The Trump administration has revoked the green cards or U.S. visas of at least four Iranian nationals connected to the current or former Iranian government, including two who have been detained by immigration authorities and are to be deported
April 04, 2026
Some major events in the history of US-Iran relations highlight differences between the countries’ views, but others have presented real opportunities for reconciliation.
April 04, 2026
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least eight members of a refugee family near Kabul
April 04, 2026
As a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg had a lot of hype behind him when he launched his congressional campaign in New York City late last year
April 04, 2026
Finance ministers from five European Union member states are urging the bloc to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies as surging oil and gas prices raise inflation fears
April 04, 2026
Russian drone strikes on Ukraine have killed six people and wounded over 30 more, according to Ukrainian officials, while Russia reported four deaths
April 04, 2026
Iran’s ‘new’ regime looks much the same, only harsher
April 03, 2026
Trump’s new budget seeks TSA privatization. Here’s what that could mean for airport security screening
April 04, 2026
Iran shooting down two American military jets marks an exceedingly rare assault for the U.S. that hasn't happened in more than 20 years
April 04, 2026
President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry
April 04, 2026
Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies
April 03, 2026
New CNN polling shows the Democratic party has an early lead ahead of midterms later this year.
April 03, 2026
As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans
April 04, 2026
Trump signs memo directing DHS to pay all workers amid shutdown
April 02, 2026
China is stepping up its diplomacy as the Iran war drags on
April 04, 2026
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to retire, as well as firing two other Army generals.
April 03, 2026
‘This is a recalibration’: Trump Cabinet worries no one is safe after Bondi and Noem firings
April 04, 2026
President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs
April 03, 2026
One crew member has been recued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran
April 03, 2026
Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict
April 03, 2026
Trump’s DOJ tells Trump he can hold onto government docs when he leaves office, contrary to Watergate-era law
April 04, 2026
Families wrapped their arms around freed loved ones outside Cuban prisons on Friday
April 04, 2026
UN report details sexual abuse investigations involving foreign forces in Haiti
April 04, 2026
Trump wants $152 million to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a secure prison
April 04, 2026
Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say
April 03, 2026
Markwayne Mullin has started making policy changes at DHS. Some GOP lawmakers want him to do more
April 03, 2026
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans an April rally to mark his first 100 days in office
April 04, 2026
Mother accused of forcing unneeded medical treatments on son, warrant says
April 04, 2026
A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights back
April 03, 2026
The Georgia General Assembly has ended its annual session without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline
April 03, 2026
The combined political and legal roles and responsibilities of the US attorney general can create conflicts. Some attorneys general yielded to political pressure from the president – many did not.
April 03, 2026
Exclusive: Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month in previously undisclosed incident
April 03, 2026
Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars
April 03, 2026
Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least eight people across the country
April 03, 2026
The court decided Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy violated the free speech of a talk therapist.
April 03, 2026
A new CNN poll reveals how people mad at both parties see the midterms
April 03, 2026
Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says an upcoming election against pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a “referendum” on Hungary’s future
April 03, 2026
Peace talks between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China’s government said, two days after those countries resumed conversations after weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds
April 03, 2026
State Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation
April 03, 2026
Myanmar’s parliament has elected Min Aung Hlaing as the country’s new president
April 03, 2026
Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure
April 03, 2026
Todd Blanche takes over the Justice Department, where there’s no escaping the Epstein files shadow
April 03, 2026
The U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
April 02, 2026
There has been little sign Friday of the war in the Mideast winding down as Israel says it faced incoming fire from Iran, and Kuwait and Bahrain also reported being under attack
April 02, 2026
Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client
April 03, 2026
The Cuban government says it will release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a suffocating oil blockade
April 03, 2026
Federal officials have arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles
April 03, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he will allow service members to carry personal weapons onto military installations
April 03, 2026
The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his statements against Israel
April 03, 2026
Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom has gotten final approval from a key commission
April 02, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army’s top uniformed officer and two other generals as the U.S. wages a war against Iran
April 03, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships
April 03, 2026
Law enforcement leaders propose guidelines to restore trust amid immigration operations
April 03, 2026
The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired
April 03, 2026
A supervisor and two instructors with a Massachusetts State Police tactical unit have plead not guilty in connection with the 2024 death of a recruit following a boxing match during training
April 03, 2026
Trump’s new role for USPS in mail balloting is unconstitutional, three lawsuits say
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House Wednesday about the war with Iran. He said the core strategic objectives are "nearing completion" as he projected another two to three weeks of involvement.
April 02, 2026
Trump imposes new tariffs on certain pharmaceutical drugs, revamps metal tariffs
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general
April 02, 2026
Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general
April 02, 2026
New Orleans attorneys resign amid improper AI use investigation
April 03, 2026
A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to win contracts with Gulf countries under threat by Iran and protected by the U.S. military led by their father
April 03, 2026
Conflicting claims about kratom are widespread, but scientific evidence makes the risks clear.
April 03, 2026
Governors in Florida and Mississippi have signed laws requiring officials to verify voters' citizenship
April 03, 2026
Federal judge says Arkansas Capitol Ten Commandments Monument is religious, not secular
April 03, 2026
The Trump administration has scaled back its plans to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
April 03, 2026
An inspection at the nation’s largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe conditions
April 03, 2026
Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China
April 02, 2026
A Colorado appeals court has ruled that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that attempted to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced
April 02, 2026
Barack Obama’s past comments haunt Virginia Democrats’ efforts to gerrymander new districts
April 02, 2026
Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine have killed two people and injured at least three others, officials said
April 02, 2026
The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order blocking the federal government from taking punitive measures against artificial intelligence company Anthropic after a dispute with the Pentagon over military use of AI
April 02, 2026
Trump is battering Iran but may leave it with an upper hand
April 02, 2026
Former firefighter files another lawsuit for job back after acquittal on rape charges
April 02, 2026
French president hits back after Trump mocks how his wife treats him
April 02, 2026
Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that could imprison people for up to 10 years for distributing abortion-inducing medication
April 02, 2026
Italy's soccer federation president has resigned amid political pressure after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days
April 02, 2026
A U.S. immigration judge is clearing the way for the potential release of Subramanyam Vedam, an Indian citizen whose Pennsylvania murder conviction was overturned last year
April 02, 2026
A cyberattack on a US corporation illustrates how state-aligned hackers operate, and how damage in war today isn’t always readily visible or geographically confined.
April 02, 2026
US Supreme Court justices appeared highly skeptical of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship. Chief Justice John Roberts had a key exchange with US Solicitor John Sauer. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
April 02, 2026
John Roberts told Donald Trump exactly what he thinks
April 02, 2026
Evolving views about parental gun ownership and liability will likely have ramifications in custody battles.
April 02, 2026
A bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve high insulin costs for more Americans
April 02, 2026
Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences
April 02, 2026
Police chief announces retirement days after footage released of shooting of man with autism
April 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been damning of the U.K.’s naval capabilities
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans all his military objectives will be completed “shortly” and urge a skeptical electorate to give him more time
April 02, 2026
New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them
April 02, 2026
Is Iran war really ‘America First,’ Iranian president asks in letter to US public
April 02, 2026
Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump's address to the nation on the Iran war did not always hew to the facts
April 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address at 9 p.m. EDT offers an update on the progress made toward achieving his goals in the war with Iran, which are to destroy the country’s missile production and Navy, ensure its proxies can no longer destabilize the region and guarantee Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon
April 01, 2026
The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday
April 02, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has prioritized efforts to calm the financial markets during the Iran war, but his go-to moves are starting to fall flat
March 31, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have announced a plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security and try to end a record partial government shutdown
April 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO, yet he failed to mention the alliance in his speech to the American public about the Iran war
April 01, 2026
What Americans thought about Trump’s Iran strategy before his Wednesday address
April 02, 2026
Artemis launch, flipping voters, fed-up drivers: Catch up on the day’s stories
April 02, 2026
Ocasio-Cortez says she’ll vote against any military aid to Israel, including for Iron Dome system
April 02, 2026
GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain
April 02, 2026
The criminal trial of a former congressman is offering a glimpse into the prehistory of the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
April 02, 2026
Amish retreat leader accused of forced labor and sexual abuse appears in court
April 02, 2026
Can Donald Trump singlehandedly withdraw the US from NATO?
April 02, 2026
Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons?
April 02, 2026
Mother returns to U.S. after federal judge rules deportation unlawful
April 02, 2026
Devil's Den killings: Death penalty still on the table for Andrew James McGann
April 02, 2026
She was abused by a pastor at 12. Decades later, she finds justice and forgiveness
April 02, 2026
TMZ is turning its celebrity lens on Congress, tracking lawmakers on recess as a nearly six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on
April 01, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has finished hearing arguments over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally or temporarily
April 01, 2026
‘There’s a new sheriff in town’: Inside the Miami conference on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’
April 01, 2026
A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”
April 01, 2026
Four ways a hasty Trump exit from the Iran war may not end the conflict
April 01, 2026
U.S. and Iraqi officials say U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson was warned of threats before she was kidnapped in Baghdad
April 01, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after weeks of fighting
April 01, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump isn’t immune from civil claims that he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
April 01, 2026
Trump suggests in new interviews he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from ‘paper tiger’ NATO
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a Supreme Court hearing in which judges will hear arguments on his executive order limiting birthright citizenship
April 01, 2026
King Charles III will deliver an address to Congress during his visit to Washington in late April
April 01, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan
April 01, 2026
Russia’s Defense Ministry claims its forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region in Ukraine
April 01, 2026
Teen driver was intoxicated in crash that killed off-duty police officer in Ohio, officials say
April 01, 2026
Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem
April 01, 2026
The DOJ wants states to send it copies of voters’ names and addresses as well as sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers. Here’s why many states have refused.
April 01, 2026
Democrats in North Carolina are scrambling to turn out rural Black voters and say the party cannot win the state without them
April 01, 2026
Not just the base: Democrats in recent elections are flipping independent and Republican votes
April 01, 2026
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low
April 01, 2026
Shutdown infighting shatters GOP unity in critical stretch for Trump
April 01, 2026
Russian officials say that a Russian military plane has crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board
April 01, 2026
Trump’s threats of targeting water plants in Iran, a potential war crime, alarm Gulf allies
April 01, 2026
U.S. consumer confidence inched higher in March despite soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran
March 31, 2026
Democrats have run California for years
April 01, 2026
A U.S. resident of 27 years who was deported to Mexico by the Trump administration has returned home to Sacramento
April 01, 2026
Amsterdam is marking 25 years since the world's first gay marriages were celebrated in the Netherlands
April 01, 2026
Trump receives warm reception at the Kennedy Center after transforming the arts institution
April 01, 2026
Chang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea including joint marches of their athletes at the Olympics, has died at 87
April 01, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are both seen as the Republican Party’s strongest potential candidates in the next presidential election, but the Iran war could prove to be a political millstone for them
April 01, 2026
U_S_ President Donald Trump says the responsibility for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open should belong with countries that rely on it, rather than the U_S_ Trump expressed frustration earlier Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U_S_ war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil.”
March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran
March 31, 2026
Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied
April 01, 2026
The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to tighten voting rules by creating a national list of eligible voters and limiting mail ballots
April 01, 2026
Trump signs executive order to crack down on mail-in voting
April 01, 2026
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Army pilots who hovered two helicopters near Kid Rock’s Tennessee home during a training run while he clapped and saluted have had their suspensions lifted
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump drew mostly applause as he greeted the crowd on the opening night of the musical “Chicago” at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday night
March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump entered his war of choice against Iran without consulting global allies
April 01, 2026
Trump shares renderings of a towering presidential library
March 31, 2026
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful
April 01, 2026
A Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba with a huge shipment, easing a dire fuel shortage after months without deliveries
March 31, 2026
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories after Israel's parliament passing a law mandating the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic murder
March 31, 2026
Thousands of additional U.S. troops are heading to the Middle East as the Trump administration has insisted that progress has been made in talks with Iran and has threatened to escalate the war if a deal is not reached soon
April 01, 2026
Trump lashes out at Europe as growing number of allies reject US calls for help
April 01, 2026
Trump officials acknowledge they can’t promise to reopen Strait of Hormuz before ending Iran war
April 01, 2026
Judge rules that White House ballroom construction ‘has to stop!’
April 01, 2026
Almost three years ago, New York City joined governments across the country to ban TikTok from its devices over security concerns about the Chinese social media site
April 01, 2026
FBI agents who worked on Trump election probe sue, saying they were unjustly fired
April 01, 2026
US stocks move higher on hopes for an end to war with Iran, but it’s been a volatile month
March 31, 2026
A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service
April 01, 2026
Only 50 of these whales are left in existence. Trump’s ‘God Squad’ just chose oil drilling over protecting them
March 31, 2026
Trump’s top litigator faces uphill battle with birthright citizenship
April 01, 2026
Federal judge rules Trump order ending NPR and PBS funding was unconstitutional
April 01, 2026
Takeaways from the Supreme Court decision on Colorado law banning ‘conversion therapy’ for trans and gay minors
April 01, 2026
A European Union official says that violent incidents and irregularities that have been reported during local elections in Serbia were “unacceptable.”
March 31, 2026
A three-judge panel in Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic voters that sought to redraw the battleground state’s Republican-friendly congressional boundary lines ahead of the November midterm election
April 01, 2026
Haiti’s government says it is implementing new austerity measures as the war in Iran disrupts critical oil supplies and drives up prices worldwide
April 01, 2026
A veteran South African politician is campaigning for mayor of Johannesburg by snorkeling in a giant, water-filled trench
March 31, 2026
A lawyer of Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says she may have suffered a heart attack in prison
April 01, 2026
Why is there a golden toilet on the National Mall?
April 01, 2026
DeSantis clears renaming of Florida airport after Trump for takeoff
March 31, 2026
Man accused of Facebook post calling 'No Kings' protesters 'AR-15 practice time'
April 01, 2026
Israel’s parliament votes to expand death penalty for Palestinians
March 31, 2026
Behind the scenes and in front of cameras, Hegseth serving as top cheerleader for military power in Iran war
March 31, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has promised to “continue to support” Iran’s preparations for the World Cup
March 31, 2026
Public hearings on proposed constitutional amendments in Zimbabwe have turned chaotic and violent
March 31, 2026
As Lebanon braces for expanded Israeli incursion, northern Israel residents see buffer zone as lifeline to normalcy
March 31, 2026
The Supreme Court has ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that banned the discredited practice
March 31, 2026
Top European diplomats are visiting Ukraine to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed in a town near Kyiv by Russia’s invading forces four years ago
March 31, 2026
The Supreme Court is once again hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily
March 31, 2026
Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Trump administration claims to have all but “obliterated” the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities
March 31, 2026
Man pulls gun on pastor during a funeral service at a Detroit funeral home before police make arrests
March 31, 2026
Buffett says he doesn’t regret his donations to the Gates Foundation despite Epstein scandal
March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island
March 31, 2026
Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk have asked to delay a preliminary hearing scheduled in May
March 31, 2026
Formula 1 and its governing body, the FIA, say the Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not be held in April on safety grounds related to the Iran war
March 15, 2026
Iran has threatened for the first time to attack civilian infrastructure in a neighboring country, urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates it claimed the U.S. military was using to launch strikes on Iran
March 14, 2026
Thousands of people have protested in Italy against wars in the Middle East and proposed judicial reforms by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
March 15, 2026
Trump seeks to replace White House visitor screening center with underground facility
March 15, 2026
The American flag has been raised over the U.S. Embassy in Caracas for the first time since 2019
March 14, 2026
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has directed a Texas-based oil and gas company to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act
March 15, 2026
Turkey’s foreign minister says diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran is stalled, but he thinks quiet back-channel talks remain possible
March 15, 2026
Trump administration must provide Kennedy Center renovation plans to board members before key closure vote, judge rules
March 15, 2026
A federal judge has quashed subpoenas the Justice Department had issued against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to court documents unsealed Friday. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
March 14, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago’s government has received House of Representatives approval to extend the country’s state of emergency for three months
March 14, 2026
A federal judge says a Democratic lawmaker is entitled to participate in a Kennedy Center board meeting to discuss President Donald Trump’s plan to close the performing arts center for two years of renovations
March 14, 2026
A Russian missile and drone strike has hit the Kyiv region in Ukraine and killed at least four people
March 14, 2026
What we know on day 15 of the US-Israel war with Iran
March 14, 2026
The Justice Department has moved to dismiss charges against an Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House last year to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order on flag burning
March 14, 2026
Pakistan’s president says Afghanistan’s Taliban government has crossed a red line by launching drones into Pakistan, and Pakistan has reportedly answered with airstrikes
March 14, 2026
Congressional Republicans are pushing voting legislation that's backed by President Donald Trump and would require voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship in order to register for federal elections
March 14, 2026
Burt Jones is Georgia's lieutenant governor and he seemed to have a clear path to be the Republican nominee for governor this year with President Donald Trump's endorsement, But then health care tycoon Rick Jackson got into the race in February and he's already spent more than $30 million of his own money on television campaign ads
March 14, 2026
Kat Abughazaleh knows how to create viral moments. Can she translate that into votes?
March 14, 2026
Three acts of ideologically inspired violence in the past week in the United States have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat unfolding against the backdrop of the war with Iran
March 14, 2026
A turf war over a football team is developing between two Midwestern states with a long rivalry
March 14, 2026
Anti-Muslim rhetoric is on the rise among some Republican lawmakers
March 14, 2026
U.S. Marines are being deployed to the Middle East as American and Israeli strikes pound Iran
March 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says the U.S. bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network
March 13, 2026
The man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University completed a drug treatment program that allowed him early release from federal prison, even though he was convicted of a terrorism charge that should have disqualified him from that benefit
March 13, 2026
A Lebanese-born man who had learned a week earlier that four of his family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike in his native country, waited in his car outside a Detroit-area synagogue for two hours before ramming into the building
March 13, 2026
Ric Grenell took a ‘sledgehammer’ to the Kennedy Center. Trump still soured on him
March 14, 2026
A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill
March 14, 2026
Richard Grenell is stepping down as president of the Kennedy Center after leading changes that drive artists away
March 14, 2026
The Trump administration is scrambling to replace the revenue the federal government lost when the Supreme Court struck down his biggest and boldest tariffs last month
March 13, 2026
Trump fundraising email uses photo from soldiers’ dignified transfer and promises ‘private national security briefings’
March 14, 2026
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the U.S. His comments on Friday mark the first time the Caribbean country has confirmed speculation about active communication with the Trump administration which has been openly hostile toward the communist government
March 13, 2026
Key Senate chairman hopes to soon have first public oversight hearings on war with Iran
March 13, 2026
Georgia lawmakers pressed former special prosecutor Nathan Wade about contact his team had with federal investigators while pursuing an election interference case against President Donald Trump
March 14, 2026
The inclusion of Russia in the line-up of the 2026 Venice Biennale art fair has sparked international outcry
March 14, 2026
The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship
March 14, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that aim to make housing and mortgages more affordable
March 14, 2026
Male shoe anxiety hits the Oval Office
March 14, 2026
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk on an Utah college campus was in court as a state judge denied some defense efforts to limit public access to certain documents
March 13, 2026
Cuban president says talks held with the United States amid intense pressure from Trump
March 13, 2026
Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races
March 13, 2026
'A piece of me is just gone': Miracle Cromwell's mom demands answers as suspected killer roams free
March 13, 2026
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar Province
March 13, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine
March 13, 2026
Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran’s national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in the men’s World Cup in the United States
March 13, 2026
Iran is escalating the war by attacking ships along a key oil route. Here’s what we know.
March 11, 2026
Venezuela and Colombia cancel a high-profile presidential border meeting, even as both sides say they still want closer ties
March 13, 2026
Iran’s secretive new leader has issued his first public statements, resolving to keep fighting
March 12, 2026
Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval
March 13, 2026
China is signaling it will stay focused on technology and economic growth, even as U.S. tensions with Iran rise
March 12, 2026
An American military refueling plane taking part in the operation against Iran has crashed in Iraq and rescue efforts are underway
March 13, 2026
Iran’s new supreme leader vowed to keep attacking the country's Gulf Arab neighbors and using its threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz as leverage
March 12, 2026
Cuba’s government says it will release 51 people from prisons in an unexpected move
March 13, 2026
What we know on the 13th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 12, 2026
The Trump administration is denouncing CNN for airing a portion of the new Iranian supreme leader's first public statement since he got the job
March 13, 2026
Assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped in controversial end to a yearlong scandal
March 13, 2026
The Michigan synagogue that was attacked is one of the largest reform congregations in the U.S. Temple Israel was founded in 1941 in the city of Detroit and relocated to West Bloomfield in the 1980s
March 13, 2026
Senate Republicans plan to launch a full debate next week on legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements
March 13, 2026
A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump
March 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says he doesn't think it'd be “appropriate” for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year's World Cup
March 12, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there's no imminent threat to the state from Iran
March 12, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris for trade talks that set the stage for President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing
March 13, 2026
Oil and gas prices have spiked with the war in Iran
March 13, 2026
In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable
March 12, 2026
Political content on social media finds you even if you’re not looking for it, and it tends to do so through a sensationalized and emotionally charged lens.
March 03, 2026
Ohio State has moved past the abrupt resignation of the university’s president by elevating its chief academic officer into the role
March 12, 2026
Long-serving South Carolina Democrat Jim Clyburn says he's running for an 18th term in Congress
March 12, 2026
FC Barcelona loves to say it is “more than a club."
March 12, 2026
Mortgage rates climb to 6.11% as Iran war roils markets
March 12, 2026
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are dropping an investigation into whether U.S. sanctions against Venezuela qualified as crimes against humanity
March 12, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom says no ‘imminent threat’ to California after FBI memo on possible Iran drone attacks
March 12, 2026
FBI agents to train with UFC fighters at Quantico
March 12, 2026
House on the verge of falling down a hill
March 12, 2026
Gracie Mansion hero officers speak out after stopping men accused of trying to set off bombs
March 12, 2026
Senegal’s parliament has approved a bill that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely conservative West African nation
March 12, 2026
The US Food and Drug Administration is no longer recommending a high-dose B vitamin medication (leucovorin) as a potential treatment for autism. Last fall, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. claimed the drug could be a therapy for thousands of children with the condition.
March 11, 2026
Outdated intelligence has likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U
March 12, 2026
China has adopted a sweeping ethnic unity law that critics say tightens assimilation and weakens minority rights
March 12, 2026
The Pentagon has not permitted photographers to cover Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's last two briefings on the war in Iran, and hasn't explained the change in longstanding policy
March 11, 2026
Sarah Ferguson publicly criticized Epstein. In private, she apologized to her ‘supreme friend’
March 12, 2026
For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.
March 12, 2026
South Korean lawmakers have passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump administration’s highest tariffs
March 12, 2026
South Africa has deployed troops to the streets of the country's biggest city to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining
March 11, 2026
Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies
March 11, 2026
Far-right leader José Antonio Kast has been sworn in as Chile’s president in the nation’s most pronounced rightward shift since the return of democracy in 1990
March 11, 2026
President Donald Trump used a swing through Ohio and Kentucky to push an economic message and attack fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie — even as the conflict in Iran threatened to overshadow all else
March 11, 2026
Senators are venting their frustrations about the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security as travelers endure long lines at airports
March 12, 2026
What we know on the 12th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 11, 2026
House lawmakers are digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling financial portfolio
March 12, 2026
The Trump administration is opening a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries
March 12, 2026
Tornadoes have killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois
March 11, 2026
Longtime Epstein accountant testifies behind closed doors for roughly 7 hours in House Oversight probe
March 11, 2026
A man who was shot by Connecticut police last year and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for another ambulance to arrive at the scene, after another officer having an “anxiety attack” took the first one
March 12, 2026
A U_N_-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U_S_ President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration in the United States, have led to “grave human rights violations.”
March 12, 2026
CDC vaccine committee drops push to stop recommending mRNA Covid-19 shots, for now
March 12, 2026
President Donald Trump is weighing an endorsement in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, and some state party members say he risks backing the wrong candidate
March 12, 2026
Trump leaned toward endorsing Cornyn. Then the leaks started — and Paxton made a ‘genius move’
March 12, 2026
The State Department will permanently close the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has been America’s closest diplomatic mission to the Afghan border
March 12, 2026
The widow of Haiti’s last elected president described being shot and wounded during the 2021 assassination of her husband Jovenel Moïse
March 12, 2026
A coalition of 17 state Democratic attorneys general has filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren't considering race in admissions
March 12, 2026
US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say
March 12, 2026
As critics question President Trump’s motivations for war on Iran, it’s not just about politics. It’s about the Constitution and whether Congress has any hope of checking the president’s warmaking.
March 12, 2026
Ecuador's interior minister says the country is preparing a major crackdown on criminal groups set to begin this weekend with logistical support from the United States
March 12, 2026
South Africa says the new U.S. ambassador has been summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies
March 11, 2026
When it comes to the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another
March 11, 2026
Democratic-led states alarmed by the prospect of federal immigration officers patrolling the polls during this year’s midterm elections are taking steps to counter what they see as a potential tactic to intimidate voters
March 11, 2026
British PM was warned of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson’s ties to Epstein, files show
March 11, 2026
Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has testified remotely in Akron, Ohio, in the high-profile corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives
March 11, 2026
Source: New Iranian supreme leader had fractured foot and face lacerations on first day of war
March 11, 2026
‘Betrayed’: Families are dealing with dashed hopes after pivot on autism treatment
March 11, 2026
Jill Biden says she wants to “set the record straight” as she breaks her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats who were concerned about his age and viability against Republican Donald Trump
March 11, 2026
Exclusive: Russia is giving Iran specific advice on drone tactics, Western intelligence source tells CNN
March 11, 2026
By the Revolutionary War in the late 1770s, those marking the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death on March 17 included Irish immigrants in the Continental Army and those serving the British Redcoats.
March 11, 2026
A series of explosions attributed to drones has killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma in eastern Congo
March 11, 2026
'Social workers showed up with donuts, but no housing:' Homeless encampment closures raising eyebrows
March 11, 2026
Photos appear to show US Tomahawk missile fragments at site of deadly Iran school strike
March 11, 2026
Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords
March 11, 2026
Homesick, but hopeful: The World Baseball Classic is giving Venezuelans a reason to dance at a time of intense upheaval
March 11, 2026
Democrat Shawn Harris to face Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller in runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
March 11, 2026
Former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe is running for Congress in a newly drawn district that favors Democrats
March 11, 2026
Trump administration to restore Global Entry program as DHS shutdown impacts travel
March 11, 2026
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon are driving thousands of families to flee again, and some longtime Hezbollah supporters are now openly blaming the group
March 11, 2026
President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year
March 11, 2026
Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to an April 7 runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia
March 10, 2026
The defection of another opposition lawmaker is all but assuring Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will have a majority government soon
March 11, 2026
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran
March 10, 2026
What we know about the 2 terror suspects accused of tossing makeshift bombs near the NYC mayor’s home
March 10, 2026
Mamdani walks fine line between his identity and politics in wake of attempted ISIS-inspired attack
March 11, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills
March 11, 2026
The U.S. says it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies
March 10, 2026
Longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District
March 10, 2026
The FBI found explosive residue in a Pennsylvania storage unit after two men were charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor
March 10, 2026
What we know on the 11th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 10, 2026
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown
March 11, 2026
Trump’s designs for Air Force One echo TWA, US Airways, Obama’s charter and other planes of the past
March 11, 2026
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery
March 10, 2026
Canadian police are investigating gunfire that hit the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto early on Tuesday
March 10, 2026
The office that enforces the ethics code for attorneys in the nation’s capital has accused Justice Department official Ed Martin of professional misconduct for a threatening letter that he sent to Georgetown Law School’s dean last year
March 11, 2026
The head of the College Sports Commission says the onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party payments to players is within the rules but not the system some of its founders intended
March 11, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been left stranded in Qatar amid the war in the Middle East
March 11, 2026
Russia and Ukraine have made competing claims about who is gaining ground, as Russian strikes keep hitting Ukrainian cities and U.S.-backed talks in Turkey were postponed
March 10, 2026
Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support
March 10, 2026
Family of teen put in chokehold at ICE protest wants justice and accountability
March 11, 2026
Device found near Gracie Mansion deemed safe, NYPD says
March 11, 2026
Priest faces $500,000 in fines for feeding homeless amid lawsuit
March 11, 2026
The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East due to disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war
March 10, 2026
Voters in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District will elect a replacement for former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in a special election on Tuesday
March 09, 2026
How the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene is testing the power of Trump’s endorsement
March 10, 2026
New Mexico authorities search Zorro Ranch formerly owned by Epstein
March 10, 2026
Fact check: Trump’s latest false, unproven and contradictory claims about the Iran war
March 10, 2026
US intelligence community ramps up warnings of possible retaliatory attacks by Iran
March 10, 2026
It seems that a country divided on many fronts is finding common ground at the gas pumps
March 10, 2026
The White House says it fired an NTSB board member for serious misconduct, and he says the claims are false
March 10, 2026
Oil prices dive as Trump says Iran war will end ‘very soon’
March 10, 2026
Justice Department leans on prosecutors in Brennan probe as other Trump-foe investigations fizzle
March 10, 2026
Why does Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brag and gloat in his statements about the Iran war? In the MAGA media world, war is a game, a test of masculine fortitude.
March 09, 2026
Ed Martin, outspoken Justice Department lawyer, is formally accused of ethical violations
March 10, 2026
The war that began Feb. 28 hews to a familiar, dangerous pattern, writes an Iran expert, from deep, historical mistrust and incompatible strategic interests to miscommunication and misperception.
March 10, 2026
The Iran war is affecting the whole Middle East. An expert on the region looks at four key issues that shed light on the war’s likely end and political consequences.
March 10, 2026
A lack of transparency at both the federal and state level is making it increasingly difficult for journalists and citizens to hold government to account.
March 10, 2026
Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began
March 10, 2026
The US and Israel went to war with Iran, but the UAE is paying the price. Here’s why
March 10, 2026
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says it will not comply with a government order to shut down its base in Akobo, an opposition stronghold near the Ethiopian border where tens of thousands of refugees have fled
March 10, 2026
Mississippi voters will choose nominees for Congress in a state primary Tuesday
March 09, 2026
In this exclusive interview in Tehran, Kamal Kharazi, Foreign Policy Advisor to the office of the Supreme Leader, tells CNN’s Fred Pleitgen Iran can continue with the war for a long time and he doesn’t see room for diplomacy anymore. CNN is operating in Iran with the permission of the Iranian government, as required under local regulations. CNN maintains full editorial control over what it reports. The Iranian government does not review, approve, or preview CNN’s reporting prior to publication or broadcast.
March 09, 2026
Mariachi-playing brothers and their parents are released from ICE custody
March 10, 2026
Five Iranian women’s soccer players granted humanitarian visas by Australian government
March 09, 2026
Nepal’s new Rastriya Swatantra party is heading for a landslide win in the country’s first parliamentary election since youth protests toppled the old leadership last year
March 08, 2026
North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East
March 10, 2026
Kavanaugh and Jackson appearance gets testy when emergency docket comes up
March 10, 2026
Trump administration designates Afghanistan as state sponsor of wrongful detention
March 10, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says the war against Iran could be short-lived
March 09, 2026
Seventh US service member killed in Iran war brought home in dignified transfer
March 10, 2026
2 men are charged with using a weapon of mass destruction after IEDs are tossed near NYC mayor’s home
March 09, 2026
More than 20 years after the US military success in Iraq, the outcome of the US effort at regime change wasn’t as expected, and authoritarians with close ties to Iran now rule the country.
March 10, 2026
Venezuela’s lawmakers debate a new mining bill that aims to attract foreign investment and rebuild trust after past expropriations
March 10, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says that the war with Iran began because that country was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons
March 09, 2026
The State Department has designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the U_S_ ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in what he said was “hostage diplomacy.”
March 10, 2026
Senior clerics selected Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father after another day of strikes across the Middle East. A senior Iranian official warns the war is entering a "new phase." CNN operates in Iran only with government permission.
March 09, 2026
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California says he’s dropping his Republican Party affiliation to serve as an independent
March 10, 2026
The Republican leader of Arizona’s state Senate says he has complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records related to the 2020 presidential election
March 10, 2026
Two teen brothers in a nationally recognized mariachi band in South Texas have been released from immigration custody after bipartisan criticism that the Trump administration’s campaign for mass deportation overreached
March 10, 2026
A partial government shutdown has hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s what that means
February 13, 2026
Capturing Iran’s highly enriched uranium would require a large US ground force, sources say
March 10, 2026
What we know on the 10th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 09, 2026
Trump administration starts to panic over rapidly rising oil costs
March 10, 2026
A court complaint says two men who brought explosives to a protest outside New York City’s mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group
March 09, 2026
FIFA’s World Cup chief operating officer says the tournament is “too big” to be postponed because of global turmoil caused by the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran
March 10, 2026
President Gustavo Petro’s political party has emerged victorious in Colombia’s congressional election, but will have to build coalitions with other parties to advance its agenda
March 10, 2026
Wyoming's governor on Monday signed a ban on abortion after cardiac activity can be detected in the embryo
March 10, 2026
Route revealed IndyCar drivers will race through DC to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
March 10, 2026
As Congress responds to President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan are making their voices heard
March 09, 2026
Fox News has apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony as part of its coverage
March 09, 2026
The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has died
March 10, 2026
Travelers complained of long waits Sunday that in some cases lasted hours at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans
March 09, 2026
California congressman is leaving the Republican Party to become an independent amid tough reelection race
March 10, 2026
An intelligence assessment completed shortly before the U.S. and Israel launched a war in Iran determined that military intervention is unlikely to result in regime change
March 09, 2026
The Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip legal protections from a broad swath of migrants living in the U.S. It's asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for moves that could expose thousands more people to deportation
March 10, 2026
Airports see hours-long delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending
March 09, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Cyprus to show support, days after a drone strike hit a British base on the island
March 09, 2026
The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean
March 09, 2026
Exclusive: Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, senior official tells CNN
March 09, 2026
Many voters are frustrated by rising prices for essentials like housing
March 09, 2026
President Trump said in a social media post that "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" "This is a huge undertaking, if in fact he's serious about it," says retired Rear Admiral John Kirby.
March 07, 2026
A jury has been seated in the trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
March 09, 2026
Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East
March 09, 2026
Activists say an independent journalist in Belarus has been convicted of treason and sentenced to nine years in prison
March 09, 2026
Seventh US service member killed in Iran war is identified as Army sergeant
March 09, 2026
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is facing a major corruption trial that critics say targets Turkey’s opposition and threatens democracy
March 09, 2026
The Lebanese parliament has extended its term by two years due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, which has pushed the region into an escalating conflict, and Israel stepped up its attacks on Lebanon
March 09, 2026
US Tomahawk struck Iranian base next to school destroyed in deadly attack, video appears to confirm
March 09, 2026
The Iran war is shaking the global energy system and with it Earth's climate future
March 09, 2026
Hungary is introducing a new cap on gasoline and diesel prices as global oil markets surge during the Iran war
March 09, 2026
A reporter in Nashville has been covering ICE arrests in her community. Then she was detained herself
March 07, 2026
Everything we know on the ninth day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 07, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard
March 07, 2026
This is the weekend when clocks move ahead, causing angst, lost sleep and health issues for many
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump says it's inconsequential if Russia has provided Iran with information to help Tehran target U.S. military personnel and assets in the Middle East
March 08, 2026
Flames rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old war
March 07, 2026
Authorities say a counterprotester demonstrating against a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event Saturday lit and threw a device at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest
March 08, 2026
The family of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is honoring him with a private memorial at Rainbow PUSH headquarters in Chicago
March 07, 2026
Six US troops killed in Iran war brought home in dignified transfer
March 08, 2026
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day
March 08, 2026
Dozens killed, authorities say, as Israeli commandos raid Lebanon in hunt for missing airman
March 07, 2026
President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere
March 07, 2026
January 6 commemorative plaque appears in Capitol after years of delay
March 08, 2026
NYPD watching "heightened threat environment" week into war with Iran
March 08, 2026
At least 10 people, including two children, have been killed and 16 others wounded in a Russian missile strike on a five-story residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, officials said
March 07, 2026
Iran sends first significant message of de-escalation, but with a major caveat
March 07, 2026
Israel carried out a commando raid in eastern Lebanon to search for clues about a navigator who went missing 40 years ago
March 07, 2026
Risks for the US economy grow as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
March 07, 2026
President Donald Trump visited Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to view the dignified transfer for six soldiers killed during his war with Iran
March 07, 2026
Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s revolt
March 07, 2026
Ukraine’s counter-drone expertise has been hard won. War in the Middle East may reveal its silver lining
March 07, 2026
Pope Leo XIV named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States
March 07, 2026
Trump’s demands for ending Iran war shift as US military works through its target list
March 07, 2026
Court documents say immigration authorities arrested a reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee without a warrant
March 07, 2026
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based company that has lost control of two critical ports on the Panama Canal says it is seeking $2 billion of compensation in damages from Panama over its “illegal” takeover of the ports
March 07, 2026
Newly released videos showing the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent in Texas last year call into question assertions by the Department of Homeland Security that a driver intentionally rammed an agent with his car
March 07, 2026
Strict citizen voting requirements sought by President Donald Trump have stalled in the U.S. Senate
March 07, 2026
Families and supporters of Americans detained in Iran worry that their loved ones risk becoming collateral damage amid continued Israeli and American bombardment, or victims of retaliation from Iran’s repressive regime
March 07, 2026
A deluge of misrepresented or fabricated videos has spread widely online since the Iran war began last weekend, fueled in part by state-linked propaganda influence campaigns — particularly around who is winning the war and how bad casualties have been
March 07, 2026
Formula One appears to have delayed a decision on whether to cancel its races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April which have been placed in doubt due to the Iran war
March 07, 2026
Israeli airstrikes are pounding the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea
March 06, 2026
Explosions are sending up plumes of smoke in Iran's capital city as the United States says the most intense bombing of the weeklong campaign is coming
March 06, 2026
Venezuelan fans are turning the World Baseball Classic in Miami into a celebration
March 07, 2026
President Donald Trump says questions about the war in Iran are “easy” compared to efforts to better regulate college sports
March 07, 2026
‘We can’t take it anymore’: How Trump is pushing Cuba to the brink
March 07, 2026
Affordable housing residents near a federal immigration building in Portland, Oregon, have won a court order limiting federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at the facility
March 07, 2026
President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly
March 07, 2026
How to help civilians impacted by the Middle East conflict
March 07, 2026
CNN's Dana Bash spoke with President Donald Trump about the war with Iran, Cuba, gas prices and the elections in Texas.
March 06, 2026
A Pakistani business owner who tried to hire hit men to kill a U.S. politician has been convicted in a trial that showcased allegations of Iran-backed plotting on American soil
March 07, 2026
Jury convicts man of aggravated sexual abuse of autistic child in Camp Lejeune case
March 07, 2026
Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region
March 07, 2026
The Florida Bar has walked back what it said was an erroneous statement indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virginia
March 07, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has lost her job after criticism over a flashy ad campaign tied to President Donald Trump’s deportation push
March 07, 2026
The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials
March 07, 2026
National Symphony Orchestra director Jean Davidson has left the Kennedy Center to lead the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles, as turmoil grows under President Donald Trump’s control
March 07, 2026
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said after dissolving Parliament that a snap election should be held as soon as possible to avoid another prolonged political crisis in the Balkan country at a time of global turmoil
March 06, 2026
The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics has officially opened amid the tensions of intensifying war in the Middle East and with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage
March 06, 2026
The Justice Department has released additional Jeffrey Epstein files involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump that the department said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review
March 06, 2026
Georgia’s races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking shape as candidates qualify and begin their sprint to the May 19 party primaries
March 07, 2026
Everything we know on the seventh day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 06, 2026
Hungary has temporarily detained seven Ukrainians working for a state bank and seized armored vehicles full of cash, setting off a sharp dispute with Kyiv
March 06, 2026
State leaders call on Washington as restaurants feel impacts of crawfish shortage
March 07, 2026
Legal experts say a U.S. submarine’s deadly attack on an Iranian warship does not appear to have violated international or American military law
March 07, 2026
Tunisian authorities have detained pro‑Palestinian activists as an international group prepares a new flotilla aimed at bringing aid to Gaza
March 07, 2026
Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House
March 07, 2026
The New York Times is urging a federal judge to block a Pentagon policy that has limited access to the building for journalists from many mainstream news outlets
March 07, 2026
Windshield barnacle ban ordinance introduced by Philadelphia councilmember
March 07, 2026
The U.S. has issued a license that allows business to be done with Venezuela’s state gold mining company, Minerven
March 07, 2026
Officials with one of the armed Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq say they are not planning an imminent cross-border attack on Iran but would join a ground invasion if the U.S. were to launch one
March 07, 2026
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is ordering Peru to pay compensation for a woman’s death tied to a forced sterilization program
March 07, 2026
As Iran war rages, Israel seizes chance to finish the job against Hezbollah
March 07, 2026
Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say
March 07, 2026
Trump tells CNN he’s not worried whether Iran becomes a democratic state
March 06, 2026
Florida International University has launched an investigation into a group chat linked to a local GOP official that included violent racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language
March 07, 2026
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 18 more prisoners as part of his recent effort at a rapprochement with the United States
March 07, 2026
Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors
March 06, 2026
Policymakers are still deciding whether to make some types of Medicare coverage for telehealth permanent. Studies show it helps older adults get more consistent health care.
March 06, 2026
Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: ‘I’m going to put Marco over there’
March 06, 2026
How international news outlets report under Israel’s military censor during wartime
March 06, 2026
The signs that Illinois is having one of its most frenzied primaries in years are everywhere
March 06, 2026
Officials say Iran’s retaliatory attacks in the Middle East over strikes from Israel and the U.S. have left some of America’s partners in the Gulf frustrated over a lack of notice or adequate defense
March 06, 2026
Muslims across the United States are observing Ramadan under rising fears tied to immigration raids, anti-Muslim rhetoric, and war in the Middle East
March 06, 2026
Here’s how much the war with Iran is expected to cost every day
March 06, 2026
Exclusive: GOP lawmakers push for charges against former White House aide for Jan. 6 testimony
March 06, 2026
Between bombs and blackouts, Iranians are trapped in a deepening crisis
March 06, 2026
How Kristi Noem finally lost Trump — and her job
March 06, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has drawn negative attention for his comment that the press has emphasized casualties in the Iran war because it wants to make President Donald Trump look bad
March 06, 2026
GOP Rep. Gonzales ending reelection bid after admitting to affair with late staffer
March 06, 2026
The legal team for Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says he will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison
March 06, 2026
After James Talarico won the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas, Republicans are racing to paint him as too progressive
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate in Georgia's Republican primary
March 06, 2026
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is withdrawing from his reelection race, after having admitted an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide
March 06, 2026
The Pentagon has identified four of the six US service members who were killed in an Iranian drone strike on Sunday. The two other soldiers who were killed in the strike on Sunday have not yet been identified.
March 04, 2026
Many of the six US troops killed in the war with Iran served together years earlier in Kuwait
March 04, 2026
The United Nations political chief says demand for critical minerals that power technology from smartphones to missiles could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040
March 06, 2026
The Trump administration in recent weeks has taken forceful steps in one Latin American country after another aimed at curbing the influence and economic dominance of China
March 06, 2026
Who is Markwayne Mullin, named by Trump to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary?
March 06, 2026
Justice Department autopen investigation isn’t over yet, official says
March 06, 2026
Last year, President Donald Trump promoted unproven ties between Tylenol and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition
March 06, 2026
The State Department says the United States and Venezuela have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship
March 06, 2026
Leucovorin prescriptions surged after the White House touted the drug for autism. Parents are still scrambling to find it
March 06, 2026
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said today that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters. Hegseth stressed that four days in, the US operation against Iran is still in its “early” days as he laid out plans to accelerate military efforts.
March 05, 2026
At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Congress engaged in a breathtaking act of legislative assertion, affirming that lawmakers held the power to declare war – not the president.
March 04, 2026
The Texas GOP Senate primary went about as expected with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Senator John Cornyn headed for a runoff that will conclude on May 26. CNN's Arlette Saenz has details.
March 04, 2026
Governments around the world are rushing to organize the return of their citizens from the Middle East on Wednesday and air traffic seems to be picking up slightly as travel across the region remains heavily disrupted by the widening Iran war
March 04, 2026
China has set an economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for this year, a slight decrease in the face of a prolonged property slump and other headwinds and global uncertainty
March 05, 2026
US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters marking a first since WWII
March 05, 2026
Facing ‘grave and complex landscape,’ China sets lowest economic growth target in decades
March 05, 2026
The Winter Paralympics come to Milan Cortina to celebrate their 50th anniversary, with China looking to extend its dominance as a Paralympic powerhouse and Ukraine and other nations boycotting the opening ceremony over the return of the Russian flag and anthem
March 04, 2026
Texas Democrats have picked James Talarico as their Senate nominee, and the state lawmaker now becomes a national voice against President Donald Trump
March 04, 2026
A new report says Rhode Island Catholic clergy abused hundreds of children for decades, while church leaders minimized the scandal
March 04, 2026
Rep. Tony Gonzales acknowledges affair with late staffer, but vows to stay in Texas runoff
March 05, 2026
Texas Rep. Steve Toth defeats GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw in primary upset
March 04, 2026
Trump advisers work to mitigate a political nightmare on Iran as president fuels messaging chaos
March 05, 2026
House Republicans grill Walz and Ellison over Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandal
March 04, 2026
Aaron Spencer wins primary race for sheriff as he awaits his murder trial in Arkansas
March 04, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is quickly gaining air superiority over Iran but the U.S. can't stop all air attacks
March 04, 2026
Takeaways from the Texas and North Carolina primaries
March 04, 2026
A joke from Hilary Knight on “Saturday Night Live” and a couple of fist-bumps with Jack and Quinn Hughes on “The Tonight Show” capped a whirlwind victory lap celebrating the twin Olympic golds won by the U.S. men’s and women’s hockey teams
March 05, 2026
Analysis: What Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio said vs. what they claimed they said
March 05, 2026
With his war in Iran, Trump just made the next Fed chair’s job even harder
March 04, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll soon endorse a Republican candidate in the Texas Senate race
March 04, 2026
An Arkansas man awaiting trial for murder has won the Republican nomination in a sheriff’s race in central Arkansas
March 05, 2026
Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran
March 04, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 04, 2026
Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana has dropped his bid for reelection to a third term
March 04, 2026
Sri Lanka’s navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people after an Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine in international waters near the island
March 04, 2026
A widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has seen major strikes, missile fire across the region, and fresh fears for global energy and markets
March 04, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order
March 04, 2026
Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran
March 04, 2026
The first round of primary elections shows this year’s midterm elections will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents
March 04, 2026
A partisan battle to redraw U.S. House districts is raging in some states, even though campaigning is underway
February 21, 2026
Democratic turnout in Texas primaries reaches record levels, in latest sign of party enthusiasm
March 04, 2026
State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas' closely watched Democratic Senate primary
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump says “someone from within” the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the U.S.-Israel military campaign is completed
March 04, 2026
An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike that killed six American soldiers was located in a civilian port in Kuwait, more than 10 miles away from the main Army base
March 04, 2026
President Trump's plan to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as Homeland Security secretary will leave an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma
March 06, 2026
A Wisconsin teenager who killed his parents and stole their money to fund his plan to kill President Donald Trump has been sentenced to life in prison
March 06, 2026
Democrats are gearing up for a bruising presidential primary as they argue over how to rebuild a winning coalition
March 06, 2026
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges that he brought dozens of homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term
March 06, 2026
The FBI is investigating “suspicious activities” on an internal system that the bureau says contains sensitive information related to surveillance operations and investigations
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
March 06, 2026
Sen. John Cornyn is going on offense against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as they fight for a Republican Senate runoff, and President Donald Trump’s endorsement hangs over it all
March 06, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP leadership are calling for Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to withdraw from his reelection race after he admitted having an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration is trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader without clear support from Congress or allies
March 06, 2026
Some two dozen states are challenging President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs in court
March 06, 2026
A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's White House ballroom has set April 2 for a final vote on the project
March 06, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is urging Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels
March 05, 2026
Georgia city passes ordinance protecting natural hairstyles
March 05, 2026
Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory, a development that signaled the war in the Middle East was spreading
March 05, 2026
A longtime diplomat explains how the State Department normally encourages and helps Americans to leave countries amid political instability and war – which didn’t happen over the last week.
March 05, 2026
On its own, the phrase “Christ is king” sums up a core tenet of the Christian faith, that Jesus is the divine ruler of the universe
March 05, 2026
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections
March 05, 2026
Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home
March 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled as the war in the Middle East pulls focus away
March 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel and U.S. bases as war in the Middle East enters a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Canadian and Australian prime ministers have called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon
March 05, 2026
Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines won’t seek reelection in shock announcement at filing deadline
March 05, 2026
A Pakistani man charged with plotting a political assassination in the U.S. is testifying in his defense at his attempted terrorism trial
March 05, 2026
The new president of Honduras, who was elected with the backing of President Donald Trump, has ordered a review of economic agreements with China
March 05, 2026
Polls are open across Nepal in the first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power
March 05, 2026
Voters who cast ballots during extended polling place hours in Dallas and Williamson counties are waiting to see if their votes will count
March 05, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether the one-time architect of President Donald Trump’s large-scale immigration crackdown made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith while criticizing the U.S. attorney for Minnesota
March 05, 2026
A man protesting the war in Iran has been arrested after a struggle in a U.S. Senate building
March 05, 2026
Trump, tech companies sign voluntary pledge to protect consumers from rising electricity costs
March 05, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrapped up two days of scrutiny in Congress, appearing for the first time in front of lawmakers since the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers
March 05, 2026
Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes
March 05, 2026
The first primaries of the year weren’t short on drama
March 05, 2026
Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on teenagers and children on Wednesday watched a deposition of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that explores what the architects of Facebook and Instagram knew from internal research about negative experiences by young users and how the company responded since its early years
March 05, 2026
Aaron Judge will captain a loaded U.S. roster at the World Baseball Classic
March 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is pressing big tech to build its own power as AI data centers spark anger over electric bills
March 05, 2026
The House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation
March 05, 2026
Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press
March 05, 2026
The Trump administration has formally nominated Kevin Warsh, a former top Federal Reserve official, to be next Fed chair when Jerome Powell’s term ends in two months
March 05, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration is expanding its crackdown on state Medicaid programs to New York, launching a fraud probe in the state
March 05, 2026
Experts say adults can help children cope with the latest conflict in the Middle East by making space for conversation, validating their feelings and limiting exposure to frightening or inaccurate information
March 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó for talks in Moscow
March 05, 2026
Gov. Pritzker tries to downplay concerns about locking in Bears stadium in Illinois over Indiana
March 05, 2026
Minnesota’s governor and attorney general are defending their efforts to combat fraud
March 05, 2026
Iranian intelligence sends word to US on potential talks to end war, but US officials say no active negotiations
March 05, 2026
Newsom ramps up his criticism of Israel, accuses Netanyahu of leading Trump into war with Iran
March 05, 2026
Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee to advance to runoff for Texas 18th, CNN projects
March 05, 2026
Lewiston shooting survivors say they haven't received financial support they were promised
March 05, 2026
Parties and missile threats: On board a cruise ship stuck in the Middle East crisis zone
March 04, 2026
Suffs musical opens on the exact block that played a role in women's suffrage history
March 04, 2026
Former employee says he was forced to resign after pointing out a contract that violated city policy
March 04, 2026
‘No Winston Churchill’: Trump opens new rift with Europe as leaders try to avoid being sucked into Iran war
March 04, 2026
Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises
March 04, 2026
With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada
March 04, 2026
US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran’s one-way drones
March 04, 2026
US Rep. Tony Gonzales and activist Brandon Herrera will head to a runoff for Texas’ 23rd District
March 04, 2026
John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will advance to a runoff in Texas’ US Senate Republican primary
March 04, 2026
James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett to win Democratic primary in Texas Senate race
March 04, 2026
Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley will advance to a marquee North Carolina matchup for US Senate
March 04, 2026
‘I’m not grouchy, I’m just optimizing’: Thom Tillis doesn’t want to hear he’s not doing enough to challenge Donald Trump
March 04, 2026
Latin Grammy winner Bobby Pulido will win Democratic primary for Texas’ 15th District
March 04, 2026
Why Zohran Mamdani denounced the US-Israeli strikes on Iran
March 04, 2026
Primary elections set up major Senate fights in Texas and North Carolina, and they also expose fresh tension over voting rules
March 03, 2026
Travel advisories, closed airports, empty skies: How Middle East air disruptions might affect your plans
March 02, 2026
Longtime Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton are heading to a May runoff in Texas’ Republican Senate primary, while Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are in a close race for the Democratic nomination
March 03, 2026
A rule change for primary voting in two Texas counties led to mass voter confusion that eventually led to a state supreme court ruling, threats of more legal action and the potential that an untold number of voters could find themselves disenfranchised
March 04, 2026
US military launches anti-drug trafficking operation in Ecuador
March 04, 2026
Texas Supreme Court stops Dallas County from counting late votes after confusion over new rules
March 04, 2026
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley have won their respective party nominations for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat
March 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says “someone from within” Iran’s government might be best suited to take power once the U.S.-Israeli war on the country ends
March 03, 2026
States across the country are pushing to cut property taxes as homeowners complain about rising bills
March 04, 2026
Everything we know on day 4 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 03, 2026
Hacked traffic cameras and US intelligence: How a plot to kill Iran’s supreme leader came together
March 04, 2026
A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop has been executed in Florida
March 03, 2026
A federal judge has clashed with Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor during an unusual contempt hearing that highlighted growing confrontations between increasingly frustrated judges and Department of Justice officials
March 04, 2026
CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say
March 04, 2026
Questions are mounting at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s shifting rationale for going to war with Iran
March 04, 2026
If the adage “geography is destiny” holds true, then Cyprus should be a prime candidate as its poster child
March 04, 2026
A criminal trial in New York is airing claims that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was entangled in a foiled 2024 assassination plot that eyed then-candidate Donald Trump as a possible target
March 04, 2026
Israel has sent troops into southern Lebanon and told residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an “open war” with Israel in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump is threatening to cut off trade with Spain
March 04, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended her agency in testimony and under questioning at a Senate hearing
March 03, 2026
A Detroit-area judge has erased a 1999 murder conviction after prosecutors acknowledged that a confession was coerced by a rogue police officer
March 04, 2026
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to halt New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee on drivers entering Manhattan
March 04, 2026
Street renamed in honor of Hezekiah Watkins, youngest Freedom Rider
March 04, 2026
A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.
March 04, 2026
About an hour and twenty minutes into her deposition, Hillary Clinton became furious that a Republican congresswoman had released a photo from her deposition, which is against House rules. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado shared the photo with conservative influencer Benny Johnson.
March 03, 2026
The House Oversight Committee has released video footage of the closed-door depositions of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton that occurred last week in Chappaqua, New York, as part of the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The former president and secretary of State each faced roughly 4 1/2 hours of questioning from Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Until now, everything that is known about the depositions was shared by people who were in the room.
March 03, 2026
Trump admin asked a court to drop court fights against law firms tied to Democrats. Now it’s changing its mind
March 04, 2026
Why a 6-year-old with diabetes is pushing for change in Virginia
March 04, 2026
The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes has sparked anger across Shiite communities worldwide and is raising fears of wider unrest
March 04, 2026
The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has fueled a disagreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer
March 03, 2026
CNN's Jake Tapper reports that President Donald Trump said the US is "ahead of schedule" on the military operation in Iran in a phone call Monday morning.
March 02, 2026
Toddler found alive inside impounded car in Detroit lot; father in custody
March 04, 2026
Britain’s Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has sought to present a rosy picture of the state of the U.K. economy, even as oil and gas prices soared in the wake of the fast-evolving Iran war that has cast a pall over the global economic outlook
March 03, 2026
Family and friends of slain police officer prepare for convicted killer's execution
March 04, 2026
Group safely returns to US from Israel amid Iran strikes
March 03, 2026
A Russian court has banned a prominent LGBTQ+ rights group and has labeled it as extremist in the latest step in the country’s crackdown on the community
March 03, 2026
There are never enough lawyers to provide indigent defense, but the situation has gotten worse since the pandemic.
March 03, 2026
When do polls close in crucial Texas primaries and when should we expect results?
March 03, 2026
Europe is gradually being pulled into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, even as it avoids direct combat
March 02, 2026
Pakistan says that Afghan forces have attacked Pakistani military positions along the border, triggering intense clashes that left 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier dead
March 03, 2026
This congressman wanted to retire. His identical twin could make history by replacing him
March 03, 2026
China’s progress in building a modern economy, evident in its kung-fu fighting robots and self-parking cars, is hitting limits as a downturn in its housing industry drags on and young people struggle to find jobs
March 03, 2026
Minnesota is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from holding back $243 million in Medicaid spending
March 03, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steered his country along two pillars of foreign policy throughout his political career
March 03, 2026
Mamdani says he’s asked Trump to drop immigration cases against these pro-Palestinian activists
March 03, 2026
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was forced into a primary runoff with his GOP opponent as he faces calls to resign over allegations of having an affair with an aide
March 03, 2026
Democrats stay mostly united against President Donald Trump, but the strikes on Iran are starting to reveal some splits in the party
March 03, 2026
Many in the Iranian American diaspora spent the weekend glued to their TVs, watching news of U.S. and Israeli bombs falling on Iran, some hoping for a brighter future for their homeland but terrified relatives would suffer harm
March 03, 2026
The war in the Middle East has spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran, while Tehran and its allies hit back
March 02, 2026
The war in the Middle East spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran
March 02, 2026
A House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein labored for six months to question former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
March 03, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spoken to widening concerns the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted regional conflict by declaring: “This is not Iraq
March 02, 2026
As people awoke to news over the weekend of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, it resulted in many feeling anxious and stressed
March 03, 2026
Travelers stranded by a widening war have started leaving the United Arab Emirates aboard a small number of evacuation flights
March 02, 2026
Jake Tapper reports.
March 02, 2026
Candidates in Texas’ tightly competitive U.S. Senate primary were treading carefully in response to news of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran
March 03, 2026
Trump says he will attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as president
March 03, 2026
A Minnesota county attorney may pursue charges against federal officers for alleged misconduct during an immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area
March 03, 2026
The Supreme Court has sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump says he plans to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25, the first time he's done so as president
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump is pushing back on criticism that he hasn’t done enough to explain why it was necessary to start a war with Iran now or to articulate his vision for an endgame to the escalating conflict
March 03, 2026
Iran’s place at the men’s soccer World Cup in three months has been put in doubt amid an escalating Middle East conflict sparked by tournament co-host the United States
March 02, 2026
Supreme Court blocks redrawing of Republican-held congressional district in New York over liberal dissent
March 03, 2026
Minnesota county attorney investigating Gregory Bovino and other federal officials over immigration crackdown
March 03, 2026
Israeli strike hits Hezbollah-aligned media building in Beirut’s southern suburbs following an evacuation warning
March 02, 2026
Nancy Mace under investigation by House ethics panel for allegedly overcharging Congress for housing costs
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump says he was not pleased with the way that negotiations with Iran were proceeding
March 03, 2026
A Republican lawmaker from Montana who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first administration says he will not seek reelection to a fifth term
March 03, 2026
America’s founding documents fly out of nation’s capital for first time on the freedom plane
March 03, 2026
Moderate Democrats are pushing back on the party’s progressive energy
March 03, 2026
The Associated Press is referring to fighting between Iran and the United States and Israel as the “Iran war.”
March 03, 2026
In closing arguments, prosecutors say school shooter’s father is responsible for the attack
March 03, 2026
The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines
March 03, 2026
U.S. first lady Melania Trump is presiding over a U.N. Security Council meeting that will focus on children in conflict, one of her signature issues
March 03, 2026
Iowa water quality and cancer rates: Atlantic-area grandparents push lawmakers to act on pollution concerns
March 03, 2026
Sirens replace celebrations as Israelis head to shelters on religious holiday
March 03, 2026
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government should “immediately” focus on implementing urgent transformations to the island’s economic and social model as oil reserves in the Caribbean country dwindle
March 03, 2026
Haiti’s government has opened a 10-day registration period for political parties to run in an upcoming general election
March 03, 2026
Bay Area Iranian community takes to streets of SF in celebration, hope for regime change
March 03, 2026
Northwest High students protest after no Black History Program scheduled; School responds
March 03, 2026
Around 120 Louisiana National Guard members will remain deployed in New Orleans through August
March 03, 2026
Trump administration drops suits against law firms with ties to Democrats and other Trump foes
March 03, 2026
Trump’s neck rash is because of ‘preventative skin treatment,’ his doctor says
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump has recognized three U.S. Army soldiers with the Medal of Honor at the White House
March 02, 2026
A federal court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to slow the process of refunding billions of dollars’ worth of tariffs the Supreme Court struck down as illegal last month
March 03, 2026
Robert De Niro will appear this week at Carnegie Hall
March 03, 2026
As US bombing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya have shown, destruction is not the same as political success.
March 03, 2026
North Carolina voters will narrow down the field of candidates Tuesday in a competitive U.S. Senate race that could decide control of the closely divided chamber in November
March 02, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron says France will allow the temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries as part of its new nuclear strategy
March 02, 2026
CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely
March 03, 2026
Immigration lawyer fears family safety in Iran after US strikes and pleads for resolution
March 03, 2026
Russia has condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and urged an immediate stop to the campaign and a return to diplomacy
February 28, 2026
Father, teen daughter trapped in Israel after strikes on Iran begin
March 03, 2026
World leaders have been responding cautiously amid U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, reports of its supreme leader's death and fears of a wider war
February 28, 2026
How the Iran war set off a MAGA fight over Charlie Kirk’s legacy
March 03, 2026
Iran’s leaders are scrambling to replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for 37 years before he was killed in the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment
March 02, 2026
Maine Democrat Graham Platner has picked up another endorsement in his bid to flip a key Senate seat blue
March 02, 2026
Trump tells CNN the ‘big wave’ is yet to come in war with Iran
March 02, 2026
Social media videos and surprise phone calls: How Trump told the world about Iran
March 02, 2026
An official says at least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan
March 02, 2026
Two hotly contested U.S. Senate primaries in Texas will help officially kick off the 2026 midterm election cycle Tuesday
March 02, 2026
At least 20 million Americans have served time. Most of them can’t or don’t vote, and that may distort some election outcomes, a political scientist argues.
March 02, 2026
The joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have sparked global anger and urgent diplomacy as the conflict spreads across the region
March 02, 2026
Britain says it is not at war, despite an Iranian-made drone strike on a U.K. base in Cyprus and a decision to let the U.S. use British bases during its conflict with Iran
March 02, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine expected later this week may take place in Switzerland or Turkey if a planned meeting in Abu Dhabi is not possible due to the war in the Middle East
March 02, 2026
Democratic challengers say incumbents aren’t fighting hard enough. This North Carolina primary will test that
March 02, 2026
Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to a possible shift in the world's attention away from the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to a new regional conflict with Iran
March 02, 2026
Iran’s IAEA ambassador says U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit Iran’s Natanz enrichment site, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog says it has no reports of damage
March 02, 2026
As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal assault by Hamas on October 7, 2023, it aimed punch after punch at Iran, the militant group’s longtime sponsor, and its proxies
March 02, 2026
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei opened Congress with a fiery 90-minute speech highlighting his government’s achievements and praising his relationship with American President Donald Trump
March 02, 2026
The U.S. and Israel are pounding targets across Iran, dropping massive bombs on its ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships
March 01, 2026
The president of Iran’s soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment of his country
March 02, 2026
Three U.S. service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the attacks on Iran
March 02, 2026
Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room
March 02, 2026
Three close allies of the United States say they are ready to join forces to defend their interests in the Middle East and stop Iran’s retaliatory strikes following the killing of its supreme leader
March 01, 2026
The Associated Press is using the word “war” to refer to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation
March 02, 2026
Key questions surround the death of a nearly blind refugee after he was dropped off at a coffee shop alone
February 27, 2026
Nearly blind refugee found dead in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop alone, officials say
February 26, 2026
Group holds dance parties on overpass to call for peace in politics
March 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has taken the United States into war with Iran despite decades of self-professed aversion to foreign entanglements, particularly in the Middle East, and repeated pledges to focus primarily on the Western Hemisphere with an “America first” agenda
March 02, 2026
Some of the jubilation was open and even raucous
March 02, 2026
A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas is entering its final stretch before voters decide Tuesday who will be their party's nominee in November
March 01, 2026
Trump officials decline Sunday show invitations amid Iran strikes
March 02, 2026
Hateful symbols removed from home after months of complaints from neighbors
March 02, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers are scrambling to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines and online portals after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down much of the Middle East to air travel
March 01, 2026
Iranians confront a post-Khamenei reality with relief, disbelief and anxiety
March 02, 2026
Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?
March 02, 2026
CIA closely watched Khamenei for months before fatal strikes in Iran
March 02, 2026
Who might replace Iran’s supreme leader? There’s no clear successor
March 01, 2026
Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds
March 01, 2026
What we know about why the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran’s retaliation
February 28, 2026
Exclusive: Trump crossed a ‘very dangerous red line’ with killing of supreme leader, Iranian official tells CNN
March 01, 2026
Afghanistan says it has thwarted an attempted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base
March 01, 2026
Regime change might seem straightforward at first
March 01, 2026
John Cornyn goes scorched earth to try to save his Senate seat
March 01, 2026
This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh in the wake of a weeklong dustup involving the United States women and men’s gold medal-winning hockey teams
March 01, 2026
What we know about the death of Iranian supreme leader Khamenei
March 01, 2026
President Trump has appealed to Iranians to topple their government, but a popular uprising is unlikely to defeat current leadership or the Revolutionary Guards, a former US diplomat says.
March 01, 2026
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
ADB chief warns of yen pressure from Japan's too-slow rate hikes
Trump accelerates research on psychedelic treatments and asks, ‘Can I have some?’
NFL is not investigating Patriots coach Mike Vrabel for behavior regarding reporter Dianna Russini
Pope Leo says spat with Trump is not focus of his Africa trip
Iranian official says US 'maximalist' demands stall face-to-face talks
Pope Leo downplays feud with Trump, says 'not in my interest' to debate him
Pope Leo addresses spat with Trump, says ‘debate’ is not focus of his Africa trip
Eta loses first game as Bundesliga's first female coach, Dortmund gives Bayern chance to seal title