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The Supreme Court begins a term that will examine Trump's expansive claims of presidential power

By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Oct 06, 2025 3:10 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday began a new term that will have a sharp focus on President Donald Trump's robust assertion of executive power. Pivotal cases on v...
For many Palestinians in Gaza, anticipation, hope and skepticism over talks on a possible ceasefire

By SAMY MAGDY, WAFAA SHURAFA and MARIAM FAM
Oct 06, 2025 3:06 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians in Gaza were following the latest effort to stop the war there and release the hostages with a mix of anticipation, cautious opti...
Kremlin welcomes Trump's comments on Putin's offer to extend the New START nuclear arms pact

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Oct 06, 2025 2:43 pm - MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Monday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about Russia's offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United Stat...
France's premier quits hours after naming government, plunging the country into more political chaos

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and JOHN LEICESTER
Oct 06, 2025 2:41 pm - PARIS — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in office on Monday and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a ...
Ukraine says it struck Russian ammunition plant, oil terminal and weapons depot

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Oct 06, 2025 2:38 pm - KYIV, Ukraine) — Long-range Ukrainian drones and missiles hit a major Russian ammunition plant, a key oil terminal and an important weapons depot behind the front line, U...
Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump's power

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
Oct 06, 2025 2:35 pm - LOS ANGELES — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide Monday on whethe...
Speaker Johnson says it's up to Democrats to ‘stop the madness’ on shutdown's sixth day

By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK
Oct 06, 2025 2:02 pm - Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day. House Speaker Mike Johnson said “there's nothing for us to negotiate” while House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries declared the “time is now” to work out a deal on health care.
Illinois, Chicago sue to stop Trump from sending National Guard troops to the city

By The Associated Press
Oct 06, 2025 10:22 am - Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Pivotal talks between Israel and Hamas begin in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary

By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA
Oct 06, 2025 9:06 am - Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks Monday at an Egyptian resort on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary.
Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans

Meryl Kornfield, Lisa Rein
Oct 05, 2025 4:33 pm - The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the f...

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