Accusations that New Mexico’s Democratic-led Legislature unfairly diluted the vote of a politically conservative oil-producing region with its redistricting map have gone to trial
September 27, 2023
The leader of Spain’s conservatives has failed in his long-shot first bid to become the country’s next prime minister, falling short of the votes he needed in the Spanish parliament to form a government
September 27, 2023
Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson has formally announced that he's running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney
September 27, 2023
The government’s use of the Hindi word for ‘India’ revives debates over whether Hindi should be the national language – and reopens some old wounds.
September 27, 2023
The Biden administration has admitted Israel into a select group of countries whose citizens are allowed to travel to the United States without getting a visa in advance
September 27, 2023
Ronald Reagan gave many notable speeches as president and he was known for his turn of a phrase
September 27, 2023
The Senate is marching ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown
September 27, 2023
With persistent gridlock in Washington, a government shutdown looks all but inevitable ahead of this weekend's deadline
September 27, 2023
The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is moving up festivities for the former president’s 99th birthday because of the threat of a partial federal government shutdown
September 27, 2023
Barbara Bush never got to any of the NBA championship celebrations held at the White House when her grandfather was president of the United States
September 27, 2023
Burkina Faso's junta says the country’s intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt
September 27, 2023
Virginia Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the rhetoric being used by their Democratic opponents in abortion-focused messaging in this year’s critical legislative elections
September 27, 2023
The Biden administration is expected to keep the cap on refugees admitted to the United States at 125,000 for the next fiscal year, which begins Sunday
September 27, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' aggressive start in the second Republican presidential debate was among its key moments
September 28, 2023
The Senate has voted to reverse an informal guidance issued by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week that senators could wear what they want when voting or speaking in the chamber
September 28, 2023
House Republicans have spent more than six hours making their case for pursuing an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden
September 28, 2023
President Joe Biden has issued one of his most dire warnings yet that Donald Trump and his allies are a menace to American democracy
September 28, 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James is no stranger to picking fights with powerful targets
September 28, 2023
With Donald Trump absent again, Republican presidential hopefuls took potshots at each other but agreed that Bidenomics isn’t cutting it.
September 28, 2023
European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules
September 28, 2023
Taiwan’s president has launched the island’s first domestically made submarine for testing
September 28, 2023
House Republicans repeatedly used the word “brand” at their opening impeachment inquiry as a shorthand to allege that Hunter Biden was selling access to his family’s power and connections when he pursued lucrative business dealings
September 28, 2023
An appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general
September 28, 2023
The complexities of abortion-related politics in the post-Roe v. Wade era are continuing to put the squeeze on Republican Daniel Cameron
September 28, 2023
A Senate hearing on the nomination of the official to be the Pentagon’s top policy adviser was dominated by Republicans expressing their frustrations with the Biden administration’s foreign policies
September 28, 2023
Alaska man arrested for threatening six US Supreme Court justices
Hershey Co lays off some workers this week
JPMorgan names heads for healthcare, tech investment banking
Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid
Dolphins dying again in Amazon lake made shallow by drought
German tax revenue rose by 5.3% in August
Cat travels over 1,000 miles back home after going missing in Yellowstone
Feathered firefighter: Lost duck finds home at Tuscaloosa fire station
Halloween shoppers hunt for early deals while total spending eases, survey shows