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Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., questioned a State Department official last week over Biden-era grants for DEI programs around the world amid her claim that former President Joe Biden’s administration was “trying to make the maps more gay.”
The South Korean currency gained sharply against the US dollar Tuesday, rebounding from a steep drop the previous day, after US President Donald Trump hinted that the war in the Middle East could end soon.
National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez gestures during a debate on a mining bill at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)
A far-left University of Maryland research assistant is facing backlash after appearing to joke about bombing parts of Los Angeles and Miami to kill Cuban and Iranian Americans who support President Trump’s military strikes against Iran.
Washington: US President Donald Trump said the war against Iran would end “very soon” while maintaining there was more to do and threatening to bomb the country harder if it caused further disruption to global oil supplies, as he tries to calm nerves about surging prices.
President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference, Monday, March 9, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
La presidenta interina de Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, derecha, realiza un pronunciamiento conjunto con el secretario del Interior de Estados Unidos, Doug Burgum, en el palacio presidencial de Miraflores en Caracas, Venezuela, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ariana Cubillos)
National People’s Congress deputy Li Yinquan says Hong Kong to gain substantially from Beijing’s push to internationalise yuan’s reach
Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag Raising ceremony at the State Department, Monday, March 9, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
North Korea will hold a congress of the country's largest youth organization next month as a follow-up to a recent party congress in a bid to spur the implementation of party decisions, state media said Tuesday.
South Korean stocks started sharply higher Tuesday, a day after a sharp decline, as US President Donald Trump hinted the US-Iran war "is very complete."
Three versions of Activision’s Call Of Duty games are seen on sale at Best Buy, in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., listens to testimony as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a field hearing on violent crime in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
Asia-Pacific markets were set to rise at open on Tuesday, rebounding from Monday's rout, after oil prices fell and Wall Street bounced back as U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the conflict with Iran could be nearing its end.
United States President Donald Trump has said that he expects the war on Iran to be over “very soon” after dubbing the past 10 days of war, which have wrought devastation on Iran, a “short-term excursion”.
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Foreign Minister Wang Yi has suggested the Trump-Xi summit is still on track and Beijing’s commitment to diplomacy is clear in budget allocations
WASHINGTON — A battle is brewing inside the US intelligence community over explosive evidence that Russia may be behind the mysterious “Havana Syndrome” illness that has sickened hundreds of US officials — as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard pushes to make the findings public after the Biden administr…
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Las autoridades mexicanas anunciaron el lunes la incautación frente a las costas de la ciudad turística de Acapulco de ochenta bultos que contenían cerca de dos toneladas de cocaína en una operación que se da en medio de las críticas del presidente Donald Trump sobre el poder de los cárteles …
President Donald Trump is right: The short-term spike in oil prices is “a very small price” to pay for ending the Islamic Republic’s threat to the civilized world.
President Trump took aim at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Monday over his opposition to voter ID legislation.“What a horrible politician,” Trump said of Schumer, after noting the New York Democrat is against the SAVE America Act.
An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
President Trump used his remarks to Republican lawmakers to brag about first lady Melania Trump, noting his wife is a “hot movie star.”
WASHINGTON — Get ready to start your engines, DC.
The United States has designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a “terrorist” group, as the administration of President Donald Trump widens its crackdown on the organisation.
California Rep. Kevin Kiley has officially ditched the Republican Party, becoming the first Independent in the lower chamber since 2019 amid his frustrations with GOP leadership and redistricting.
The White House said President Donald Trump is reviewing “all credible options” to stabilise oil prices after a surge since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
One of the organizations that successfully sued the Trump administration over the president’s main tariffs is filing a new suit fighting the levies he imposed after his stunning loss at the Supreme Court last month.
Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’
President Trump said the war with Iran “is very complete” and “far ahead of schedule” — as he also considers taking control of the Strait of Hormuz trade route under siege by the Islamic Republic.
Anthropic sued the Defence Department for declaring that the artificial intelligence giant posed a risk to the US supply chain, further ramping up a high-stakes dispute with the Pentagon over safeguards on the company’s technology.
Stocks went on a rollercoaster ride Monday — with the Dow finishing in positive territory on upbeat comments from President Trump after plunging nearly 900 points on simmering stagflation fears.
Donald Trump says he is “not happy” with the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A judge on Monday disqualified three Justice Department officials from overseeing federal prosecutions in New Jersey, saying they were appointed as part of an illegal power grab by the Trump administration.
Texas Dem Senate hopeful James Talarico once “proudly” donated campaign cash to a group pushing to cut tens of millions of dollars from the police department in Austin — where the homicide rate then soared.
MIAMI, Florida — President Donald Trump said Monday in an interview with CBS that the war with Iran was "very complete" and that the United States was far ahead of his initial timeline of around a month.
This week on 10-Foot Pole Theatre is Melania (now on Amazon Prime Video), a film that its subject, Melania Trump, insists isn’t a documentary, but “a created experience” and “purposeful storytelling.” Translation to regular human English: It’s a celeb propagandist ego stroke featuring its subject as a producer that’…
The leaders also discussed the Ukraine conflict in a call sought by Washington, the Kremlin says
El logotipo del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional durante una conferencia de prensa en Washington, el 25 de febrero de 2015. (Foto AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, archivo)
In a twist of political irony, a conservative California city that voted to ban Pride flags on government buildings could soon be represented in Congress by an openly gay lawmaker.
Andy Ogles posted ‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ among other statements, prompting Cair to call him an ‘anti-Muslim extremist’
Rep Kevin Kiley made his name as a leading California Republican — but is now ditching the party to fight “extreme hyperpartisanship.”
MOSCOW — Russia's President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on Monday discussed the Iran war and Ukraine conflict during a "frank and constructive" telephone call, the Kremlin said.
Republican senator warns of ‘consequences’ if kingdom does not join US strikes against Iranians
Foreign companies in China quietly confident bilateral ties with Washington will stabilise but are bracing for ongoing geopolitical tensions
Topic:Government and Politics
While you were sleeping, Donald Trump was on the phone with Anthony Albanese.
Last August, Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael, a former Uber executive and attorney, took on the added role of overseeing the Defense Department's artificial intelligence portfolio. A month earlier, Anthropic had been awarded a $200 million DOD contract that expanded its work with the agency.
A warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, FiLe)