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Republican leaders in the House of Representatives publicly asked Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to drop his re-election bid now that he’s admitted an extramarital affair with a staffer who fatally set herself on fire last year.
WASHINGTON — Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.
Un concesionario de Mercedes-Benz en Bedford, Ohio, el 20 de febrero del 2026. (AP foto/Sue Ogrocki)
Citizens of China, Iran, and Russia made close to 30,000 trips to sensitive American research facilities during the Biden administration, new data show.
Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis. speaks at a rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, April 2, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)
President Trump said Thursday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lied to Congress about getting his approval for a $220 million ad campaign featuring herself.
President Trump endorsed reported plans by Kurdish groups to launch an incursion into Iran in hopes of fomenting a broader popular uprising against the Tehran regime and potentially earning their own state.
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference about school safety enhancements at North East Independent School District in front of the new Wilshire Safety Training Center Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Blaine Young/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Cars drive by a Mercedes-Benz dealership on the Bedford Automile in Bedford, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
West Virginia lawmakers in the Senate passed a bill to weaken drinking water protections by loosening regulations for certain aboveground storage tanks.
El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, republicano de Luisiana, habla sobre la guerra contra Irán, durante una rueda de prensa en el Capitolio de Washington, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Thursday described Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the obstacle to a deal with Russia, whose leader Vladimir Putin he insisted was cooperative.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer publicly accused Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Wednesday of lying about a 2021 meeting with later-convicted Somali fraudsters.
El presidente de gobierno de España Pedro Sánchez en Madrid, el 9 de julio del 2025. (AP foto/Bernat Armangue)
A federal trade judge ordered the Trump administration to begin refunding more than $130 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down the levies last month.
It is near impossible to make sense – at least from the justifications on offer – of what US President Donald Trump really hopes to achieve with his and Israel's blatantly illegal war of aggression on Iran.
View image in fullscreenAn aerial photo shows a worker inspecting equipment at the Huitengliang wind farm in Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, China, on 17 January 2025 Photograph: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenThe rime scenery of Qilin Wind Farm in Chongqing on 22 January 2026Phot…
Washington Capitals’ Nic Dowd (26) tries to face wash Montreal Canadiens’ Kirby Dach (77) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
A Social media post from James Talarico about his “white skin” giving him “immunity” from the “virus of racism” has left the Democratic Texas Senate nominee wide open to attacks from Republicans and other pundits, who attacked his message as “peak woke” and openly racist.
The White House, including the West Wing and construction of the new ballroom, is seen from the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
US president is ‘truly uninformed’ for spreading claims of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa tells New York Times
BARCELONA, Spain, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Viettel Solutions (VTS), a member of Viettel Group and Aduna Global today announced a framework agreement for Network API service at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 in Barcelona.
Anthropic is back in “last-ditch” talks with the Pentagon to resolve a bitter dispute over AI safeguards — days after CEO Dario Amodei claimed the clash stemmed partly from its refusal to give “dictator-style praise” to President Trump, according to reports.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and the top prosecutors of 23 other states once again sued to block President Donald Trump's global tariff regime, just days after a landmark Supreme Court decision struck down his previous effort.
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Welcome to our coverage of US politics today as the conflict as Iran continues to dominate the agenda.
Adrienne King posa para un retrato frente a los edificios del distrito escolar de Pennridge en Perkasie, Pensilvania, el 20 de febrero de 2026. (Foto AP/Matt Rourke)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)
Asif Merchant testified that Revolutionary Guard coerced him into scheme by threatening his family in Tehran
President Trump went on a rampage against unhelpful allies in a call with The Post on Thursday, blasting Spain as a “loser” and asserting United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer should be supporting the US campaign against Iran “without question.”
First announced in 2024, the AI Plus initiative includes a target of integrating AI into 90 per cent of China’s economy by 2030
Los daños en una escuela a raíz de lo que según Azerbaiyán fue un ataque de dron desde Irán, en Julfa, Nakhchivan, Azerbaiyán, el 5 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a session of parliament in Madrid, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
Washington Nationals’ Christian Franklin (33) is tagged out by Miami Marlins shortstop Maximo Acosta after trying to stretch a single into a double during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Sunday, March 1, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Trabajadores sacan de un vehículo los restos de marineros iraníes muertos por el hundimiento de su barco, en Galle, Sri Lanka, el 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP foto/Eranga Jayawardena)
Trade court directs customs to repay importers with interest after supreme court ruled tariffs unlawful
Former Chief of Armed Forces Hermogenes Esperon shows support to former Members of Marines and armed forces during a gathering in Pasig on March 5, 2026. tThe 18 former Marines and armed forces claimed they delivered money in suitcases to the President and hisallies in Congress.
View image in fullscreenTehran, IranA plume of smoke rises after an airstrike in the Boroujerdi residential complex in the south of the cityPhotograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBeijing, ChinaDelegates leave the opening session of the national people’s congress at the Great Hall of the Pe…
El líder de la Cámara de Representantes, el republicano Mike Johnson, en conferencia de prensa en el Congreso en Washington, el 4 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have offered conflicting justifications for the American war with Iran, as the White House scrambles to contain a growing political firestorm over contradicting narratives about what necessitated the operation against Tehran.
Australia has deployed "military assets" to the Middle East as Israel and Iran launch waves of strikes against each other and a prominent cleric calls for "Trump's blood" over the sinking of an Iranian warship.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the deployment in parliament today, following a historic address …
President has ‘succeeded in completely politicizing’ justice department, experts say, using it to punish his enemies
Cops in a lefty Washington, DC, suburb repeatedly warned prosecutors that a serial criminal illegal immigrant was a danger to the community and had to be locked up — months before he allegedly stabbed a local mom to death at a bus stop.
Marine veteran Brian McGinnis was forcibly removed from Congress after he interrupted a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing.
Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
The powerful GOP-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for testimony about late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Global debt reached a record high in 2025 and rose in the world’s two largest economies
Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accountable
