House GOP gears up to pick speaker nominee, but it's unclear if any candidate can get the votes
House Republicans are set to meet behind closed doors Wednesday to pick a nominee to be the next speaker -- but it remains unclear whether any candidate will have enough the support to win the gavel following Kevin McCarthy's abrupt ouster.
2023-10-11 17:29
Donald Trump ally Kari Lake announces Arizona Senate seat bid
Ms Lake, who has yet to concede defeat in last year's election to be governor, announced the bid in Arizona.
2023-10-11 11:46
Trump ally Kari Lake to launch US Senate bid in Arizona
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON Arizona Republican Kari Lake, a far-right ally of Donald Trump, on Tuesday is expected
2023-10-11 11:19
EU warns Elon Musk 'disinformation' is spreading on X after Hamas attack
The EU has written to Elon Musk warning him that the platform is being used to spread illegal content.
2023-10-11 11:17
US Navy sailor pleads guilty to sending military information to Chinese intelligence officer
A Navy sailor pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending sensitive US military information to a Chinese intelligence officer, the Justice Department announced.
2023-10-11 10:16
N. Carolina Republicans enact voting changes ahead of 2024, prompting Democrats to sue
By Sharon Bernstein North Carolina Republicans on Tuesday pushed through new curbs on same-day voter registration by overriding
2023-10-11 06:52
Jerry Seinfeld Hints That “Something“ Is Happening When Asked About a 'Seinfeld' Reunion
The comic teased that we may not have seen the last of Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer.
2023-10-11 04:49
Trump again uses terror abroad to make case for hard-line immigration policies
In the wake of Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel, former President Donald Trump is turning to a strategy he employed during the 2016 campaign of using terror abroad -- and fears of future attacks on American soil -- to push for hard-line immigration policies in the United States.
2023-10-11 04:27
North Carolina Republicans override governor's veto to enact elections overhaul ahead of 2024
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina on Tuesday enacted major changes to the state's election laws, overriding vetoes by the state's Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has criticized the measures as a "threat to our democracy."
2023-10-11 03:28
Russia fails to rejoin UN's human rights council
The state was expelled from the body last April after its forces invaded Ukraine.
2023-10-11 01:50
US would struggle to block Exxon's politically unpopular megadeal
(This Oct. 6 story has been corrected to say 'international', not 'internal', and add a missing word in paragraph 12)
2023-10-11 01:28
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark libel ruling, though Clarence Thomas wants to reconsider the decision
The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, rebuffing a request to take another look at decades-old precedent that created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel in civil suits.
2023-10-10 22:54