Global stock markets fell and oil prices rose on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran that the “clock is ticking” as negotiations over a permanent end to the war stalled, according to an Associated Press report. U.S. stock futures declined and markets in Japan and South Korea pulled...
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that dissent remains in the Republican Party after Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his Republican primary this week following President Trump’s endorsement of a rival; Cassidy’s 2021 vote to impeach the president was widely cited as a contributing factor to his defeat. Cassidy...
Washington — The United States on May 18 imposed sanctions on multiple Cuban officials and government agencies, the Treasury Department and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced, targeting senior political and military figures and intelligence bodies accused of repressing protesters and threatening U.S. national-security interests, including officials such as Mayra...
Washington: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau instructed senior State Department officials on May 18 to facilitate and approve a U.S. visa for former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, enabling him to travel from Hungary to the United States this week;...
Washington — President Donald Trump on Tuesday led reporters on a tour overlooking construction of a new White House ballroom on the former East Wing site, presenting renderings and describing security features as he pressed Congress for $1 billion in Secret Service-linked funding; the visit followed Sunday remarks by Eric...
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Only three of Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts will hold binding primaries on Tuesday after a U.S. Supreme Court decision prompted Republican officials to discard recently adopted congressional maps. State authorities postponed primaries in the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th Districts to an August 11 special primary...
Washington — President Donald Trump filed a notice Monday dismissing his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Justice announced creation of an Anti-Weaponization Fund of about $1.776 billion along with a formal apology to the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs included...
WASHINGTON. The Supreme Court on Monday set aside appeals-court rulings and sent two cases involving Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act back to lower courts, ordering further consideration of whether private individuals and advocacy groups can sue to challenge state legislative maps drawn after the 2020 Census. In the...
ALLEN, Texas. President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday at a campaign event in Allen, amplifying Paxton's push against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn as early voting began this week ahead of the May 26 Republican U.S. Senate runoff; the contest follows a March 3 primary where...
Washington. President Donald Trump on Monday moved to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns, filing the notice in federal court in Florida; the filing followed reports last week that his administration was prepared to resolve the matter in connection...
