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WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Justice has warned election officials in every state that they must preserve ballots and other federal election records, and that willful failure to…
Former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan widened her lead in the race to become the 10th secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday, October 30, 2026, after the Security…
Foreign ministers from the world’s 20 largest economies opened a two-day meeting in Atlanta on Friday, October 30, 2026, without the customary group photograph, after European governments objected to standing…
The Trump administration has proposed ending a long-standing practice that gave employers and foreign workers a measure of predictability when renewing work visas: deference to a previous approval. Under a…
As Americans head into the final weekend before the midterm elections on November 3, one issue towers above the rest: the cost of living. A recent Pew Research Center survey…
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Senate race has become one of the clearest, if not the closest, contests of the 2026 midterms. Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff, seeking a second term, faces Republican…
WASHINGTON — With three days left before Election Day on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, control of the United States Senate comes down to five races that the University of Virginia’s…
WASHINGTON — On the morning of 18 April 2026, in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order with a title that sounded, at first hearing, like a…
WASHINGTON — In the final days before voters decide control of Congress, a campaign that has already ranged across inflation, tariffs and a war with Iran has found an unlikely…
WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials have privately urged several NATO countries in recent weeks to tone down their public warnings about the threat posed by Russia, telling allies including Lithuania, Latvia…