China, the U.S.
May 09, 2026
The U.S. military’s latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean has killed two men while leaving one survivor
May 09, 2026
A town council in a small north Georgia mountain community passed an ordinance reinstating their police department and restoring the jobs of their police officers two days after the mayor violated the town charter by firing them all
May 08, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended the Trump administration's decision to impose new sanctions on Cuba
May 09, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday reaffirmed his country's commitment to its mutual defence treaty with Russia, in a message to President Vladimir Putin
May 09, 2026
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners
May 09, 2026
A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News
May 09, 2026
Iran’s injured supreme leader out of public view but still shaping strategy, US intel assesses
May 09, 2026
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners
May 08, 2026
Alabama Republicans asked the U.S.
May 09, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday that U.S.-Iran talks needed to be supported to prevent a resumption of hostilities in the
May 09, 2026
The Andean Community trade bloc ordered Colombia and Ecuador to lift all measures restricting trade between the two countries
May 08, 2026
Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will
May 08, 2026
A Utah judge on Friday rejected a request by Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to ban live TV and still photography from
May 09, 2026
The U.S.
May 09, 2026
Putin’s scaled down Victory Parade getting smaller by the day
May 09, 2026
Partial results from local elections in England show significant losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and gains for Reform UK
May 08, 2026
U.S.
May 09, 2026
Virginia's top court on Friday threw out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held U.S. congressional seats to Democrats, in a
May 08, 2026
Washington has revised its proposed U.N. resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining in the Strait of Hormuz but the changes are unlikely to avert Chinese and Russian vetoes,
May 09, 2026
Costa Rica's Laura Fernandez took the oath of office as president on
May 08, 2026
The White House is considering naming FDA Deputy Commissioner Kyle Diamantas, who heads up the agency's food group, as acting commissioner of
May 09, 2026
Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in the Gulf on Friday,
May 08, 2026
The U.S. military says its forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight
May 08, 2026
Trump has signed off on ousting FDA chief, senior official says
May 09, 2026
U.S. stocks rose to records following the latest sign that the nation’s job market is doing better than economists expected
May 08, 2026
A three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, has eased tensions over a potential Ukrainian attack on a Red Square parade in Moscow
May 08, 2026
Man challenges New Mexico speed camera tickets for car he doesn’t own
May 09, 2026
US military strikes sites in Iran as countries exchange fire
May 08, 2026
The Trump administration on Friday appealed a court ruling that found a 10% global tariff imposed in February was not justified under a 1970s trade law. The U.S.
May 08, 2026
At the order of U.S.
May 08, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's best-known campaign promise was tentatively advanced in a cacophonous college auditorium as a city housing board
May 09, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday confirmed a three-day ceasefire had been arranged with Russia as part of U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the more than four-year
May 09, 2026
California will become the first state in the nation to provide infants with hundreds of free diapers before they leave hospitals after birth
May 08, 2026
Top House Democrat vows to go ‘all in’ on 2028 gerrymandering push after Virginia setback
May 09, 2026
A Florida jury has convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
May 08, 2026
ABC says Trump’s FCC is threatening free speech in ‘The View’ probe
May 09, 2026
Rubio downplays Germany troop withdrawal plan amid Trump’s threats
May 09, 2026
Four South Florida men were convicted on Friday of plotting to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021 by hiring mercenaries to assassinate him at his Port-au-
May 08, 2026
Disney-owned ABC said on Friday the Trump administration's efforts to declare its daytime talk show "The View" subject to federal equal time rules for
May 08, 2026
Virginia Supreme Court blocks referendum that would have helped Democrats win up to four more US House seats
May 08, 2026
The king of Denmark has asked Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen to explore the formation of a potential centre-right government following the breakdown of negotiations
May 08, 2026
U.S.
May 08, 2026
The U.S. military struck two empty Iranian-flagged oil tankers on Friday that it said were seeking to violate the ongoing U.S. blockade, U.S.
May 08, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to stay in office to "deliver change" after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses
May 08, 2026
Republicans have gained an advantage in a national congressional redistricting battle among states ahead of the midterm elections
May 05, 2026
Brent crude futures jumped as much as 3% on Friday, a day after the U.S. and Iran traded air strikes, but pared gains as traders hoped for a longer pause in
May 08, 2026
Pentagon releases initial batch of declassified files detailing UFOs
May 08, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged European allies to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against Iran, even as he sought to repair strained ties with Italy and the Vatican
May 08, 2026
Trump set to headline 'Great American State Fair' after artists drop out over ties
Markey wins Massachusetts Democrats’ endorsement as Moulton clears ballot hurdle in Senate race
4 of 5 victims of Virginia bus crash were traveling to a family wedding, relative says
Rescue divers react after trapped villagers free themselves from Laos cave
Rights groups sue over conditions at largest US immigration detention center
US judge orders review of Trump's IRS lawsuit settlement
Amazon employee arrested, charged with stealing hundreds of items from Massachusetts warehouse
Dead gray whale found in water off California coast
Game 7 awaits: Spurs at Thunder on Saturday night to decide Western Conference crown