Bipartisan opposition over inflammatory comments likely to sink Trump State Dept. nominee

Jeremy Carl, the Trump administration’s pick for a top State Department position, is unlikely to get the job after a bipartisan group of senators grilled him over his history of racist, sexist, and ...

US energy secretary and Venezuela’s acting president tour oil facility in warming ties just weeks after Maduro ouster

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured oil producing facilities in Venezuela with its acting president Delcy Rodríguez as the Trump administration moves to control sales of the country’s oil.

Democrats wade into ‘Epstein class’ warfare

Sen. Jon Ossoff injected the Epstein files into a potent new political argument during a rally in Atlanta over the weekend.

Lutnick’s grilling shows Trump a glimpse of a grim possible future

No wonder President Donald Trump is so worried about the midterm elections. A tough day for some of his top officials and ...

Gen Z won the revolution. The old guard are dominating the election

Bangladesh votes on Thursday in the first election since a Gen-Z rebellion toppled an ageing autocrat – an uprising tens of millions of young people dreamt could chart a new course for their country.
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After letting Trump abuse it for a year, the legislative branch shows a little pride

This week brought fresh signs that as President Donald Trump’s popularity withers, Republicans in Congress are starting to reassert some of the prerogatives — and pride — that they abandoned during ...

‘He’s won the medal of our hearts’: What slider’s disqualification for honoring fallen athletes means to Ukrainians

The Ukrainian flag wrapped around her shoulders and its colors painted on her left cheek, Olha Scherhyna stood near the top of the Cortina Curling Center and pointed her phone at the big board ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony heats up as she exchanges jabs with lawmakers over Epstein

US Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee on what’s happening at the DOJ, the Epstein files and more. Follow along for the latest news.

A defiant Thomas Massie takes on the MAGA machine in heated Kentucky primary

Kentucky may be the last place in America where you can take on President Donald Trump as a hard-right Republican and carry a GOP voting card in Congress. At least for now.

February 9, 2026 - Trump administration updates

Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell appeared virtually for a closed-door House deposition and pleaded the Fifth. Follow for live updates.

5 takeaways from Pam Bondi’s fiery testimony

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday was some of the tensest and most combative testimony we’ve seen to date from a Trump Cabinet official.

She’s one of the world’s most powerful conservative leaders – and she just won again

It was a risky gamble to call a snap election. But now Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is basking in the strongest majority for a ...