The beating of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 by Rep. Preston Brooks over a speech against slavery sparked a nationwide debate over free speech, political violence and the relationship between the two.
July 13, 2026
Graham and Trump’s unlikely alliance: From opponents to key allies — and golf buddies
July 13, 2026
NATO allies, Ukraine and Israel have paid tribute to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as a friend and advocate of trans-Atlantic ties
July 12, 2026
Lindsey Graham’s death will shake the Senate, and the November election. Here’s what comes next
July 12, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's ordered the U.S. military to destroy Iran if he were to be assassinated
July 11, 2026
Moldova's pro-European President Maia Sandu has nominated 44-year-old financier Vasile Tofan to be the country's prime minister, Sandu told a press
July 11, 2026
Regardless of whether Americans think socialism is bad or good, or how they define it, most of them embrace socialist policies and programs – as long as no one calls them that.
July 10, 2026
An upcoming meeting between foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN and their counterpart from Myanmar will tackle the country's civil war and its
July 10, 2026
Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in the country's holiest shrine, state media said early on Friday, after
July 09, 2026
Iran says millions are mourning Khamenei. That’s not the full picture
July 09, 2026
New Zealand will consider joining a defence alliance between Australia and Fiji that both countries entered earlier this week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on
July 09, 2026
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Argentina at the end of July, IMF spokesman Pierre Mejlak said on Wednesday.
July 09, 2026
U.S.
July 08, 2026
Michael Cohen says an unexpected text repaired his relationship with Trump
July 08, 2026
Fact check: Five false claims Trump made in one meeting with Erdogan
July 08, 2026
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement
July 07, 2026
‘We do need to defund the police’: 2020 interviews undermine Abdul El-Sayed’s claim he never advocated for unpopular movement
July 08, 2026
Breaking down 36 disastrous hours for American soccer as World Cup bubble bursts
July 07, 2026
Kazakhstan’s top court has ruled that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev can seek another seven years in office after a referendum on the constitution reset term limits for the office
July 07, 2026
The boundaries of heterosexuality are bending for women but not for men, who appear to have less room to explore and are bound to a more rigid, traditional concept of masculinity.
July 07, 2026
Walmart is lowering prices on summer BBQ items. Trump says it’s because of him
July 07, 2026
Staff for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has said that the senator is “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the Senate is out of session
July 07, 2026
Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him
July 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has posted a falsified image of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama boarding Air Force One covered with graffiti
July 06, 2026
Brexit architect Farage under pressure as questions over funding mount
July 05, 2026
A Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea has killed one person, according to Moscow-installed officials
July 05, 2026
U.S.
July 04, 2026
US officials attempted to warn Iran of fears that Israel would assassinate mediators
July 03, 2026
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says that could save consumers $1.1 billion next year, according to estimates obtained by the AP
July 02, 2026
President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans are reviving attacks on Democrats, labeling them communists
July 02, 2026
A federal filing shows President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses
July 01, 2026
President Donald Trump didn’t get what he wanted in some of the biggest Supreme Court cases this year: tariffs, birthright citizenship and the attempted firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
July 01, 2026
Myanmar junta chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Laos in the next few days, state media reported on Wednesday, his first trip to an ASEAN member
July 01, 2026
The Supreme Court has upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens
June 30, 2026
New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has revealed the reason for his four-month absence from the U.S. House
June 30, 2026
The newest book on Donald Trump is a big hit
July 01, 2026
A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment
June 30, 2026
The U.S.
June 30, 2026
Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home
June 30, 2026
An Indonesian court on Tuesday ruled that Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of tech firm Gojek and a former education minister, was guilty
June 30, 2026
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te warned military cadets on Tuesday not to succumb to China's spying activities and to defend freedom and
June 30, 2026
When Aleksandar Vucic announced that he will step down as president of Serbia, cutting short his mandate and
June 29, 2026
Ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to Bangladesh this year, brushing aside a death sentence handed down in absentia and denouncing the ruling as
June 29, 2026
Two years after their last debate, Biden jabs at Trump: ‘What a loser’
June 28, 2026
Trump ramps up attacks on Democrats as ‘godless Communists’ ahead of November’s midterms
June 27, 2026
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false
June 27, 2026
Supreme Court says Alito’s verbal reaction to Sotomayor was based on a ‘misunderstanding’
June 27, 2026
Gerardo Verdugo voted for Donald Trump in 2024 hoping for an economic revival.
June 25, 2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday he had warned Ukraine, against a background of rising tensions, not to try to drag his country into war
June 25, 2026
China has been contacting U.S. states and private firms to discourage engagement with Taiwan and mischaracterising U.S. policy, but links with Taiwan should be expanded,
June 25, 2026
President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again — about himself
June 24, 2026
House Democrats’ anxiety rises after wins by Mamdani-backed candidates: ‘Are we going to let them take over the party?’
June 25, 2026
The new power broker: How Zohran Mamdani muscled NYC’s Democratic establishment
June 24, 2026
Lebanon and Israel began a new round of talks on Tuesday in Washington, with Beirut determined to press ahead with direct negotiations even as they appear
June 23, 2026
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History highlights the complexities of the American story
June 23, 2026
Disney-owned ABC said on Monday it was launching an on-air campaign encouraging viewers
June 22, 2026
ABC enlists viewers in free-speech fight with Trump’s FCC
June 22, 2026
Sen. Brian Schatz, who many believe will take over the No. 2 role in the Democratic caucus next year, said in an interview with CNN's Manu Raju that "the quality of [President Donald Trump's] nominees would immediately have to go up."
June 21, 2026
President Donald Trump has now endorsed both Republican candidates for governor in South Carolina
June 20, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the
June 19, 2026
A diplomatic overture to the Kremlin by European Council President Antonio Costa has exposed divisions among EU
June 19, 2026
Analysis: What the missing center has meant for the Supreme Court
June 19, 2026
Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian American detained by U.S.
June 19, 2026
Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a call to defend democracy
June 18, 2026
New book reveals how Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun
June 19, 2026
Wall Street's major indexes advanced on Thursday with technology shares leading gains as optimism about a Middle East peace deal offset worries about a hawkish Federal Reserve
June 18, 2026
For both Roman gladiators and modern-day mixed martial arts participants, physical contests become moral dramas about sacrifice and human limits. That has led today’s fighters to right-wing politics.
June 17, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hopes of clinging to power in an election this autumn have long been shaky, but the
June 17, 2026
The leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa for changes to his party's representatives in the cabinet, including the demotion
June 17, 2026
Franklin Roosevelt helped launch the modern system of presidential libraries in the late 1930s
June 17, 2026
President Donald Trump seems to be testing their friendship as he pressures Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to sink the agreement with Iran to end the war
June 17, 2026
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing's state visit to China is set to give the former junta chief a significant diplomatic boost as he seeks to consolidate his grip on power in the
June 16, 2026
Ukraine has officially started European Union membership negotiations, a long process that requires political reforms while facing a Russian invasion
June 15, 2026
Vice President JD Vance writes about his religious journey in a new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith."
June 15, 2026
Medical helicopter crashes on Sacramento highway
US power use to reach record highs in 2025 and 2026, EIA says
South Asian women might be the winners of the gold rush
Rift deepens between the Philippines, China over South China Sea
The ancient monastery hanging from the side of a cliff
Wall Street regulator eases IPO path during government shutdown
'Letters from Home': Honor Flight recreates Vietnam War mail call
Suspects in Louvre Museum heist arrested