Nation and World Politics
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Zelenskyy in Manila to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermine
Jun 03, 2024 7:05 am - MANILA, Philippines — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Philippine president on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-...
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In a swing county, Trump’s faithful are angry. But they believe he’ll get even.
Jun 02, 2024 6:00 am - SAGINAW, Mich. — Hard-right commentators on Real America’s Voice were talking about “the death of America” on the TV in the corner. But Wally Ribble was calm as he walked...
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Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest symbol after Trump’s guilty verdict
May 31, 2024 7:52 pm - After Donald Trump's historic guilty verdict, a steady flow of images showing upside-down American flags has appeared on social media as his supporters and right-wing com...
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Batavia comedy club drops shows by pro-Israel comedian Michael Rapaport over safety concernsMay 31, 2024 2:51 pm - Following calls threatening protests, The Comedy Vault in Batavia cancels Michael Rapaport shows.
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Biden details three-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down Israel-Hamas war
May 31, 2024 1:27 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of remaining hostages ...
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Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?
May 31, 2024 1:24 pm - WASHINGTON — The bravado behind Donald Trump' s boastful hypothesis in 2016 — “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any vote...
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Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness
May 31, 2024 1:21 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump attacked the judge and the star witness in his criminal hush money trial and again tried to undermine New York's criminal justice system on Friday...
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Not surprisingly, suburban political leaders divided on Trump verdictMay 31, 2024 10:14 am - Reactions from suburban politicians and candidates to former President Donald Trump’s felony convictions largely were predictable, with many Republicans criticizing prosecutors and the trial itself and many Democrats expressing support for the legal process.
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An inflation gauge closely tracked by Federal Reserve rises at slowest pace this year
May 31, 2024 8:20 am - WASHINGTON — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three mo...
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Berlin lets Ukraine use German weapons against targets in Russia after the U.S. also eases its stance
May 31, 2024 7:15 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Germany joined the United States on Friday in authorizing Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying — a s...