advertisement

Log Out

Nation and World Politics

New disclosures reveal how DOGE actually worked

By Meryl Kornfield
Apr 13, 2026 2:40 pm - Depositions offer insight into what Elon Musk’s group was up to. Members describe a club-like atmosphere in which they pushed for grant and contract cancellations with little oversight.
Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war

By ERIC FERKENHOFF/LEE ENTERPRISES and JOSH KELETY/AP
Apr 13, 2026 1:45 pm - Midwest soybean farmers are facing an array of compounding issues. Costs, such as equipment, have crept up over time while soybean prices have stayed low. Tariffs levied by the Trump administration last year and the resulting monthslong trade war with China in 2025 only made things worse, they say. Then the Iran war bottled up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sending fertilizer prices sky high.
Rep. Eric Swalwell resigning from Congress amid investigation into sexual misconduct allegations

By KEVIN FREKING
Apr 13, 2026 1:09 pm - Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California announced Monday he will resign from Congress following multiple sexual assault allegations that prompted loud bipartisan calls for him to step down.
Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York’s Stonewall monument

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Apr 13, 2026 12:43 pm - The Trump administration said Monday it will keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, reversing course after removing the banner in February.
Hungarian election victor Magyar says he’d speak with Putin and ask him to end the war in Ukraine

By SAM McNEIL and JUSTIN SPIKE
Apr 13, 2026 12:14 pm - Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar said on Monday that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to initiate a call with him, he would speak with him and tell him to end the war in Ukraine.
The US is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that

By JOSH BOAK
Apr 13, 2026 12:05 pm - White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report out Monday — and say regulatory cuts could lead to more construction to stabilize prices, increase home ownership and fuel faster economic growth.
Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein

By MEG KINNARD and JOSH BOAK
Apr 13, 2026 9:46 am - A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s$10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Monday over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Pope visits Africa and calls for peace in Algeria against Iran war’s backdrop

By NICOLE WINFIELD, AOMAR OUALI and PAOLO SANTALUCIA
Apr 13, 2026 9:07 am - Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday on a first-ever papal visit, calling for peace and the end of “neocolonial tendencies” in world affairs, while facing an extraordinary broadside by President Donald Trump over his criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
US military blocks Iranian ports to raise pressure on Tehran

By SAMY MAGDY and MIKE CORDER
Apr 13, 2026 8:18 am - The U.S. military vowed to blockade all Iranian ports starting Monday in an effort to force Tehran to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and accept a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, taking aim at U.S.-allied countries.
After Trump’s EPA reverses landmark climate change ruling, what does it mean for Illinois?

By Gabriel Castilho and Medill Illinois News Bureau
Apr 12, 2026 8:45 pm - Illinois government and environmental organizations fear new federal policy changes could change the calculus for plant operators and potentially slow planned plant closures. On Feb. 12, the Trump administration announced the repeal of the “endangerment finding,” which provides the backbone for federal government environmental regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

Showing 261-270 of 5,257 previous next