Nation and World Politics
-
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Jul 07, 2024 6:00 am - Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska turned in more than enough signatures Wednesday to put abortion-related ballot questions before voters in November's election if a suff...
-
Geneva’s Viking ship gets VIP visitorJul 05, 2024 3:10 pm - Norway’s President of the Storting, or parliament, Masud Gharahkhani visited Geneva Friday as part of a tour of the Midwest. Gharahkhani, whose position is akin to the U.S. Speaker of the House, visited the Viking ship and library.
-
‘A vile act of hate’: Display about hostages outside Rep. Schneider’s office vandalizedJul 05, 2024 11:48 am - For the second time in less than a week, a Jewish congressman from the North suburbs was the target of antisemitism, his office reported Friday.
-
Ballot drop boxes returning to Wisconsin following top court decision
Jul 05, 2024 9:52 am - Liberals on the Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the use of absentee-ballot drop boxes, changing the rules for voting four months before the presidentia...
-
Biden faces critical day to push back against calls to withdraw
Jul 05, 2024 8:09 am - President Biden arrives Friday in Madison, Wis., for what will be a critical few hours as he holds a rally attempting to inject new life into a flagging campaign and sits...
-
Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin; 7 Palestinians killed
Jul 05, 2024 8:06 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinian authorities say seven people were killed Friday during an Israeli military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli...
-
Hungary’s Orbán meets Putin for talks in Moscow in a rare visit from a European leader
Jul 05, 2024 7:51 am - MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting with a European leader to discuss peace pr...
-
NATO leaders will vow to pour weapons into Ukraine for another year, but membership is off the table
Jul 05, 2024 7:48 am - BRUSSELS — NATO leaders plan to pledge next week to keep pouring arms and ammunition into Ukraine at current levels for at least another year, hoping to reassure the war-...
-
Starmer vows ‘government of service’ for national renewal as he takes power after Labour landslide
Jul 05, 2024 7:42 am - LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal in his first official remarks Friday after his ...
-
Israel mulls Gaza cease-fire deal as Hezbollah fires rockets
Jul 04, 2024 2:08 pm - Israel is weighing a response from Hamas in the long-stalled talks over a cease-fire deal in Gaza, while weathering an intense rocket attack from Hezbollah as fighting es...