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The escalation comes after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized another two strategic islands in the southern Red Sea.

The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year's midterms, saying justices who opposed him were "not the people I interviewed."

Thousands of election offices around the country can send out mail ballots as they had intended without worrying about complying with new Postal Service rules imposed at the 11th hour.

Attorney General Todd Blanche is taking a turn answering questions from reporters following Vice President JD Vance's appearance in the James S.

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on whether to move forward with legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, a pivotal election-year test for the $2.3 trillion market as many Democrats say it doesn't go far enough to rein in Pres…

Her long-planned trip to Ashe County comes as tech and political leaders fight about how best to regulate artificial intelligence.

The decision allows states to continue sending ballots under existing processes used by nearly one-third of voters.

The university's "deliberate indifference" led to the doxing of multiple group members and Khalil's detention by immigration agents, according to the civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court in New York City.

President Trump rejected calls for greater oversight of artificial intelligence despite the dire warnings of some in the industry.

In our news wrap Monday, officials at the Kennedy Center are warning of "certain fiscal collapse" unless President Trump's name is added to the exterior of the building, several state election officials tell the News Hour they are bracing for uncertainty…

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Yemen's Houthi rebels seized more islands in the strategically crucial Bab al-Mandab Strait and now control the west coast of the country.

The EPA announced it is repealing rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants.

A ProPublica report says a Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin helped fund Donald Trump Jr.'

Experts say that the drop is a cause for worry, and that it's unlikely that the need for food assistance has dropped.

NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how Washington is responding to AI and data center concerns, Mitch McConnell returning to the Senate and how mid…

As the challenges facing immigrant communities continue to make headlines, comedian and writer Jenny Yang is taking a different approach in her nationwide stand-up tour to raise awareness of those difficulties.

Turkish authorities cracked down on multiple LGBTQ+ groups and individuals early Sunday morning, detaining dozens of members, breaking into association offices and raiding popular hangouts.

His comments Monday follow President Donald Trump's claim that Russia and Ukraine agreed not to target each other's energy infrastructure.

The Vatican published a papal decree repealing 2021 salary cuts that Pope Francis had imposed on many Vatican employees as part of the Holy See's COVID-19 cost-saving measures.

A man charged with murder in the hanging of a Black woman in Mississippi pleaded not guilty Monday at his first court appearance.

Yemen's Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea.

The vote on Monday marks a crucial step toward self-rule after decades of insurgency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

FBI Director Kash Patel is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday for an oversight hearing on the nation's lead law enforcement agency.

Delaware's Democratic U.S. senator, U.S. representative and state attorney general will go before voters in a state primary Tuesday as they seek reelection.

An increasing number of Democratic leaders have begun to push back against their party's unflinching support for the transgender community this midterm season.

Some Russians have left the country this year amid rumors of a new mobilization of troops for the war in Ukraine as well as a crackdown on their personal freedoms.

Republicans said Trump had agreed to a requirement to either divest or place in a blind trust any "significant" financial interest in an entity that issues cryptocurrencies.

Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s died Monday at 87.

Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in Texas are suing to stop the Trump administration's border wall plans in the Big Bend region.

Former CIA Director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury as part of a Justice Department investigation into whether law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against President Trump.

The document proposes 10 options for adding the president's name to the building's exterior.

"The Pitt" is expected to repeat its wins from last year, while "Widow's Bay" could break records.

Northern Ireland's status has been contentious since it remained part of the United Kingdom after most of Ireland gained independence from Britain a century ago.

The rule change a significant shift from efforts by Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to combat climate change.

Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration is concerned about AI but wants to make sure it's regulating the technology smartly.

He's opposed such efforts and claims doing so could cause China to eclipse America on AI development.

Carney is pitching Canada's energy and critical minerals, educated workforce, global trade access and political stability as reasons to invest.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says it's time for President Donald Trump to "summon everyone together" and take the lead addressing questions about AI at the White House, rather than Congress.

The North Carolina carrier had flown packages for Amazon since 2024.

"I know today 99.9% of the people wanted Ben to win, so I'm very sorry first of all," Zverev said during the trophy presentation.

The developments further strain Saudi Arabia's effort to get its oil to market while avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point at the mouth of the Persian Gulf where Iranian attacks have stifled shipping.

The anxious contingency planning as voting gets underway has become a marker for how fraught democracy has become in the country that once stood as an example to the world.

New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity's survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing…

The 40-year-old woman died Saturday, Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong said in a Facebook post in which he called the death "measles-related."

President Donald Trump announced in April that he was lifting certain tariffs on U.K. whiskey, which includes Scotch and spirits made in Northern Ireland, creating an imbalance with Ireland.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia's alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago.

While acknowledging the need for some regulation, Trump provided no specifics about potential rules and attributed warnings about the technology moving too quickly and with little oversight to "negative forces" he did not identify.

Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections.