Nation and World Politics
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The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US voters
Mar 14, 2026 9:42 pm - Joshua Bogdan was born and raised in the United States. The only time the New Hampshire resident has left the country was for a day and a half in seventh grade, when he went to Canada to see Niagara Falls.Even so, that did not mean proving his U.S. citizenship in last fall's local elections was easy.
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FCC chief threatens broadcasters as Trump criticizes coverage of Iran war
Mar 14, 2026 7:28 pm - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr issued a stern warning to broadcasters Saturday, threatening to revoke government-issued licenses if they run what the federal agency deems “fake news.”
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The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US votersMar 14, 2026 8:53 am - Joshua Bogdan was born and raised in the United States. The only time the New Hampshire resident has left the country was for a day and a half in seventh grade, when he went to Canada to see Niagara Falls.
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Russian strike on the Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds at least 15, with peace talks stalled
Mar 14, 2026 8:50 am - A combined Russian missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded 15, a Ukrainian official said Saturday, after the United States postponed Russia-Ukraine talks due to the war with Iran.
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Pakistan’s president says Afghan Taliban forces crossed a ‘red line’ with drone attacks on civilians
Mar 14, 2026 8:48 am - Pakistan’s president on Saturday warned neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban government that it had “ crossed a red line ” by launching drone attacks on civilian areas in Pakistan and said the administration in Kabul has brought “grave consequences upon itself.”
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Trump seeks to close $1.6 trillion revenue gap with raft of new tariffs
Mar 14, 2026 8:45 am - The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a range of the president's import taxes.
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Tehran claims the US attacked it from the UAE as Iran war enters its third weekMar 14, 2026 8:42 am - Iran urged people Saturday to evacuate the Middle East's busiest port and two others in the United Arab Emirates, openly threatening a neighboring country's non-U.S. assets for the first time as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a third week.
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Congressional candidate apologizes for suggesting attack on Catholic school in satirical videoMar 13, 2026 2:44 pm - A Democrat running for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District seat apologized Friday for releasing a video in which he satirically proposed killing all the students at an all-girls high school in Chicago with a missile strike, saying he was trying to draw attention to a similar attack in Iran.
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Cuban president says talks were recently held with the US to resolve differences
Mar 13, 2026 7:47 am - Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday that his government has held recent talks with the U.S., marking the first time the Caribbean country confirms such speculation.
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Trump administration allows for Russian oil sales as energy prices soarMar 13, 2026 7:43 am - The Trump administration on Thursday night temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil shipments in an effort to calm markets and stem the economic fallout from its war on Iran, which has sent crude prices spiraling upward.