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Washington: US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a difficult phone call this week about renewed diplomatic efforts to reach an agreement with Iran, Axios reported, citing multiple …
Washington — On Wednesday, the United States removed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, after a federal court issued an injunction earlier this month. The…
Washington: This week the White House signaled plans for an executive order proposing a voluntary framework to allow U.S. authorities to review advanced 'frontier' AI models before public release, potentially as early as…
WASHINGTON. Senate Republican leaders this week moved to drop a proposed $1 billion security allocation for the White House complex and President Trump's planned ballroom after multiple GOP senators questioned the timing…
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the United States could resume large-scale military strikes unless Tehran agrees to a new deal, speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement in New London, Co…
Washington. The U.S. military boarded the Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, searching and redirecting the vessel after CENTCOM reported it suspected the ship intend…
Denver — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the nine-year prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, cutting it roughly in half and setting her parole eligibility for June 1; he reiterated his dec…
Phoenix approved a $2.1 billion city budget on Tuesday despite public requests for expanded emergency housing aid; residents had urged a doubling of a $3.15 million crisis relief allocation. On May 19, Wayne County Manag…
Frankfort, Kentucky — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has lost his re-election bid to Trump-endorsed challenger Chris Gallrein in Tuesday’s primary, with results confirmed early Wednesday. Massie, who has represented Kentu…
New London — President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, praising the class of 2026 for "unbelievable heroism and exceptional selflessness" and telling cadets t…
London – A former Google DeepMind engineer of Palestinian heritage has filed an employment tribunal claim in the United Kingdom, alleging unfair dismissal, discrimination on the basis of his beliefs and whistleblower ret…
Washington — Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat who served 32 years in Congress, died Tuesday night at 86 after entering hospice care for congestive heart failure. He represented Boston suburbs aft…
WASHINGTON — A new AP-NORC poll this week found Republicans are less satisfied with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy, with about six in ten approving versus roughly eight in ten in February. The survey re…
President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that Iran has two to three days to reach what he described as an acceptable deal ending the conflict or face renewed large-scale U.S. military strikes. Trump said he had been abou…
Atlanta — Derek Dooley will face U.S. Rep. Mike Collins in a June 16 runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate after neither candidate secured the required majority in Tuesday’s primary. Collins, 58, represent…
Montgomery, Ala. — On Tuesday night, multiple Alabama primary contests failed to produce majority winners, sending several races to June 16 runoffs. U.S. Rep. Barry Moore led the Republican field in the open U.S. Senate …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. State Rep. Phillip Ensler was projected Tuesday to be the Alabama Democratic Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor after defeating primary challenger Darryl D. Perryman, according to local reporting an…
Atlanta — Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and businessman Rick Jackson advanced to a June 16 runoff after no candidate in Tuesday's GOP primary reached a majority, with election-night calls from NBC and the Associated Pre…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville won the Republican nomination for governor and will face former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee, in the November general election; state primary results a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House passed a congressional redistricting map late Tuesday after hours of debate, advancing a proposal that would redraw districts and potentially give Republicans an additional U.S. …
Washington: This week news reports said US and Israeli planners considered reinstalling former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader after Israeli strikes killed the supreme leader in the opening salvos of the w…
Washington: US President Donald Trump will attend the G7 leaders' summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, from June 15 to 17, a White House official told media on Tuesday; the announcement follows earlier scheduling changes a…
United States: Local and state primary elections produced multiple early returns Tuesday, with Kentucky’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary showing Charles Booker leading and projected by CBS News, Pendleton reporting Krist…
Atlanta. On May 19, 2026, Democrat Jasmine Clark won her party’s nomination for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District following the April death of Rep. David Scott, and U.S. Rep. Mike Collins was projected to advance to …
Washington: The US Senate on Tuesday advanced a resolution intended to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to conduct military operations against Iran, voting 50-47 to move the measure forward while President Trump …