Nation and World Politics
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Biden faces a high-stakes summit with his presidency in the spotlight
Jul 04, 2024 11:34 am - President Biden’s faltering performance in last week’s debate has raised new concerns among allies already worried about the possibility of a second Trump presidency as t...
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Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill
Jul 03, 2024 12:14 pm - WASHINGTON — A defiant President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate...
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Zelenskyy challenges Trump to reveal plans for quick end to war
Jul 03, 2024 7:11 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Donald Trump should come forward with his plan to quickly end the war with Russia, warning that any proposal must avoid viola...
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Justice Department plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he wins
Jul 03, 2024 7:07 am - Justice Department officials plan to pursue the criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day even if he wins, under the belief that department rules against char...
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Trump revels in legal and political wins while Biden's campaign reels from their debate
Jul 03, 2024 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump likes to be the one in the spotlight. But in the days since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, the presumptive Republican nomine...
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Anti-settlement group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades
Jul 03, 2024 6:58 am - JERUSALEM — An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades. The Israeli group Peace Now ...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party’s nominee
Jul 02, 2024 1:32 pm - WASHINGTON — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the party's nominee for president, cit...
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Defense Secretary Austin says the U.S. will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Jul 02, 2024 11:28 am - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-t...
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Giuliani disbarred in NY as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump’s 2020 election loss
Jul 02, 2024 10:43 am - NEW YORK — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court fou...
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Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Jul 02, 2024 10:21 am - Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.