Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability
February 28, 2026
Iranian state media have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a major attack by Israel and the United States
February 28, 2026
Ayatollah Khamenei, who battled the US and Israel for decades as Iran’s supreme leader, has been killed
March 01, 2026
Saturday’s military operation against Iran shows the dramatic evolution in risk tolerance that President Donald Trump has made in a matter of months
March 01, 2026
Israel has killed multiple senior officials with Iran's armed proxies like Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023
March 01, 2026
The United States and Israel have clashed with Iran at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, where the U.N. chief and many countries urged a halt to their attacks and a return to negotiations
March 01, 2026
Nonstop Iranian missile fire has sent residents of central Israel scrambling in and out of shelters throughout the day
March 01, 2026
From Tehran to Dubai: Geolocated videos show the shockwaves of US-Israeli strikes — and Iran’s retaliation
March 01, 2026
President Trump’s decision to strike Iran pulls him toward the kind of overseas conflict he once attacked
March 01, 2026
America and Israel’s attack on Iran disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond Saturday as countries around the region closed their airspace and three of the key airports that connect Europe, Africa and the West to Asia halted operations
February 28, 2026
Congress to vote on Trump’s war powers in aftermath of Iran strikes
March 01, 2026
Are Trump’s strikes against Iran legal? Experts are skeptical
March 01, 2026
Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran
March 01, 2026
March in Asheville encourages residents to vote ahead of primary election deadlines
March 01, 2026
Should marijuana users be able to own guns
February 28, 2026
Pakistan’s military has struck deeper into Afghanistan as border fighting intensifies and both sides claim to have inflicted heavy losses
February 28, 2026
James Talarico believes a Texas surprise is coming in November. First, he needs to win the Senate primary
February 28, 2026
With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor
February 28, 2026
Trump deliberated on Iran for weeks. His ‘massive and ongoing’ operation comes with acknowledgment US lives could be lost
February 28, 2026
Trump wonders why Iran won’t ‘capitulate’ on its nuclear program. Here’s why
February 28, 2026
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told embassy staff in an email on Friday that if they want to leave the country amid the possibility of a strike on Iran they “should do so TODAY,” according to a source familiar with the message.
February 27, 2026
Top officials with Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior have unveiled for the first time the items they said were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that opened fire against troops in waters off the island’s north coast this week, with soldiers responding and killing four suspects
February 28, 2026
Former President Joe Biden returned to South Carolina on Friday for a warm homecoming from the Democrats who resurrected his 2020 presidential campaign
February 28, 2026
A federal judge has extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported
February 28, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership
February 28, 2026
Argentine President Javier Milei has scored a crucial victory in congress with the approval of a sweeping labor reform aimed at radically altering labor relations in the South American country
February 27, 2026
Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools, is being placed on paid leave two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters
February 28, 2026
Renee Good loved sparkles and laughter and any excuse for a celebration
February 28, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's “pretty much” made his decision on whom to endorse in Texas’ heated Republican Senate primary, but he still refuses to name his pick publicly
February 27, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with the latest talks over Iran’s nuclear program but has indicated he'll give the negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in the Middle East
February 27, 2026
Trump administration designates Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention
February 28, 2026
A judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man who forged threats against President Donald Trump as part of a deportation scheme to 16½ years in prison
February 28, 2026
Democratic lawmakers say former President Bill Clinton has tried to answer every question during a deposition over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
February 27, 2026
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas’ Democratic Senate primary, giving Crockett a big boost as she faces concerns about electability
February 28, 2026
The Pentagon has made a deal with Scouting America that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says would maintain their century-old partnership but refocus the organization away from “woke” policies
February 27, 2026
The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called “factories of anti-American resentment.”
February 28, 2026
After months of heated wrangling, Paramount has emerged the apparent victor in its bid to acquire storied Hollywood rival Warner Bros
February 28, 2026
A New York businesswoman has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison over a financial scheme that prosecutors say ripped off more than $30 million from foreign investors and funneled some of the stolen funds to U.S. political campaigns, including a campaign fundraiser for President Donald Trump
February 28, 2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson funeral services, celebration of life continues Friday at Rainbow PUSH headquarters
February 28, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi says federal prosecutors have indicted 30 more people tied to a protest at a Minnesota church over an immigration enforcement crackdown
February 28, 2026
President Donald Trump says the United States is talking with Cuba and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover” of the island without explaining what that means
February 28, 2026
Shortly after it became known that Paramount was the apparent victor in the competition to buy CNN's parent company, network president Mark Thompson was compelled to send his staff a note to calm down, in effect
February 28, 2026
Trump has claimed Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the US. Sources say that’s not backed up by US intelligence.
February 28, 2026
A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. says a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people
February 28, 2026
Kamala Harris is backing Jasmine Crockett in Texas’ Senate Democratic primary
February 28, 2026
Two transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their driver’s licenses and about 1,700 others for reflecting people's gender identities and not their sex assigned at birth
February 28, 2026
Partial government shutdown starts to hit TSA workers’ paychecks
February 28, 2026
Emergence of Epstein island photo leads to new calls for Lutnick to testify
February 28, 2026
The Swedish military says that a Russian drone carried out an unauthorized flight off southern Sweden earlier this week while a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö
February 27, 2026
Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?
February 27, 2026
Former presidents are just like us
February 28, 2026
Senate GOP candidates in Texas rally with Trump, but leave without an endorsement
February 28, 2026
A U.S. civil rights agency has determined that the federal government can bar transgender employees from using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity, dismissing an appeal from a transgender woman who worked for the U.S. Army
February 28, 2026
A new Gallup poll shows that American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis
February 27, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries
February 27, 2026
Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi is clashing with Kurdish Iranian dissident groups, exposing splits in the Iranian opposition
February 28, 2026
US ambassador to Israel tells embassy staff if they want to leave they ‘should do so TODAY’
February 27, 2026
Democrats are growing more confident of winning a majority in the House in the November elections
February 28, 2026
In a story published Oct. 30, 2025, about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, The Associated Press erroneously reported that his house was sold in 2007 for 20% over the 15 million pound asking price
October 31, 2025
No one is bigger than the monarchy
October 31, 2025
The first primaries of the 2026 election season will offer an early read on voter mood in President Donald Trump’s second term and on how both parties are adapting
February 27, 2026
The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December
February 27, 2026
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters she did not know Jeffrey Epstein and that she repeatedly told the House Oversight Committee that during her more than six-hour deposition today.
February 27, 2026
The Jesse Jackson that I knew
February 27, 2026
Netflix shockingly bows out, leaving Paramount as the apparent Warner Bros. winner
February 27, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting India to reset strained ties and push deeper trade cooperation with New Delhi
February 27, 2026
How US envoy Kushner’s ‘incomprehension’ of diplomacy stunned France
February 27, 2026
The European Commission has asked its anti-fraud watchdog to examine Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the EU’s trade chief
February 27, 2026
A crowded Democratic primary in Illinois is shaping up as the next test for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful advocacy organization that has stirred anger and frustration while exacerbating tensions over the war in Gaza
February 27, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has full confidence in Mexico as a World Cup host, even after a deadly wave of cartel violence
February 27, 2026
Police in New York state are investigating how a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar died after U.S. Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a doughnut shop in Buffalo
February 27, 2026
The Trump administration is about to release billions in disaster aid. Several blue states won’t be included
February 27, 2026
US Olympic hockey player distances himself from White House video trashing Canadians
February 27, 2026
Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces, Afghanistan’s government spokesperson says
February 27, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology
February 27, 2026
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told members of Congress she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and didn't recall ever meeting him
February 26, 2026
Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks
February 27, 2026
Word from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spotlight on Cubans living in the U.S. who still harbor aspirations of a counter-revolution 67 years after a guerrilla uprising ushered in communism
February 27, 2026
Canada’s minister for U.S. trade says the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement could be subject to annual review and that uncertainty could be the objective of the Trump administration
February 27, 2026
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal
February 26, 2026
Hillary Clinton says she answered every question on Epstein and decries GOP for keeping deposition private
February 27, 2026
The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has violated his rights to defend himself by blocking funds to pay his legal costs
February 27, 2026
Justice Department prosecutor says in court he wasn’t told by higher-ups to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia
February 26, 2026
Cuba says the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism
February 26, 2026
An estimated 32.6 million people have watched President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on television
February 27, 2026
Despite Trump push for voter ID law, Senate Republicans say votes aren’t there to change filibuster rules
February 27, 2026
Greenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota, where a lawsuit threatens the environmental group's future with a judgment of hundreds of a millions of dollars in damages awarded to a pipeline company
February 27, 2026
Congolese authorities and a civil society group say they found mass graves in an area of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S. mediated peace deal
February 27, 2026
President Donald Trump has met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House to talk about big federal housing investments
February 27, 2026
Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil rights legacy
February 26, 2026
U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations said Thursday would be a first
February 27, 2026
People rally in Sacramento for return of woman they say was wrongfully deported
February 27, 2026
U.S. hockey player Brady Tkachuk says a White House TikTok video falsely paints him as insulting Canadians
February 27, 2026
Mamdani shows up to Trump meeting with a major New York City housing pitch — and props
February 27, 2026
Break-in at Democratic Party Headquarters; No update from APD
February 27, 2026
Cuban soldiers confronted a speedboat carrying 10 people as the vessel approached the island and opened fire on the troops, who fired back
February 26, 2026
A federal judge said that the IRS broke the law by illegally sharing thousands of taxpayers’ addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
February 27, 2026
Gov. Tim Walz has denounced the Trump administration’s latest threat to withhold federal funds from Minnesota as another step in a “retribution” campaign
February 27, 2026
Iran and the United States held a third round of nuclear talks in Geneva as Washington sends airships and warships to the Middle East to underscore the U.S. demand that Iran stop enriching uranium
February 26, 2026
Judge lets White House ballroom project continue; preservation group to bring new challenge
February 27, 2026
Russia launched a barrage of 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said
February 26, 2026
NewYork-Presbyterian nurses return to work after longest nurses strike in NYC history
February 27, 2026
The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades
February 27, 2026
Trump asks Supreme Court to remove immigration protections for thousands of Syrians
February 27, 2026
Teen detained by ICE last year leaves State of the Union after being targeted in DHS tweet: "Everyone said it was ok."
February 27, 2026
Couples say DCFS wrongfully took their newborns over false allegations
February 27, 2026
An Israeli strike has killed at least two Palestinians and wounded five others east of Gaza City, according to Fadel Naeem, director of Al-Ahli Hospital, where the casualties arrived
February 26, 2026
Trump admin halts Medicaid payments to Minnesota over fraud claims
February 26, 2026
Texas U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt’s rivals are increasing their attacks on the two-term Republican ahead of Tuesday’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate
February 26, 2026
The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the government to end legal protections for migrants from Syria for now
February 26, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stand with Israel “shoulder-to-shoulder, opposing terrorism and its supporters.”
February 26, 2026
The island of Jersey has voted to legalize assisted dying for some terminally ill adults, as a similar bill stalls in the U.K. Parliament
February 26, 2026
As President Trump and other Republicans cast doubt on the legitimacy of the US electoral system, other democracies offer lessons in protecting the integrity of voting systems.
February 26, 2026
U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain has announced she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health
February 26, 2026
World Economic Forum head Børge Brende says that he is stepping down after he faced pressure over contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 26, 2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced that the Scandinavian country will hold a parliamentary election on March 24
February 26, 2026
Democratic primary turnout is surging in Texas, according to early voting data
February 26, 2026
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the father of a U.S.-based activist to eight months in prison in the first case brought against the relative of a pro-democracy activist wanted by the city's authorities under a national security law
February 26, 2026
Team USA captain calls President Trump’s White House invite a ‘distasteful joke’
February 26, 2026
ICE won’t be at polling places for midterms, Trump appointee tells state election officials
February 26, 2026
The Justice Department says it is looking into whether it improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files
February 26, 2026
The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on an investigation into President Donald Trump, this time terminating employees who participated in the probe into the Republican’s hoarding of classified documents
February 26, 2026
Residents in a Southern California city want local police to stop letting federal immigration agents train at a publicly owned firing range
February 25, 2026
A DHS official is promising top state election administrators that immigration agents will not be at polling places during November's midterm election
February 26, 2026
Lawyers for student protesters detained in Pennsylvania after a scuffle with police say their clients did not know that a man in street clothes who put his arm around a 15-year-old girl’s neck was the local police chief
February 26, 2026
Prosecutors say a grand jury has rejected indictments over the fatal shooting last year of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent during a traffic encounter in Texas
February 25, 2026
Vice President JD Vance has announced that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds
February 25, 2026
Iran is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks lies to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through diplomacy
February 25, 2026
Meet the man Trump picked to pursue his war on fraud at the Justice Department
February 25, 2026
Bill and Hillary Clinton are slated to testify this week in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a deal with Republicans after it became clear that Congress — with the help of some Democrats — was on track to hold them in contempt if they refused to cooperate
February 25, 2026
Marco Rubio is visiting the Caribbean, where he's defending the Trump administration’s military operation to capture Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro
February 25, 2026
Tracking states’ unprecedented redistricting efforts
November 04, 2025
The U_N_ Security Council has imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudan’s warring paramilitary force suspected of atrocities against civilians that U_N_ experts said showed “hallmarks of genocide.”
February 25, 2026
Iran has pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program
February 25, 2026
A massive snowball fight in New York that ended in police officers being pelted is creating a frosty dispute between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his own police department
February 25, 2026
Arizona Republicans are fighting over whether to send a hard-right candidate to the general election for governor, even after recent statewide losses
February 25, 2026
Man whose daughter is battling cancer arrested by ICE
February 25, 2026
Hunter College professor under fire for offensive comments caught on hot mic during Zoom meeting
February 25, 2026
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that California’s attorney general can face a defamation lawsuit over comments attacking ExxonMobil’s plastics recycling claims
February 25, 2026
A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received the Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor,” amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from a White House that has declared a “war on fraud.”
February 25, 2026
Syria reports ‘mass escape’ from detention camp holding ISIS-linked families amid reports thousands fled
February 25, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome from lawmakers in Israel
February 25, 2026
Candidates and political groups are pouring money into Texas’ hotly contested U.S. Senate race at a record pace
February 25, 2026
Moore's Ford Bridge: Remembering America's last mass lynching
February 25, 2026
MPD officer criminally charged, accused of misusing license plate recognition system for personal reasons
February 25, 2026
Idaho House committee under fire after man delivers racist testimony in brownface
February 25, 2026
The Trump administration is expanding its pressure on Iran by imposing new sanctions aimed at the country's missile, drone and oil networks
February 25, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Ukrainian delegation is set to meet on Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys ahead of another round of trilateral talks with Russia
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump said he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to US men’s hockey Olympic gold medalist Connor Hellebuyck. Trump also introduced the men’s hockey team to drive home an argument that the country is “winning again.” Members of the team, clad in navy American flag sweaters accessorized with their medals, entered into the press gallery and received a bipartisan standing ovation and chants of “USA!”
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump’s return to office has seen sweeping changes to how immigration enforcement is carried out
February 25, 2026
Tennessee bill could make women eligible for murder charges or the death penalty in abortion cases
February 25, 2026
Town hall in Kapolei warns of fentanyl disguised as food, impacts on the community
February 25, 2026
Secretary Noem threatens to again suspend TSA PreCheck amid DHS shutdown
February 25, 2026
The Speaker of the U.K.’s House of Commons has told lawmakers that he tipped off police that Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the U.S. who is facing accusations of leaking information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was a possible flight risk
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell
February 25, 2026
Many Americans are unhappy with the two major parties but seldom support alternatives. New England is an exception.
February 25, 2026
Former UK ambassador to US Peter Mandelson released after arrest amid Epstein probe
February 23, 2026
Keir Starmer faces a key test as a special election threatens to deepen the UK Labour Party’s crisis and his own leadership troubles
February 25, 2026
The U.S. will wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe after the African country withdrew from talks on a proposed $367 million bilateral funding deal
February 25, 2026
Facing tough odds in an upcoming election, Hungary’s pro-Russian prime minister is trying to convince voters that the greatest threat to the country is not economic stagnation, but neighboring Ukraine
February 25, 2026
US offers diplomatic services in West Bank settlement for first time. Critics warn it’s ‘normalizing annexation’
February 25, 2026
Scale of Xi’s military purges could hinder China’s ability to fight, says think tank
February 25, 2026
‘This is misery for us:’ New home construction stalls after immigration crackdown in Minnesota
February 25, 2026
Supreme Court justices sit in silence at State of the Union as Trump slams their tariffs decision
February 25, 2026
Australian leader evacuated from residence following bomb threat linked to opponents of group banned in China
February 25, 2026
Freed Venezuelan political prisoner reunites with niece at Trump’s State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
Many Iranians are worried as the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East and the next round of talks in Geneva get closer
February 24, 2026
Trump’s State of the Union left some viewers unconvinced that he’ll lower cost of living, CNN poll finds
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has made the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating uneasiness about his priorities
February 24, 2026
Japan says Iran has detained a Japanese citizen in Tehran since January and it is demanding the person's quick release
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has used a record-length State of the Union to argue that the country is “winning” under his leadership, even as his approval ratings slide
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union has given his State of the Union address
February 24, 2026
President Trump has used his State of the Union address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy
February 24, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s depiction of the nation as being in a “golden age” during his State of the Union address
February 24, 2026
Takeaways from Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has presented the Purple Heart medal during his State of the Union Address and honored two National Guard members who were shot while patrolling in Washington last year
February 25, 2026
Trump skates on Team USA’s hockey wins during State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
Federal prosecutors are describing those who participated in a July 4 gathering outside a Texas immigration detention center that left a police officer wounded as antifa members intent on a “violent campaign” to influence U.S. policy
February 25, 2026
The gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team has visited President Donald Trump at the White House and later received about a 2-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address
February 24, 2026
The designated survivor for a president's address to Congress starts the day as a Cabinet secretary and ends it that way, too, God willing
February 24, 2026
Rep. Al Green escorted out of House chamber early into Trump’s speech after protest
February 25, 2026
Zohran Mamdani and NYC police are at odds after two officers were injured in a snowball fight
February 25, 2026
Dozens of FBI records apparently missing from Epstein files, including Trump accuser interviews
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has said the U.S. was sending a hospital ship to Greenland because people there are not getting care, but the claim faces pushback
February 24, 2026
The CIA is offering help to potential informants in Iran as President Donald Trump mulls possible military action
February 24, 2026
If politicians write memoirs to generate online buzz and headlines, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting plenty of both - favorable and not
February 25, 2026
Some residents in the Philadelphia suburb of Quakertown are calling for the police chief to resign after a scuffle between police and students protesting ICE policies left several juveniles in custody
February 24, 2026
More than a dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its changes to vaccine recommendations for children
February 24, 2026
A federal appeals court is allowing the IRS to keep sharing some taxpayer data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
February 24, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract
February 24, 2026
The former Los Angeles fire chief has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that her ouster was part of an orchestrated effort to smear her conduct and decision-making so Mayor Karen Bass could avoid accountability for the most destructive wildfire in LA history
February 24, 2026
The State Department has expressed its displeasure over Ukraine's recent attacks on the Russian port of Novorossiysk that have impacted U.S. oil interests in Kazakhstan
February 24, 2026
The US Olympic men’s hockey team is facing backlash after laughing during a call with President Trump following their gold medal win. Trump joked he would be “impeached” for not inviting the US women’s hockey team, who also won gold. The women’s team later declined his State of the Union invitation.
February 24, 2026
Trump administration considers forcing banks to verify customers’ citizenship
February 24, 2026
Kash Patel’s use of the FBI jet sparks outrage. Here’s why he couldn’t travel to the Olympics any other way
February 24, 2026
House rejects quick passage of bill that some say would have prevented deadly DC midair collision
February 24, 2026
A federal appeals court is weighing whether the Trump administration unlawfully shut down a $20 billion green bank program and froze money meant for climate nonprofits
February 24, 2026
US warned Ukraine’s ambassador over strikes on Black Sea oil target
February 24, 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court has started the high-profile trial of the suspects allegedly behind the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018
February 24, 2026
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will not resign amid affair allegations
February 24, 2026
Protesters have gathered on the Greek island of Crete following the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier that is part of a major buildup of American forces in the Middle East
February 24, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of the Louvre Museum’s president
February 24, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war
February 24, 2026
A judge has decided to keep prosecutors on the case of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing in Utah
February 24, 2026
Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” have been digging out from a brutal storm that forecasters are calling the strongest in a decade
February 24, 2026
Influential British politician Peter Mandelson is under investigation for alleged misconduct in public office linked to his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 24, 2026
It's been four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as the country keeps fighting and Europe shows support but struggles to stay united
February 24, 2026
Judge declines to dismiss prosecutors from the case against alleged Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson
February 24, 2026
First lady Melania and Donald Trump bringing separate guests to SOTU in break with precedent
February 24, 2026
The U.S. ambassador to France has reached out to defuse a new diplomatic spat after skipping a French summons over U.S. comments on French politics
February 24, 2026
Democrat quits clean energy firm over Epstein links
February 24, 2026
Fire chief to be recognized at State of the Union address for Helene efforts
February 24, 2026
The Pentagon says U.S. military forces have boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela
February 24, 2026
Cobb officials say they understand concern in case of young man found hanging from tree in park, reiterate 'no indicators' of foul play
February 24, 2026
Sierra Leone's government says that several members of a security team including an officer have been apprehended and transported over the border by members of the Guinean military
February 24, 2026
Canadian regulators have approved Gulfstream G700 and G800 business jets in a move that comes weeks after new tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over the planes’ status in Canada
February 24, 2026
A divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail
February 24, 2026
France bans US ambassador Charles Kushner from meeting French ministers
February 22, 2026
Mayra Flores is fighting for a political comeback in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley
February 24, 2026
Supreme Court fails to deliver for Texas woman who claims Postal Service withheld mail because she is Black
February 24, 2026
Speaker Johnson tells House Republican to address affair allegations but says he shouldn’t resign
February 23, 2026
FedEx is suing the U.S. government, requesting a full refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal
February 24, 2026
A gobsmacking amount of money is spent on federal elections in the US. The credit or blame for that reaches back to a landmark, 50-year-old Supreme Court decision.
February 24, 2026
From the civil rights era of the 1960s until today, white victims of government violence have received disproportionate attention.
February 24, 2026
Seventeen international aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian areas as Israel is set to bar them for refusing to comply with new rules
February 24, 2026
4 things to watch in Trump’s State of the Union
February 24, 2026
What others can learn from how Minnesota helped its most vulnerable residents during the ICE surge
February 24, 2026
Zelensky pleads to Trump: ‘Stay on our side’
February 23, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China as Germany worries about rising Chinese competition and Beijing’s stance on Ukraine
February 24, 2026
What to expect from Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s State of the Union response
February 24, 2026
Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of two key ports on the Panama Canal once run by a Hong Kong company
February 24, 2026
A federal inquiry has begun into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before two gunmen allegedly killed 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival
February 24, 2026
Police in Britain say Peter Mandelson, the former U.K. ambassador to the United States, has been released on bail after he was arrested in an Epstein files misconduct probe
February 23, 2026
Trump confronts his 3 main options on Iran — from diplomacy to trying to topple a regime
February 24, 2026
A day after the Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful drug lord, the picturesque town where it happened was a study in contrasts
February 23, 2026
A Hong Kong-based company that has operated key ports at the ends of the Panama Canal for decades says the government has seized them
February 23, 2026
South Korea’s jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol has appealed his life sentence for rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver the State of the Union address
February 23, 2026
President Donald Trump has settled a lawsuit with singer Isaac Hayes Jr.’s estate over the campaign’s use of the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” without permission
February 24, 2026
The U.S. women’s hockey gold medal-winning team has politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday
February 23, 2026
Trump faces a skeptical public and myriad challenges ahead of State of the Union address
February 23, 2026
A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer says the agency’s training for new deportation officers is broken as ICE ramps up its hiring
February 23, 2026
President Donald Trump is threatening countries around the world to abide by any tariff deals they agreed to, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his far-reaching taxes on imports
February 23, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is being honored in South Carolina, where he was born and where his civil rights work began as a teenager
February 23, 2026
A U.S. official focusing on arms control has provided what he called new, declassified details of a Chinese underground nuclear test nearly six years ago
February 23, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his support for an executive order that would aim to boost the production of a controversial weedkiller ingredient called glyphosate, even though it is widening a political fault line for the administration ahead of the midterm elections
February 23, 2026
When the American men’s hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Winter Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel
February 23, 2026
The U.S. military says it killed three people in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea
February 23, 2026
US women’s hockey team declines Trump’s State of the Union invite, citing scheduling
February 23, 2026
Both sides remain dug in over their demands to end the partial government shutdown of funding for the Department of Homeland Security. CNN's Camila DeChalus has the latest.
February 22, 2026
Community rallies for peace, justice after deadly nightclub shooting
February 23, 2026
An armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida
February 22, 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says pressure is building on President Donald Trump as courts and Congress push back on his tariff agenda
February 23, 2026
Dow tumbles more than 800 points as tariff uncertainty and AI disruption fears roil markets
February 23, 2026
The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades
January 23, 2026
Lakefront Brewery says it missed out on at least $400,000 in revenue due to Trump tariffs
February 23, 2026
Will the killing of ‘El Mencho’ set off turf wars and narco-terrorism across Mexico?
February 23, 2026
A federal judge has permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate
February 23, 2026
A federal court ruling means the new Utah voting districts that give Democrats an improved shot at winning a U.S. House seat can be used in this year’s election
February 23, 2026
CDC deputy director abruptly departs agency
February 23, 2026
Europe's asking for answers about US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 15% global tax, or tariff, on imports
February 23, 2026
Artist's new exhibit "Freedom Fighters" showcasing important Black figures for Black History Month
February 23, 2026
The 21-year-old North Carolina man who entered a gate at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed worked as a golf course groundskeeper and sold illustrations of golf courses
February 23, 2026
Planes, police and airbases: New allegations of how Andrew may have used taxpayer money to meet Epstein
February 23, 2026
Mar-a-Lago trespassing incidents highlight mental health crises and legal outcomes
February 23, 2026
Supporters of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye have held a prayer service in a Catholic cathedral to press for his release
February 23, 2026
The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives, notching a major victory
February 23, 2026
Hungary has blocked the European Union’s latest sanctions plan against Russia, and said it will hold up a big new loan for Ukraine
February 23, 2026
Geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan might be spilling over into English cricket
February 23, 2026
Rick Woldenberg is the owner of Learning Resources and one of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case that overturned President Trump's sweeping tariffs. He joins Victor Blackwell on CNN This Morning to discuss his reaction to the ruling and what President Trump had to say about him and the other plaintiffs.
February 22, 2026
Judge Aileen Cannon bars the release of special counsel report on Trump’s handling of classified documents
February 23, 2026
Senate Democrats are unveiling a bill to have the government refund about $175 billion in Trump-era tariff money after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs were illegal
February 23, 2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro may be the nation’s most prominent Jewish politician as antisemitism surges across America
February 23, 2026
Supreme Court to decide if Colorado city can sue oil companies for climate change
February 23, 2026
As Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine marks four years, the pressure on Russia’s economy is starting to show
February 23, 2026
It’s difficult to measure what is lost when an opinion is never voiced and impossible to catalogue the arguments that never form because a speaker calculates the risk and decides silence is safer.
February 23, 2026
Palestinian Authority officials say Israeli settlers have attacked a West Bank mosque
February 23, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis this week to reassert the Trump administration’s interests in the Western Hemisphere
February 23, 2026
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate
February 23, 2026
The International Criminal Court has started pretrial hearings on former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing three counts of crimes against humanity for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office
February 23, 2026
Who sits where at Trump’s State of the Union address: A visual guide
February 23, 2026
Trump’s approval rating with independents hits a new low ahead of the State of the Union
February 23, 2026
Prince William and Kate put on a united (and color-coordinated) front at the BAFTAs
February 23, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel celebrates with US men’s hockey team after Olympic win
February 23, 2026
The Mexican army says it has killed the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in a military operation
February 22, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security says the Global Entry program shuts down for as long as the partial government shutdown continues
February 22, 2026
Zohran Mamdani bans most travel across NYC due to blizzard — and gives in on a snow day for students
February 22, 2026
Gavin Newsom discusses a potential 2028 matchup with Kamala Harris and why his son doesn’t want him to run
February 22, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is sending a U.S. Navy hospital ship to Greenland because people there are sick and lack care
February 22, 2026
Twin Cities metro musicians release protest song to raise funds for the ACLU-MN
February 22, 2026
DHS reverses course on TSA PreCheck suspension after confusion
February 22, 2026
Trump says he’s sending a hospital boat to Greenland as territory says ‘no thanks’
February 22, 2026
Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan and says it killed at least 70 Pakistani militants blamed for attacks at home
February 21, 2026
France is summoning U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to protest American comments about the killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque
February 22, 2026
The European Commission says the United States needs to honor its tariff deal with the EU after the Supreme court blocked parts of President Donald Trump’s trade agenda
February 22, 2026
There is fresh outrage over U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's remarks in an interview that Israel could “take it all” when asked about biblical claims to Middle East land
February 22, 2026
Pro-Trump lawmaker in Colombia faces questions after son’s detention by ICE
February 22, 2026
The ‘equal time’ rule has been around for a century and aims to promote broadcasters’ editorial independence and free expression – an idea that is now under threat from the FCC.
February 22, 2026
Kansas is set to invalidate about 1,700 driver's licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many of their birth certificates
February 22, 2026
Hungary is threatening to block new EU sanctions on Russia and slow EU help for Ukraine until Russian oil deliveries resume
February 22, 2026
A border district in Texas is flashing warning signs for Republicans in the midterms
February 22, 2026
Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based ‘militants’ it blames for cross-border attacks
February 22, 2026
Britain’s monarchy faces fresh strain as police investigate the former Prince Andrew over alleged misconduct as a former trade envoy
February 22, 2026
When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II
February 22, 2026
The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has added a wrinkle to already complicated U.S.-China relations
February 22, 2026
President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River
February 21, 2026
Middle East states condemn US ambassador’s comments appearing to support ‘expansionist’ Israel
February 21, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's imposing a temporary global tariff of 10% after his far-reaching tariff regimen was struck down by the Supreme Court
February 20, 2026
South Korea punishes former president who thought he could unravel democracy
February 21, 2026
JPMorgan Chase now confirms it closed Donald Trump’s bank accounts after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
February 21, 2026
Some Republicans seemed relieved at the news that the Supreme Court had struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariff regime
February 21, 2026
Trump announces global tariffs will increase to 15% from 10% ‘effective immediately’
February 21, 2026
Venezuela’s government says it is freeing large numbers of people held for political reasons after passing a new amnesty law
February 21, 2026
Arab and Muslim countries are sharply condemning comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, who said in an interview that Israel had a right to much of the Middle East
February 21, 2026
Brazil and India have signed a new deal to cooperate on rare earths and other critical minerals
February 21, 2026
Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to Jeffrey Epstein, saying a law used to force the recent public release of millions of documents is unconstitutional
February 21, 2026
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. and its European allies should immediately deploy noncombat troops to Ukraine to show Russian President Vladimir Putin that Western nations are truly committed to the nation’s freedom and independence
February 21, 2026
Death of far-right activist in France sends tensions soaring and draws US criticism
February 21, 2026
About 3,000 people have joined a far-right march in the French city of Lyon after a 23-year-old nationalist activist died from a beating last week
February 21, 2026
Remaining slavery exhibits don't need to be reinstalled for now, court rules
February 21, 2026
At least 20 communities with large warehouses across the U.S. have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45-billion expansion of detention centers
February 21, 2026
Four years on, Russia is still paying for a fatal miscalculation in Ukraine
February 21, 2026
War veterans with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv in an adaptation of Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s “Eneida.”
February 21, 2026
Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight Hezbollah members
February 21, 2026
In the 1970s, the agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent
February 21, 2026
Controversy hasn’t stopped Ken Paxton yet. Will a Senate run be different?
February 21, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Britain’s Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, police said Thursday. The arrest follows a prior review by authorities into allegations that a woman was trafficked to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter involving Mountbatten-Windsor, as well as claims he may have shared sensitive information with Epstein while serving as the UK’s trade envoy. CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz reports.
February 19, 2026
Hungary says it is blocking a major EU loan for Ukraine until Russian oil starts flowing again through the Druzhba pipeline
February 21, 2026
Analysis: These two new economic numbers blew a hole in Trump’s rosy narrative
February 21, 2026
John Roberts ends Trump’s big Supreme Court winning streak
February 21, 2026
While corporate America stayed silent, a small wine importer risked his business to challenge Trump’s tariffs
February 21, 2026
Utah’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Republican lawmakers and left in place a congressional map that gives Democrats a high chance of picking up one of the state’s four Republican-held U.S. House seats in the fall
February 21, 2026
Exclusive: US intelligence agencies tie Chinese explosive test to push for a completely new nuclear arsenal
February 21, 2026
Justice Department says interim US attorney is fired hours after Virginia judges appoint him to replace Trump loyalist
February 21, 2026
The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean
February 21, 2026
Venezuela has passed a new amnesty law, but some families of political detainees and prisoners' rights groups are reacting with mixed feelings
February 20, 2026
Cuban officials say a U.S. fuel blockade is pushing Cuba’s health system toward collapse and putting lives at risk
February 20, 2026
The Trump administration says it supports a strict Biden-era rule that forces cities to replace most lead water pipes within 10 years
February 20, 2026
A defiant Trump vows new tariffs while fuming at Supreme Court
February 20, 2026
President Donald Trump’s vision of the Supreme Court, in which his three appointees are personally loyal to him, collided with the court’s view of itself when six justices voted to strike down Trump’s signature economic policy, global tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law
February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs
February 20, 2026
Melania Trump wants to look perfect
February 20, 2026
Exclusive: Secret Service will offer tailored suits to new protective detail agents
February 20, 2026
There’s little that Donald Trump has cherished more in his second term than tariffs, a symbol of his imperious approach to the presidency
February 20, 2026
Transportation secretary says it was not a mistake to close airspace around El Paso
February 20, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants
February 20, 2026
Major cyberattack forces closure of clinics across Mississippi
February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court has struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs
February 20, 2026
Protesters say they were attacked by bodyguards for Azerbaijan president after Trump’s Board of Peace meeting
February 20, 2026
A judge is weighing the Washington Post's demand for federal authorities to return electronic devices seized from a Post reporter’s Virginia home last month
February 20, 2026
The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the country’s civil war
February 20, 2026
South Florida farmers face catastrophic losses from historic freeze
February 20, 2026
The $134-billion question: Who will get a tariff refund?
February 20, 2026
Melania Trump says it's “incredible” to see the gown she wore to the 2025 inaugural balls on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History
February 20, 2026
A U.S. appeals court late Friday says the Trump administration can halt work on a National Park Service slavery exhibit in Philadelphia while it appeals a judge's order to reinstall it
February 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has warned that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat says Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the U.S. Trump's remarks Friday came a few hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said on MSNOW’s “Morning Joe” show that his country was planning to finalize a draft deal in “the next two to three days” to then send to Washington
February 20, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only designated for presidents
February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court has dealt President Donald Trump a bruising loss on a cornerstone of his economic policy, striking down sweeping tariffs he imposed on nearly every country
February 20, 2026
At the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, President Donald Trump spoke of billions of dollars pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip and a “new and harmonious” Middle East rising from the ashes of war
February 20, 2026
President Donald Trump is dealing with a major legal defeat Friday after the Supreme Court struck down many of the tariffs he imposed last year on nearly every country on earth
February 20, 2026
The new head of the U.N. refugee agency says diplomacy is the only realistic path to peace in Ukraine, as humanitarian aid runs short
February 20, 2026
Virginia Democrats have passed a new congressional map that aims to flip four U.S. House seats, but the courts and voters still must have a say before the maps are official
February 20, 2026
A look at the military hardware the US has positioned for potential war with Iran
February 20, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor becomes first senior British royal to be arrested in centuries. Here’s what we know
February 19, 2026
House Speaker Johnson rejects request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at Capitol
February 20, 2026
Police have searched the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a day after the former prince was held in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office
February 20, 2026
Rep. Tony Gonzales denies allegations that he had an affair with an aide who later died by suicide
February 20, 2026
Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered under heavy Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, including some who were allowed to enter from the occupied West Bank
February 20, 2026
American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying, then bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an “L.”
February 20, 2026
Both Prohibition and current mass deportation efforts were hastily built, staffed by people permitted to use force, and had difficult objectives to achieve.
February 20, 2026
Five big European military powers have launched a joint effort to build cheap drone defenses and autonomous drones, using Ukraine’s battlefield expertise
February 20, 2026
Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States
February 20, 2026
State Republicans redrew their congressional map over the summer to make five Democratic-held seats winnable, in line with the explicit expectation set by President Donald Trump
February 20, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to China next week since taking the helm of Europe’s biggest economy
February 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting that are designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden
February 20, 2026
Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media reports
February 20, 2026
A US attack on Iran could send oil prices surging at precarious time for Trump
February 20, 2026
The Trump administration’s revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most
February 20, 2026
The White House has announced a trade agreement with Indonesia
February 19, 2026
Florida lawmakers vote to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump
February 20, 2026
The Palestinian Health Ministry and a witness say that Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American in an attack on a village
February 19, 2026
Argentina’s largest labor unions have held a nationwide strike to protest President Javier Milei’s flagship overhaul of the country's labor law
February 19, 2026
Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez has signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others
February 19, 2026
Hegseth rails against ‘Godless left’ in political speech to Christian convention
February 20, 2026
Venezuela passed a law to free hundreds of political prisoners after US pressure. Here’s why some welcome it cautiously
February 20, 2026
The National Governors Association is pulling out of an annual meeting at the White House after President Donald Trump declined to invite two Democratic governors
February 19, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event
February 20, 2026
Trump says he will direct government agencies to release files related to extraterrestrial life and UFOs
February 20, 2026
New Mexico’s attorney general has reopened an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch as allegations of sex abuse and trafficking swirl
February 19, 2026
Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas is claiming he's being “blackmailed” following a report he allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire
February 20, 2026
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is urging supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico as he rides on wider attention thanks to late-night host Stephen Colbert
February 20, 2026
The US could strike Iran. Here’s how Tehran is getting prepared
February 20, 2026
Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East
February 19, 2026
The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency
February 19, 2026
The Chicago Bears’ potential move to Indiana took another step forward when a key committee approved a plan to create an agency that would help get a stadium built
February 19, 2026
Trump confronts his options on Iran — from targeted attacks to potentially toppling regime
February 19, 2026
A Virginia judge is temporarily blocking Democrats’ plan to hold an April referendum on new congressional maps that could seriously impact the midterm elections
February 19, 2026
El Salvador and Mexico have reported major cocaine seizures at sea this week, as U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats leave 11 people dead
February 19, 2026
VA backs off rule that would have cut benefits amid outrage
February 19, 2026
Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting sees lofty pledges, but questions remain
February 19, 2026
President Donald Trump is in Georgia Thursday for a trip designed to help boost Republicans’ political standing heading into the midterms
February 19, 2026
JPMorgan Chase pushes back on Trump’s $5 billion lawsuit, arguing it ‘fraudulently’ includes Jamie Dimon
February 19, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to deliver Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union address
February 19, 2026
An ambitious program to provide free universal child care to working families in New Mexico is being enshrined into law
February 19, 2026
The Trump administration says that 31 universities have agreed to cut ties with a nonprofit that helps racial minorities earn doctorate degrees
February 19, 2026
FIFA says it'll pay to build a new $50 million national soccer stadium in war-ravaged Gaza, where two years of fighting between Hamas and Israel have left housing, electricity and basic infrastructure severely damaged
February 19, 2026
A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face has been hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency
February 19, 2026
The U.S. federal agency that enforces workplace civil rights is suing a regional Coca-Cola bottler for sex discrimination, alleging the company discriminated against male employees by only inviting women to a company-sponsored networking event
February 19, 2026
A federal panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees has approved his plan to build a massive ballroom on the site of the former White House East Wing
February 19, 2026
Giant banner of Donald Trump hung at Justice Department headquarters
February 19, 2026
Federal workers are restoring an exhibit on the people once enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia despite an ongoing legal fight between the city and the Trump administration
February 19, 2026
Timeline: How Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor fell from grace over his ties to Epstein
February 19, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package
February 19, 2026
CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting canceled for next week
February 19, 2026
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a rule that would limit public housing mostly to citizens, which advocates fear could lead to tens of thousand of people being evicted
February 19, 2026
The United Nations says the United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes, and President Donald Trump is promising more money to the financially strapped world organization
February 19, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating ABC’s “The View” over possible violations of the requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear on-air
February 19, 2026
Minnesota judge holds federal attorney in civil contempt, a first in Trump’s second term
February 19, 2026
U.N.-backed investigators say Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have carried out a campaign in the city of el-Fasher in the Darfur region that shows “hallmarks of genocide” against non-Arab communities
February 19, 2026
A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally
February 19, 2026
Family of woman who died after being picked up by garbage truck seeking answers
February 19, 2026
South Carolina lawmakers have approved a bill to keep secret how much money teams and athletes are paid under new college sports rules
February 19, 2026
Trump’s White House ballroom moves one step closer to approval after fast-track vote
February 19, 2026
Florida Senate introduces a bill named after former NFL QB Teddy Bridgewater to allow coaches to give benefits to players
February 19, 2026
Oil prices jump and gold hits $5,000 as tensions ramp up between Iran and the US
February 19, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide
February 19, 2026
A new Kenyan intelligence report says 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine
February 19, 2026
Trump administration expands ICE’s ability to detain legal refugees in latest memo
February 19, 2026
The expiration of the New START treaty has the US and Russia poised to increase the number of their deployed strategic nuclear weapons, pushing the world into dangerous territory.
February 19, 2026
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition
February 19, 2026
Trump’s immigration crackdown is brewing a health care crisis in the US, doctors warn
February 19, 2026
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection
February 19, 2026
He drew a line with Trump. Now Oklahoma’s governor is facing the president’s ire again
February 19, 2026
José María Balcázar has become Peru's new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term
February 18, 2026
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pushing back on President Donald Trump while trying to rally Democrats in his state around a mid-decade redistricting fight
February 19, 2026
Bernie Sanders has traveled to Los Angeles to kick off a campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats
February 18, 2026
Peru’s leader José Jerí ousted over ‘Chifa-gate’ scandal, as presidential ‘curse’ strikes again
February 17, 2026
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony to unveil the deployment of 50 new launch vehicles for nuclear-capable short-range missiles threatening rival South Korea as he flaunted his expanding military capabilities ahead of a major ruling party congress
February 19, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Israel next week to update Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks
February 19, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s 2024 victory
February 18, 2026
The top U.S. military commander for Latin America has met with Venezuela’s acting president in Caracas as both sides discuss security and policy goals
February 19, 2026
Another opposition Conservative lawmaker in Canada has defected to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals
February 18, 2026
Ramadan has begun in Gaza under a fragile ceasefire deal, but many say the joyous spirit of the month has disappeared
February 18, 2026
US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say
February 18, 2026
Members of the United Nations Security Council are calling for the Gaza ceasefire deal to become permanent and blasting Israeli efforts to expand control in the West Bank as a threat to prospects of a two-state solution
February 18, 2026
Jesse Jackson’s children remember his civil rights legacy and describe him as a devoted father after his death at home
February 18, 2026
The U.S. military says a red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One
February 18, 2026
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February 18, 2026
Trump launches his ‘Board of Peace’ with billions pledged for Gaza, but many allies are wary
February 18, 2026
Argentina’s President Javier Milei deepens ties with U.S. President Donald Trump while trying to avoid a break with China, Argentina’s top trading partner
February 18, 2026
President Donald Trump’s top economist on Wednesday urged that Federal Reserve economists be punished for research last week that showed American companies and consumers paying for nearly all the new tariffs imposed by the White House last year
February 18, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday
February 18, 2026
President Donald Trump has hosted a White House reception for Black History Month, less than two weeks after he sparked a bipartisan outcry by posting a racist video on social media that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle
February 18, 2026
NIH director temporarily steps in to run CDC
February 18, 2026
A coalition of health and environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, challenging the rescinding of a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change
February 18, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has resumed the practice of clearing out homeless encampments, saying he has retooled the process
February 18, 2026
Former classmate shares impact young Jesse Jackson had
February 18, 2026
The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official
February 18, 2026
CNN's Jake Tapper reports.
February 17, 2026
The Cuban foreign minister is visiting Moscow as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U
February 18, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was an athlete from a young age, and throughout his life he immersed himself in the world of sports
February 18, 2026
A delegation of U.S. senators is returning from a trip to Ukraine
February 18, 2026
Decades after KKK threats, family pushes to honor trailblazer Leroy Johnson
February 18, 2026
UK police assess claims Epstein trafficked women on flights through London Stansted Airport
February 18, 2026
Oklahoma fire risk continues after Gov. Kevin Stitt declares state of emergency for 3 counties
February 18, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s two presidential runs and his life of activism inspired leaders across generations
February 18, 2026
Maui community gathers in Wailuku for candlelight vigil focused on immigration
February 18, 2026
Some Republican legislators are pushing to limit state environmental regulations
February 18, 2026
Foxboro threatens to cancel FIFA World Cup matches at Gillette Stadium if it doesn't get security money
February 18, 2026
Researchers aim to bring truth to light for racially motivated civil rights cold cases
February 18, 2026
Gov. Moore signs bills into law ending law enforcement partnerships with ICE
February 18, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she hopes to deepen her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump
February 18, 2026
Abortion clinics are closing, even in states that have become key access points
February 18, 2026
How an FCC ‘equal time’ letter to ABC pressured CBS into intervening with Colbert
February 18, 2026
As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for metaphors.
February 18, 2026
As immigration enforcement crackdowns expand across the US, communities can mobilize to lessen the public health impacts.
February 18, 2026
Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024
February 18, 2026
Gabon has suspended access to social media and digital platforms throughout the central African nation until further notice as critics accuse the country’s leader of crackdown on dissent
February 18, 2026
More than a dozen former international cricket captainshave urged Pakistan’s government to ensure better prison treatment and medical care for former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan
February 18, 2026
Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from his public dispute with CBS bosses over what he can air on his show
February 18, 2026
Vatican will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
February 18, 2026
Electability and enthusiasm: How the Texas Senate primaries are testing the direction of both parties
February 18, 2026
Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to a 10-month low largely on the back of lower food and gas prices
February 18, 2026
Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files
February 18, 2026
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says she will seek the presidency in the 2028 elections
February 18, 2026
Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating claims that immigration officers shattered a Mexican man's skull while taking him into custody last month
February 18, 2026
An immigration judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s deportation case against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student and Columbia protest leader
February 17, 2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson had popularized the term “African American" as a way to reclaim cultural identity
February 18, 2026
Peru’s Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations
February 17, 2026
In an interview with the BBC, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused the Trump administration of a “continuing cover-up” in the way it has handled the release of millions of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein. This comes as both Clintons are set to appear for closed-door depositions in the House’s Epstein probe later this month.
February 17, 2026
New Mexico lawmakers pass measure aimed at investigating Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
February 17, 2026
Last week the White House announced the nomination of a Las Vegas attorney for U.S. Attorney of the District of Nevada
February 17, 2026
Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L
February 17, 2026
As Iran talks drag on, questions emerge over how long Trump will indulge diplomacy
February 17, 2026
Iran has announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for live fire military drills
February 17, 2026
Obama aides have described how they underestimated Donald Trump before his 2016 presidential run, even as his influence grew online and in politics
February 17, 2026
U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., have arrested an 18-year-old man after he ran toward the west side of the Capitol Building armed with a shotgun
February 17, 2026
Democrats’ top priority as the 2026 session of the Minnesota Legislature gets underway is reining in the power of federal law enforcement to conduct immigration crackdowns
February 17, 2026
Man in tactical vest with loaded shotgun arrested after charging US Capitol, police say
February 17, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the U.S. government has no viable plan for deporting him
February 17, 2026
State legislators in New Mexico have launched a truth commission to investigate past activity at a secluded desert ranch where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests
February 17, 2026
Colbert says CBS scrapped his James Talarico interview after Trump FCC’s threats
February 17, 2026
Students in Georgia describe the terror of a school shooting as prosecutors try to convict the suspect’s father for giving him the gun
February 17, 2026
Many people who knew and worked with the Rev. Jesse L
February 17, 2026
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave agency
February 17, 2026
The Rev. Jesse L
February 17, 2026
Bruce Springsteen brings his political message back to U.S. arenas with a new run of shows
February 17, 2026
Hundreds of Indiana students rally at Statehouse, some called for lawmakers to address bullying
February 17, 2026
The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in an investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election
February 17, 2026
The long-ago husband of former first lady Jill Biden has pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed his current wife in Delaware
February 17, 2026
New tool for tackling blighted homes
February 17, 2026
He spent over 40 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned. An immigration judge just denied him bond
February 17, 2026
With budgets under strain, states are split on taxing the rich
February 17, 2026
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of a ‘cover-up’ over its handling of Epstein documents
February 17, 2026
Bangladesh’s new prime minister has been sworn in after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising
February 17, 2026
The United States is planning to deploy more high-tech missile systems in the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies again condemned China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”
February 17, 2026
In a podcast interview with Brian Tyler Cohen, former President Barack Obama made a remark about aliens existing. He later clarified on Instagram that he has not seen evidence of extraterrestrial life.
February 16, 2026
Australia refuses to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens in Syria as escape attempt fails
February 17, 2026
Palmerston, one of the UK’s top ‘diplocats,’ dies in Bermuda
February 17, 2026
The house always wins: How the establishment finally came out on top in Thailand
February 17, 2026
A Ukrainian delegation is heading to Geneva for another round of U.S.-brokered talks with Russian officials, days before next week’s fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor
February 16, 2026
President Donald Trump is lashing out at Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over what he says is as a lagging response to a January pipe rupture that sent sewage flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington
February 17, 2026
Iran's top diplomat has held talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva before a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran
February 16, 2026
US increases military pressure on Iran as countries discuss a deal
February 16, 2026
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie grapple with fallout from parents’ Epstein scandals
February 16, 2026
Lawyers say a new group of third-country nationals has been deported by the United States to Cameroon
February 16, 2026
Hopes that the FBI would share evidence in Alex Pretti’s killing with state investigators have shattered
February 16, 2026
Marco Rubio is backing Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary’s April election during a visit to Budapest
February 16, 2026
Five European countries say Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with a rare toxin linked to poison dart frogs
February 14, 2026
Damascus is hosting its first international book fair since Bashar Assad fell, and publishers say censorship has almost disappeared
February 16, 2026
Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weekend
February 16, 2026
94-year-old Korean War veteran finally receives Purple Heart after nearly 70 years
February 16, 2026
Government offices, the stock market and schools are closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day, but most big retailers are open
February 16, 2026
Obama clarifies alien comments after telling podcast ‘they’re real’
February 16, 2026
By buying Russia’s oil, Hungary is fueling the Kremlin’s war machine – and enriching foundations linked to Orbán
February 16, 2026
More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution
February 16, 2026
Russian opposition figure Navalny killed by toxin found in poison dart frogs, Europeans say
February 14, 2026
Two top European commanders warn ‘hard choices’ needed from public on arms spending to deter Russia
February 16, 2026
North Korea says it completed a housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine
February 15, 2026
Lawmakers and the White House are offering no signs of compromise in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers
February 15, 2026
More than 1,000 immigration agents have left Minnesota’s Twin Cities area and hundreds more will depart in the days ahead as part of the Trump administration’s drawdown of its immigration enforcement surge
February 15, 2026
A Chicago teen who spoke out for her father’s release after he was detained last fall by immigration officials has died after battling a rare form of cancer
February 15, 2026
Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders
February 15, 2026
Israeli move to designate large parts of West Bank as state land condemned as ‘de facto annexation’
February 15, 2026
Israel is beginning a land registration process in the occupied West Bank that critics say can shift large areas into state control
February 15, 2026
The U.S. military says it's boarded another sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean
February 15, 2026
Iranian state media reports that Iran’s top diplomat is traveling to Geneva where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place
February 15, 2026
Nasser Hospital in Gaza has condemned the decision by Doctors Without Borders to suspend most work at the facility due to concerns over armed men in the compound
February 15, 2026
Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar is launching his election campaign and says he can return Hungary to a stronger European path
February 15, 2026
Justice Department lists hundreds of prominent people named in Epstein files in letter to Congress
February 15, 2026
Lutnick’s Epstein ties raise concerns on Wall Street — but not in the White House
February 15, 2026
A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration
February 15, 2026
A Ukrainian drone attack hit a Russian Black Sea port as diplomats prepare for fresh U.S.-brokered peace talks
February 15, 2026
A man shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis was charged with assaulting law enforcement. A startling admission ended the case
February 15, 2026
About 250,000 people have demonstrated against Iran’s government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany
February 14, 2026
Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark
February 14, 2026
The Swiss Foreign Ministry says Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program this week
February 14, 2026
Rubio reassures Europe’s leaders of US backing — but only if they change course
February 14, 2026
The U.S. military is reporting a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria
February 14, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered a reassuring message to America’s allies
February 14, 2026
Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis
February 14, 2026
States ready to seize Supreme Court redistricting decision amid countdown to midterm elections
February 14, 2026
The shocking, rule-breaking new move in pro wrestling: getting specific about politics
February 14, 2026
Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly played up hosting the head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee in invitations to and chats with elites like Richard Branson, Larry Summers and Steve Bannon, the Epstein files show
February 14, 2026
Tatreez explained: Why Palestinian women are preserving this embroidery
February 14, 2026
Bangladesh’s incoming leader says he will work to build a more democratic country, overcoming challenges related to weak institutions
February 14, 2026
Voters say they're worried about the cost of living, and affordability is a leading issue in 2026 campaigns
February 14, 2026
A month after Iran launched a crackdown on nationwide protests, widespread arrests are roiling the country
February 14, 2026
The Trump administration announced this week that its immigration crackdown in Minnesota is ending
February 14, 2026
Four people have been indicted on federal charges stemming from clashes with federal officers in Minneapolis
February 14, 2026
Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men
February 13, 2026
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisana is downplaying the impact of President Donald Trump backing a GOP challenger as the two-term senator seeks reelection
February 13, 2026
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to lapse, and a shutdown looks certain
February 13, 2026
US shutters key DEA office in the Caribbean amid agent corruption scandal
February 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran
February 13, 2026
Monument honoring known KKK members sparks removal debate
February 13, 2026
Rio de Janeiro has kicked off Carnival celebrations as the mayor hands the city key to King Momo for a playful five-day reign
February 13, 2026
A judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of five current and former Stanford University students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024
February 13, 2026
As Trump tests alliances, Democrats with 2028 ambitions offer reassurance at Munich conference
February 13, 2026
A judge says she plans to rule that President Donald Trump’s administration still cannot force states to hand over detailed information on people who have applied for or received SNAP food aid
February 13, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken his anti-Trump routine to Europe
February 13, 2026
The Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific island country to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting strong action to prevent climate change, including reparations for damage caused by any nation that fails to take actiom
February 13, 2026
Former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Minnesota
February 13, 2026
President Trump used a Fort Bragg appearance on Friday to praise U.S. Special Forces for last month's raid that removed Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
February 13, 2026
A top Bolivian official says the United States has resumed intelligence coordination on counternarcotics efforts with Bolivia under its new president
February 13, 2026
The husband of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says his wife's health condition is worsening, in part because of the beating she endured during her arrest two months ago
February 13, 2026
Rubio and European leaders agree on one thing: The old world order ‘no longer exists’
February 13, 2026
Don Lemon pleads not guilty to federal charges stemming from church protest
February 13, 2026
Dozens of U.S. lawmakers were trying to make their way this weekend to the Munich Security Conference to assure allies of America's reliability
February 13, 2026
The Trump administration is scaling back its immigration enforcement surge in and around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, but state officials and residents say its effects on Minnesota’s economy and immigrant communities will linger
February 13, 2026
An FBI raid on a Georgia elections facility has sparked concern about Trump administration interference in the 2026 midterms. An obscure 1970s Supreme Court case provides guardrails against that.
February 13, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the U_S_ and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together.”
February 13, 2026
Virginia voters will get to cast ballots on a congressional redistricting plan that could help Democrats in this year's midterm elections
February 13, 2026
Woman seen trying to set fire to Kansas City warehouse tied to previous ICE detention proposal
February 13, 2026
Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather and climate research center
February 13, 2026
A Virginia jury convicted Brendan Banfield of aggravated murder for the killings of his wife and another man on Monday. Banfield is expected to be sentenced to life in prison.
February 13, 2026
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has apologized for his yearslong friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 13, 2026
Trump administration files new lawsuit against Harvard in long-running funding battle
February 13, 2026
Two top aides to RFK Jr. leaving HHS as part of leadership shakeup
February 13, 2026
Why haven’t humans been back to the moon in over 50 years?
February 13, 2026
Preparations for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City are cutting into the livelihoods of sex workers and street vendors near Azteca Stadium
February 13, 2026
Envoys from Russia and Ukraine are to meet for a new round of U.S.-brokered talks in Geneva next week as both sides keep fighting and trading long-range strikes
February 13, 2026
Trump administration deported some migrants at a cost of $1 million each, Democratic report says
February 13, 2026
Special election results have anticipated recent midterm outcomes. With Democrats now overperforming, that could spell trouble for the GOP in 2026.
February 13, 2026
US sending second aircraft carrier group to Middle East, sources say
February 13, 2026
Fears are rising of the outbreak of another war that could spread into a regional conflict in the Middle East as U.S. President Donald Trump raises the pressure on on Iran to give up its nuclear program
February 13, 2026
Trump promised RFK Jr. would ‘restore faith in American health care.’ A year in, trust has plummeted
February 13, 2026
Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to outlawed the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful
February 13, 2026
His family fled Afghanistan facing threats for supporting US troops. Now he sits in ICE custody at risk of being sent back
February 13, 2026
Indonesia is training troops for a new peacekeeping force in Gaza, backing a key part of President Donald Trump’s postwar plan
February 13, 2026
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has claimed victory in the country’s first election since the 2024 uprising, positioning itself to form the next government and potentially reshape Bangladesh’s political landscape after years of intense rivalry and disputed polls
February 13, 2026
Could this teenage girl be North Korea’s next leader?
February 13, 2026
Former Norway leader charged with corruption after probe into alleged Epstein ties, lawyers say
February 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's amassed a collection of campaign funds exceeding $1.5 billion, an unprecedented sum for a lame-duck president
February 13, 2026
Politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers agree that tech companies should cover the power costs of artificial intelligence data centers
February 13, 2026
The Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas
February 13, 2026
President Donald Trump has pardoned five former NFL players for crimes that include perjury, counterfeiting and drug trafficking
February 13, 2026
CIA pitches Chinese military officers on helping the US in new video, amid officer purge in China
February 13, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now
February 13, 2026
Kathy Ruemmler, top Goldman Sachs lawyer, resigning amid Epstein fallout
February 13, 2026
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur
February 13, 2026
The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to approve a 40-member global scientific panel on the impacts and risks of artificial intelligence, with the United States strongly objecting
February 13, 2026
US energy secretary and Venezuela’s acting president tour oil facility in warming ties just weeks after Maduro ouster
February 13, 2026
New York politicians defiantly raised a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument amid a boisterous, cheering crowd
February 12, 2026
Bipartisan opposition over inflammatory comments likely to sink Trump State Dept. nominee
February 13, 2026
The Trump administration is ending Operation Metro Surge, a sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota that sparked weeks of protests and left two U.S. citizens dead
February 12, 2026
California’s top prosecutor is opening a civil rights investigation into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires
February 12, 2026
President Donald Trump-endorsed housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson suspended her campaign Thursday for Arizona governor
February 12, 2026
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina suggests he could support a compromise that would allow the Senate Banking Committee to start hearings on Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve
February 12, 2026
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make arrangements to allow some of the Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador to return to the U
February 12, 2026
Analilia Mejia, a longtime progressive organizer allied with Sen. Bernie Sanders, has won a crowded special Democratic House primary to fill the open seat formerly held by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill
February 12, 2026
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the president to roll back climate regulations
February 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has nominated for director of the National Park Service an executive from a hospitality company that has extensive contracts with the agency he would lead
February 12, 2026
White House seeks to tighten control over HHS priorities with personnel shakeup
February 12, 2026
Sen. Rand Paul has challenged federal immigration officers over the shooting death of Alex Pretti and said the public has lost trust
February 12, 2026
Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being
February 12, 2026
Department of Homeland Security on track to shut down with lawmakers leaving Washington and an unresolved ICE fight
February 12, 2026
The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the prominent abolitionist Frederick Douglass
February 12, 2026
Venezuela’s ruling party lawmakers have debated an amnesty bill that could free hundreds of people held for political reasons
February 12, 2026
Activists say the death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests has reached at least 7,005 with many more people still feared dead
February 12, 2026
Bangladesh has held its first election since the 2024 mass protests toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government
February 12, 2026
A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appears certain
February 12, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles
February 12, 2026
House speaker condemns Trump Justice Department monitoring of lawmakers’ Epstein document review
February 12, 2026
A federal judge has used part of a court hearing to read email and social media death threats she received following her ruling blocking the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration protections for Haitians in the U.S. Judge Ana Reyes in Washington recently blocked the termination of temporary protected status for Haitians while a lawsuit challenging the Republican administration’s effort to end it proceeds
February 12, 2026
A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former U.S. Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders
February 12, 2026
Netanyahu leans on Trump ties as Israel heads toward elections
February 12, 2026
The Trump administration says it is ending its massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota after weeks of angry mass protests, thousands of arrests and two fatal shootings
February 12, 2026
European Union leaders reached a broad agreement Thursday in a Belgian castle to restructure the 27-nation bloc’s economy as they face antagonism from Trump, strong-China and Russia
February 12, 2026
South Korea’s spy agency says it believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country’s future leader
February 12, 2026
Prosecutors are investigating the European Commission’s sale of 23 office buildings to Belgium two years ago
February 12, 2026
Judge says Pete Hegseth is unlawfully retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
February 12, 2026
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back
February 12, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe that President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into U.S. cities
February 12, 2026
US military pulls last troops from key military facility in Syria
February 12, 2026
During a hearing, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to apologize to victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who were in the room, after the Justice Department failed to black out identifying information about many of Epstein’s victims.
February 11, 2026
Swiss to vote in referendum on right-wing party’s proposal to limit population to 10 million
February 12, 2026
A U.S. judge says President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC can go to trial in 2027
February 12, 2026
Gallup ends its presidential tracking poll, the latest shift in the public opinion landscape
February 12, 2026
Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, has apologized after saying Britain has been “colonized” by immigrants
February 12, 2026
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison
February 12, 2026
Billionaire Manchester United co-owner sparks outrage by claiming UK ‘colonized by immigrants’
February 12, 2026
The House has passed a bill to require proof of citizenship for voting. Although it likely won’t become law, the bill raises constitutional questions.
February 12, 2026
Syrian government forces have taken over the al-Tanf base in eastern Syria, a site the U.S. military has run for years
February 12, 2026
Zohran Mamdani has big plans for housing, transit…and public bathrooms
February 12, 2026
‘They put me on there to die’: Conservatives unload on GOP’s failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting
February 12, 2026
Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp as it tightens control of online communication and pushes people toward a state-backed alternative
February 12, 2026
Governors association says all members now invited to White House meeting as Trump defends exclusion of some Democrats
February 12, 2026
A broad coalition of unions and farmers in India has held a one-day national strike against an interim trade deal with the United States
February 12, 2026
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has ended a four-day visit to Australia that brought comfort to Sydney’s Jewish community following a recent antisemitic mass shooting
February 12, 2026
South Korea’s former interior minister had been sentenced to seven years in prison for abetting then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law in 2024
February 12, 2026
Chair of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission removes member after heated hearing on antisemitism
February 12, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading a large U.S. delegation to the Munich Security Conference this week
February 12, 2026
Six House Republicans defy Trump to block his Canada tariffs
February 11, 2026
Attorneys for a woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent last year in Chicago say newly-released videos, texts and emails show how the Trump administration mishandles investigations and spreads misinformation
February 11, 2026
Connor Haught is juggling work and child care as San Francisco faces a teachers strike with no end in sight
February 11, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a wide-ranging, passionate defense of President Donald Trump, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing in which she postured herself as the Republican’s chief protector
February 11, 2026
Republicans urge Trump to hold firm against Democrats’ DHS demands as clock ticks toward shutdown
February 11, 2026
The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and will stop selling the device in New York
February 11, 2026
Homeland Security officials are highlighting the potential impact of a shutdown
February 11, 2026
The chairman of the federal Religious Liberty Commission ousted a member after a hearing that featured tense exchanges on the definition of antisemitism
February 12, 2026
The Congressional Black Caucus is building a new coalition with major civil rights groups to push back on President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda
February 11, 2026
Activists have planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores around the United States to pressure the discount retailer into taking a public stand against the 5-week-old immigration crackdown in its home state of Minnesota
February 11, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts
February 11, 2026
Iowa’s top election official and a group of voters the state had flagged as potential noncitizens just ahead of the 2024 presidential election settled a federal lawsuit that will prevent the state from relying exclusively on driver’s license records for citizenship data in the three months before an election
February 11, 2026
Democrats are denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who last year urged U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”
February 11, 2026
President Donald Trump has escalated a feud with the National Governors Association chair over who gets invited to White House events
February 11, 2026
Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins has announced her reelection bid, entering a closely watched race that Democrats have targeted in their effort to retake the Senate majority in Congress in this year’s midterm elections
February 10, 2026
5 takeaways from Pam Bondi’s fiery testimony
February 11, 2026
Valeria Chomsky says she and her husband Noam Chomsky made serious errors in judgment in their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
February 11, 2026
In Alex Murdaugh’s appeal, justices grill attorneys on ‘rogue’ court clerk and financial crimes
February 11, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport
February 11, 2026
How allies of AI are ramping up their political donations for the midterms
February 11, 2026
Iranian authorities subjected Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to ‘life-threatening mistreatment,’ Nobel Committee says
February 11, 2026
President Donald Trump met privately with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and says he pushed Israel to back continued U.S. talks with Iran on a nuclear deal
February 11, 2026
The Kennedy Center is warning staff that a planned two-year renovation shutdown will lead to job cuts and “skeletal teams.”
February 11, 2026
Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say
February 11, 2026
The Canadian government has taken multiple steps to reduce gun violence in recent years, including banning thousands of assault-style weapons and freezing the sale, purchase and transfer of handguns
February 11, 2026
Iran marks the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution as leaders face pressure from the U.S. and anger at home
February 11, 2026
NATO has launched a new military effort called Arctic Sentry to boost security in the High North
February 11, 2026
Ukrainian Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: ‘Some things are more important than sports’
February 10, 2026
Ona Judge was one of 9 people George Washington owned when he lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia.
February 11, 2026
Russian drone strike kills three Ukrainian toddlers and their father
February 11, 2026
Russia's top diplomat says that Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington does the same
February 11, 2026
Portuguese Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral has resigned amid criticism of her government's response to recent winter storms
February 11, 2026
Three House Republicans cross party lines to block effort to shield Trump from challenges to his tariffs
February 11, 2026
A Russian drone has struck a home in Ukraine's Kharkiv region in an attack that killed a father and his three small children
February 11, 2026
Bangladesh is holding a crucial election that comes after a turbulent period marked by mob violence, rising religious intolerance, attacks on the press, the growing influence of Islamists and weakening of the rule of law
February 11, 2026
How many Democrats are too many
February 11, 2026
A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter
February 11, 2026
Congressional Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of trying to hijack plans to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and using the nonprofit National Park Foundation to solicit money from private donors for some of the president’s pet projects
February 11, 2026
Iranian security official Ali Larijani is in Oman, the country currently mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program
February 10, 2026
With some Minneapolis Muslims in hiding, a nonprofit is gathering halal food for Ramadan
February 11, 2026
The FBI relied on years-old claims of fraud, many of them thoroughly investigated, to obtain a search warrant to seize ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia
February 10, 2026
Fact check: What Trump got wrong and left out while threatening to block the new US-Canada bridge
February 10, 2026
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology
February 10, 2026
The heads of three Trump administration agencies have appeared before Congress to discuss immigration policies
February 10, 2026
Republican lawmakers are decrying what they said are invasive tactics in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election
February 10, 2026
The men in charge of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda delivered a staunch defense of immigration enforcement operations in a three-hour testimony to Congress
February 10, 2026
Immigrant rights groups are seeking to toss out a Republican lawsuit that would prohibit the U.S. Census Bureau from counting people who are in the U.S. illegally during the 2030 census
February 10, 2026
The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events
February 10, 2026
Gov. Tim Walz says the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end soon
February 10, 2026
Justice Department un-redacts more names in Epstein files after pressure from lawmakers
February 10, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to withhold public health and transportation funds from several Democratic-led states
February 10, 2026
The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is defending his officers, saying they won't be intimidated while carrying out President Donald Trump's deportation agenda
February 10, 2026
The White House says the Trump administration will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change
February 10, 2026
Stocks drifted to a mixed finish after flirting with record highs
February 10, 2026
Takeaways from a tense House hearing with Trump immigration officials
February 10, 2026
A Minneapolis man is accused of cyberstalking and making online threats against a person who federal prosecutors say supported immigration officers
February 05, 2026
Mississippi attorney general announces donation of Ring cameras to aid domestic violence survivors
February 10, 2026
Former congressman Tom Malinowski has conceded to Analilia Mejia in New Jersey’s Democratic primary for the U.S. House special election
February 10, 2026
The White House says President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan
February 10, 2026
Parents who owe a significant amount of child support soon could lose their ability to travel internationally as the Trump administration expands and steps up enforcement of a 30-year-old law that allows the federal government to revoke American passports until payments are made
February 10, 2026
Pilot jailed in Republic of Guinea for 6 weeks. Here's why he and the co-pilot are stuck there.
February 10, 2026
Colorado law expands Black history studies in all K-12 schools
February 10, 2026
Army veteran deported to Jamaica after 50 years in U.S., despite appeal pending
February 10, 2026
Video has been released of Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell pleading the Fifth multiple times during a virtual deposition in front of the House Oversight Committee.
February 10, 2026
Venezuelan opposition figure Guanipa placed under house arrest after armed men detained him again following prison release
February 09, 2026
Vance’s X account deletes post recognizing Armenian genocide
February 10, 2026
The US military conducted another strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing two people with one survivor, according to US Southern Command. CNN's Polo Sandoval reports.
February 10, 2026
Trump threatens to block opening of new US-Canada bridge
February 10, 2026
Billboards go up as 1-year mark nears in case of woman who carried her baby while brain dead, sparked debate over Georgia abortion law
February 10, 2026
Keir Starmer has secured a temporary respite after fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files threatened his leadership
February 10, 2026
Two Palestinian men riding bicycles were killed in an Israeli drone strike Tuesday, hospital officials said, as deadly violence continued in Gaza despite an October ceasefire
February 10, 2026
Juan Pablo Guanipa, an ally of Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado, has been placed under house arrest
February 10, 2026
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance resonated deeply with Latino audiences
February 10, 2026
Netanyahu to discuss potential Iran strikes with Trump as Washington and Tehran resume talks
February 10, 2026
Combat-injured veterans forced to choose between retirement and benefits pay
February 10, 2026
Chappell Roan leaves Casey Wasserman talent agency after Epstein files revelations
February 10, 2026
The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index
February 10, 2026
A senior European intelligence chief says Russia cannot launch an attack on NATO this year or next but is planning to increase its forces significantly along the alliance’s eastern flank, depending on the outcome of the war in Ukraine
February 10, 2026
Russia targets another critical part of Ukraine’s infrastructure: Its railways
February 10, 2026
America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in the world’s oldest democracy can be sustained
February 10, 2026
A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans' optimism about their future is at a low
February 10, 2026
South Korea plans to increase medical school admissions by over 3,340 students from 2027 to 2031 to address physician shortages
February 10, 2026
Trump the ‘demolition’ man of world order, European security experts warn
February 10, 2026
Judge gives Trump administration more time to unfreeze billions in funding for NY tunnel project
February 10, 2026
As US squeezes Cuba’s oil supply, airlines rethink flights and Havana rations health services
February 10, 2026
Lawmakers suggest at least a half-dozen men are being protected by over-redactions in Epstein files
February 10, 2026
Gen Z won the revolution. The old guard are dominating the election
February 10, 2026
President Donald Trump posted his thoughts on Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Truth Social
February 09, 2026
Israeli military strikes on Monday killed three people west of Gaza City, according to the hospital where the casualties arrived
February 09, 2026
A federal judge has blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number
February 09, 2026
President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River
February 10, 2026
Turning Point Action endorses Ken Paxton in heated GOP Senate primary in Texas
February 10, 2026
Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown just days before funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire
February 09, 2026
The United Nations says it’s waiting to find out how much of the nearly $4 billion the United States owes the world organization the Trump administration intends to pay and when the money will arrive
February 10, 2026
Prince William and Kate ‘deeply concerned’ by Epstein revelations
February 09, 2026
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have pressed Charlotte-area leaders about crime-fighting efforts after recent light-rail stabbings
February 09, 2026
A day after the Seattle Seahawks became Super Bowl champions, speculation about the halftime music showdown is making news
February 09, 2026
Classified hearing erupted in frustration as officials refused to say whether Trump wants to renew powerful surveillance law
February 09, 2026
U.S. stocks drifted higher following big rallies for markets in Asia earlier in the day
February 09, 2026
Justice Department seeks to dismiss Steve Bannon’s Capitol riot contempt case
February 09, 2026
Lawmakers have tried to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating
February 09, 2026
King Charles ‘ready to support’ police as they assess claim his brother, Andrew, shared confidential material with Epstein
February 09, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to fight for his job as revelations about the relationship between the former U.K. ambassador to Washington and Jeffrey Epstein spiral into a full-blown crisis for his 19-month-old government
February 09, 2026
Pakistan’s president warns that the Taliban's government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the 9/11 attacks in 2001
February 09, 2026
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show transformed the field in Santa Clara, California, into a vibrant tribute to Puerto Rico
February 09, 2026
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs bill into law criminalizing disruptions at worship services
February 09, 2026
Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will “support’’ UK police assessing reports that the former Prince Andrew gave confidential information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 09, 2026
‘Not prepared to walk away’: Starmer defends premiership as UK government reels from Epstein fallout
February 09, 2026
Federal authorities have denied trying to expedite an end to asylum claims for the family of a 5-year-old boy who was detained with his father during the immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area
February 09, 2026
A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country’s Foreign Ministry says
February 09, 2026
Venezuela's top prosecutor says his office has requested the arrest of Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader María Corina Machado
February 09, 2026
State law aimed at protecting sexually trafficked children can cause more harm than good by identifying them as criminals and not victims.
February 09, 2026
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance redefined what it means to be an American patriot
February 09, 2026
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law
February 08, 2026
Clashes in Sydney over Israeli president’s visit as police disperse mass protests
February 08, 2026
The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is raising an outcry from international governments and rights groups
February 09, 2026
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has started a state visit to Australia, aiming to console grieving Jews and improve bilateral relations
February 09, 2026
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial
February 09, 2026
Trump calls Olympic skier ‘real loser’ after athlete expresses ‘mixed emotions’ representing the US
February 08, 2026
Israel tightens grip on West Bank ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to US
February 08, 2026
Israelis forces have seized a local Sunni Islamist politician and an ally of the Palestinian militant Hamas group and took him to Israel for questioning
February 09, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric about taking control of Greenland has stirred up national pride in Denmark, which oversees the semiautonomous island
February 08, 2026
Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement
February 09, 2026
Japan’s Takaichi secures historic supermajority in landslide election victory
February 08, 2026
The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on track to win the most seats in Thailand’s general election, according to unofficial results
February 09, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election
February 09, 2026
Venezuela’s government has released several prominent opposition members from prison, including one of the closest allies of Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado
February 08, 2026
Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison
February 08, 2026
Green Day pulls its political punches in Super Bowl performance
February 09, 2026
Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro has won Portugal’s presidential runoff election against hard-right populist André Ventura
February 08, 2026
Israel's security cabinet has approved measures to strengthen control over the occupied West Bank and weaken the powers of the Palestinian Authority
February 08, 2026
U.S. Olympians are beginning to face backlash for speaking out about domestic politics at the Milan Cortina Games
February 08, 2026
Tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
February 08, 2026
‘We must get through the next few days’: Ukrainians face bitter cold without power
February 08, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has resigned over the controversy surrounding Peter Mandelson's appointment as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Morgan McSweeney said he advised Starmer to appoint Mandelson, despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
February 08, 2026
The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails
February 08, 2026
Russian investigators claim Ukraine behind assassination attempt on top general
February 08, 2026
GOP leaders fret as Trump sits out the party’s nastiest primary battles — with Senate control on the line
February 08, 2026
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has reopened after a two-day closure
February 08, 2026
Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners have protested in central Baghdad to demand that Iraq's government reverse new customs tariffs
February 08, 2026
Legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of federal agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and in some cases anti-ICE activists in Minnesota
February 08, 2026
ICE chief counsel in Minnesota retires amid growing number of immigration cases
February 08, 2026
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff
February 07, 2026
North Korean state media says the country's leadership will convene a major political conference later this month
February 08, 2026
Ohio man charged with Vance death threat amid rising US political violence
February 07, 2026
A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration can continue detaining immigrants without bond
February 07, 2026
Several dozen protesters were arrested outside a federal building in Minneapolis on the one-month anniversary of Renee Good's death
February 07, 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire
February 07, 2026
Haiti’s presidential council has stepped down after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a U.S.-backed prime minister who is expected to remain in power as the country prepares for the first general elections in a decade
February 07, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about the U.S. talks with Iran
February 07, 2026
Italian police have used tear gas and a water cannon on protesters near a Winter Olympics venue
February 07, 2026
U.S. Vice President JD Vance sat with influencer and boxer Jake Paul as they watched the U.S. women’s hockey team ease to a 5-0 win over Finland at the Winter Olympics
February 07, 2026
Kushner, Witkoff visit USS Abraham Lincoln carrier amid tension with Iran
February 07, 2026
President Donald Trump is facing rare criticism from his Republican Party over a racist video
February 07, 2026
Trump administration planning ‘Board of Peace’ meeting in DC on February 19
February 07, 2026
An Ohio man has been charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance while he was visiting his home state last month
February 07, 2026
A drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces has hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan, killing at least 24 people, including eight children
February 07, 2026
The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
February 07, 2026
Tourists in Milan during the Winter Olympics faced disappointment as access to Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper was closed for three and a half days
February 07, 2026
President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza
February 07, 2026
The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus says the Trump administration has a chance to change after President Donald Trump posted a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as primates in the jungle
February 07, 2026
Confusion at reopening of Rafah crossing leaves Palestinians stranded
February 07, 2026
Judge grants continuance in the asylum case of Liam Conejo Ramos and his family
February 07, 2026
Trump confirms more talks with Iran as Tehran stands firm on nuclear enrichment. Here’s what to know
February 06, 2026
Zelensky says US wants Ukraine-Russia peace deal by June, despite failure to reach breakthrough so far
February 07, 2026
President Donald Trump has taken an unusual step of turning to military leaders for high-level diplomacy
February 07, 2026
Calls for accountability over feds’ deadly use of force in Minneapolis have not relented. Here’s why that’s complicated
February 07, 2026
Suicide bomber kills dozens in Pakistan mosque
February 06, 2026
The Jeffrey Epstein files have rocked Europe's elite, revealing ties to a prince, an ambassador, and top politicians
February 07, 2026
AIPAC allies picked a candidate to target in New Jersey. They may have boosted a stronger critic of Israel
February 07, 2026
A federal judge has given the government until next Thursday to reach an agreement with human rights lawyers in Minnesota
February 06, 2026
Appeals court greenlights Trump admin policy of detaining undocumented immigrants without opportunity to seek release
February 07, 2026
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
February 07, 2026
Democratic governors disinvited from traditionally bipartisan White House gatherings
February 07, 2026
President Donald Trump says he won't apologize for posting a racist video of the Obamas
February 06, 2026
Judge orders Trump administration to unfreeze more than $16 billion for NY tunnel project
February 07, 2026
Iran and the United States have held indirect talks in Oman
February 06, 2026
Trump won’t apologize for sharing since-deleted racist video depicting Obamas as apes on Truth Social
February 06, 2026
A federal judge says the Trump administration must bring back three deported families who should have been allowed to remain in the United States under a court settlement involving the separation of children from their parents at the border
February 07, 2026
The Department of Justice will allow members of Congress to review unredacted files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 06, 2026
President Donald Trump’s social media post featuring a video about election conspiracy theories and a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle has been deleted
February 06, 2026
Cubans on Friday are facing a worsening crisis as U.S. efforts to block oil supplies take a toll
February 06, 2026
American athletes receive an enthusiastic welcome at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony
February 06, 2026
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation reopening a huge swath of the Atlantic to commercial fishing
February 06, 2026
US accuses China of secret nuclear test as Trump admin calls for broader nuclear weapons agreement
February 06, 2026
A judge has ruled that Arizona must stop enforcing abortion restrictions that predate and contradict a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights
February 06, 2026
France and Canada open consulates in Greenland amid Trump threats
February 06, 2026
ICE Ace of Spades "death cards" form rallying cry for Colorado immigration nonprofit: "Comes from a place of evil"
February 06, 2026
States’ mistrust of Trump’s fraud crusade could hinder fight against foreign influence in elections, federal officials fear
February 06, 2026
Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial set for June, judge rules
February 06, 2026
Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Milan on Friday, part of his trip to the Olympics
February 06, 2026
President Trump shared a racist video on Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, then removed it hours later after bipartisan outrage.
February 06, 2026
U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say they have faced increased violence from Israeli forces over the past year
February 06, 2026
Man receives 15 years in prison for stealing, reselling trailers meant for Hurricane Ian victims
February 06, 2026
Wade Wilson’s death penalty appeal lasts just minutes before Florida Supreme Court
February 06, 2026
The Kremlin says Russian and U.S. negotiators have discussed the expiration of their last remaining nuclear arms pact
February 06, 2026
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee is requesting records related to firms partially owned by the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar
February 06, 2026
British police are searching two properties linked to ex-ambassador Peter Mandelson as part of probe into potential misconduct stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein
February 06, 2026
UK police searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson over Epstein investigation
February 06, 2026
Man faces attempted murder charge after allegedly targeting OMB director Russ Vought at his home
February 06, 2026
Democrats refuse to sit for DOJ interviews over ‘illegal orders’ video
February 06, 2026
Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski locked in a tight Democratic primary for US House from New Jersey
February 05, 2026
Norway’s crown princess has apologized for the situation she has put the royal family in as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 06, 2026
In dozens of states, an increasing number of legislative seats are going completely uncontested by one of the two major parties.
February 06, 2026
Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.
February 06, 2026
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are adept at creating digital media moments and collecting social media followers
February 06, 2026
Russian authorities say a deputy chief of its military intelligence agency has been shot and wounded
February 06, 2026
Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies
February 06, 2026
Italy has put in place a massive security operation for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics ahead of Friday's opening ceremony
February 06, 2026
The U.S. and Russia have agreed to reestablish high-level, military-to-military dialogue for the first time in more than four years
February 05, 2026
Canada and France were opening diplomatic consulates in the capital of Greenland
February 06, 2026
Japan’s conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?
February 06, 2026
President Donald Trump claims his tariffs have revived the U_S_ economy, calling it an “American economic miracle.”
February 06, 2026
The New Jersey U.S. House Democratic primary between a onetime political director for Sen. Bernie Sanders and an ex-congressman is too early to call
February 05, 2026
The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean
February 06, 2026
The U_S_ has announced an additional $6 million in aid for Cuba as the island’s crisis deepens and tensions escalate between the two countries, with Cuba’s president accusing the U_S_ of an “energy blockade.”
February 05, 2026
US strikes another boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2
February 06, 2026
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law
February 06, 2026
TrumpRx launches, but it’s unclear if it will lower drug prices for most patients
February 05, 2026
The Trump administration has launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate
February 05, 2026
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
February 05, 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats' demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic.”
February 05, 2026
CIA terminates its World Factbook, overthrowing reference regime
February 05, 2026
Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and across the country
February 05, 2026
In Venezuela, political critics are emerging from hiding following the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro
February 05, 2026
FIFA adds new even more expensive World Cup ticket categories
Beijing calculates its next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump's trip to China
A federal judge dismisses another DOJ lawsuit seeking voter data, this time in Massachusetts
IRS touts a 24% increase in tax refunds compared to the previous administration
Justin Rose fades at the Masters, still joins Scheffler in the hunt behind leaders McIlroy and Burns
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68