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In a striking reversal that underscores the breakneck pace of the AI arms race, the White House has directed federal agencies to begin using Anthropic’s most dangerous new model - Claude Mythos - despite months of public friction between the Trump administration and the San Francisco-based AI company (read on to see…
Lawmakers from across the political spectrum have called for more accountability for sexual misconduct in Congress this week, after two US representatives resigned amid a deluge of accusations.
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Donald Trump said the US had "a very good relationship with Iran right now, as hard as it is to believe". Source: AAP / AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday issued what may be his most explicit condemnation yet of the Trump administration's use of biblical invocations to justify the US-Israeli war on Iran, as tensions between the Vatican and the White House ramp up.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio smiles during a meeting at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
On April 12 voters in Hungary defeated autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party by a landslide. The MAGA-friendly leader had received high-profile support from US President Donald Trump who sent his vice president, JD Vance, to campaign for him. After 16 years of Orban, voters wanted change in the hope …
President Trump spoke about the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct leveled at disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell.
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After spending more than a week in prison, Victoria Cross recipient and alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith is expected to make a bail bid for freedom.The 47-year-old former SAS soldier was sensationally arrested on April 7 and charged with murdering five unarmed non-combatants while deployed in Afghanistan betwe…
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure over UK media reports that former ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson failed security vetting but was cleared to take on the role by foreign ministry officials.
Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron smiles in the newsroom in Washington on April 16, 2018, as the newspaper wins two Pulitzer prizes. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
“Survivor 50” star Benjamin “Coach” Wade shut down the online narrative that he was in the “MAGA alliance.”
Israeli forces have carried out more than a dozen strikes across southern Lebanon in the past few hours, even as a 10-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump is set to take effect at 21:00 GMT.
A senior Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that, unlike in the past, the United States now intends to actively lead efforts to disarm Hezbollah and is prepared to use American resources to achieve this goal. “Trump wants this to happen, so this time the US will be far more involved,” the official said.
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) skates with the puck against Washington Capitals left wing Ilya Protas (62) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
This week, a vote in the United States Senate to block military equipment for Israel ended in defeat.
US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has agreed to give up their nuclear ambitions during comments to the press outside the White House on Thursday.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth steps away from the podium with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, right, and Adm. Brad Cooper, left, following a press briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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Un cartel de los Centros de Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos en la sede de esa agencia en Atlanta, el 2 de marzo de 2025. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
A 25-year-old man was severely wounded in the upper Galilee by Hezbollah missile shrapnel, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, arrives to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee about his agency’s goals and budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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A sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency’s headquarters in Atlanta on March 2, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
With the Americans increasingly accepting the the prediction made by the The Guardian of United Kingdom that war with Iran would become “Trump’s Vietnam”, Washington started to look for an exit strategy. The majority now believes that President Donald Trump is stuck in a quagmire, and his goals are unattainable. His…
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The FIFA World Cup has been thrown into uncertainty by the war in the Middle East. Source: SBS, Getty / Graphic by Caroline Huang
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is investigating allegations of sexual assault against former Congressman Eric Swalwell, a source familiar with the matter told The Post Thursday.
Vista del Capitolio de EEUU, el 7 de abril de 2026 en Washington. (Foto AP/Rahmat Gul)
Trump ally grilled by lawmakers over ‘terrible decisions’ on vaccines, public health and funding cuts to key programs
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, aborda el Marine One al salir de la Casa Blanca, el jueves 16 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
WASHINGTON — Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert stunned reporters Thursday by chastising lawmakers in Congress for being “horny” — three years after she was infamously caught on camera groping her date in public.
Attacks on Muslim-American individuals and institutions are at a 15-month high under the Trump administration, the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (Mpac) revealed on Thursday.
Two bills seeking to block military aid to Israel were rejected by the US Senate on Wednesday, with both propositions being backed by the vast majority of Democratic senators.
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States is "very close" to making a deal with Iran, claiming the Islamic Republic has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and noting that the next round of peace talks between the two countries may take place this weekend.
United States President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, a truce that could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the US and Israel after weeks of devastating war.
Washington, DC – The latest effort to curtail United States President Donald Trump’s power to wage war with Iran has failed in the House of Representatives by a slim margin.
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Two parallel war-related votes in the House and Senate reveal growing dismay and political fractures over President Trump's Iran war, as the Strait of Hormuz remains locked down and ceasefire still seems distant.
A wannabe congressman has been slammed for his son’s abhorrent social media posts that frequently expressed anti-Semitic views, including a “Heil Hitler” reference and “f—k Israel” comments.
Una mujer sostiene una bandera estadounidense en miniatura y una bandera nacional venezolana durante una protesta que exige elecciones presidenciales y salarios justos, en la plaza Alfredo Sadel de Caracas, Venezuela, el jueves 16 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Ariana Cubillos)
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The confrontation around Iran has evolved into more than a military escalation. It is now a convergence point for multiple, overlapping crises - strategic, political, and symbolic - that are testing the internal cohesion of the Western alliance.
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed about whether he ever “re-parented” a black child during a wild exchange in a congressional hearing Thursday.
A war powers resolution aimed at curtailing President Trump’s power to wage war in Iran failed in a 213-214 vote on the House floor Thursday, marking the third such failure for Democrats in the lower chamber.
US President Donald Trump pressured Israel to agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon after Lebanon’s president clarified to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other senior American officials that such a call would not take place without progress in negotiations between the two countries, according to two sources familia…
The latest clash between California and President Donald Trump over abortion and gender-affirming care could soon leave doctors caught between state and federal law.
Prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdown