POLITICS
Uganda's president says strong election victory over his youthful challenger a taste of his strength
Read full article: Uganda's president says strong election victory over his youthful challenger a taste of his strengthPresident Yoweri Museveni says his landslide victory in Uganda's election shows his party's dominance.
Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
Read full article: Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over GreenlandThe eight European countries targeted by U_S_ President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland have criticized the move in an unusually strong joint statement, warning that his threats āundermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.ā.
Hard-right populist wins a place in a two-way runoff in Portugalās presidential election
Read full article: Hard-right populist wins a place in a two-way runoff in Portugalās presidential electionAndrĆ© Ventura, the leader of Portugal's hard-right Chega party, has placed second in the country's presidential election.
US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush
Read full article: US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambushA third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader.
Thousands rally in Serbia as students vow to continue fight against corruption
Read full article: Thousands rally in Serbia as students vow to continue fight against corruptionThousands of people have rallied in Serbia as university students announced a new stage in their struggle against President Aleksandar Vucicās government.
Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflicts
Read full article: Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflictsPresident Donald Trumpās āBoard of Peaceā that was initially seen as a mechanism focused on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is taking shape with ambitions to have a far broader mandate of other global crises.
Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump's attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
Read full article: Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump's attacks on green energy will hurt GOPLongtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in solar energy despite the Trump administration rolling back environmental regulations and freezing offshore wind projects.
FAA urges pilots to exercise caution over eastern Pacific, citing 'military activities'
Read full article: FAA urges pilots to exercise caution over eastern Pacific, citing 'military activities'The Federal Aviation Administration is urging U.S. aircraft operators to āexercise cautionā when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing āmilitary activitiesā and satellite navigation interference.
Texas Republicans have huge cash edge in statewide elections
Read full article: Texas Republicans have huge cash edge in statewide electionsDemocrats could be more competitive financially in the U.S. Senate race, but their comparatively small fundraising hauls for state office leave them with fewer resources to reach voters.
Trump quietly appoints 4 members to commission that will review his White House ballroom plan
Read full article: Trump quietly appoints 4 members to commission that will review his White House ballroom planPresident Donald Trump this week quietly appointed four new members to the Commission of Fine Arts, one of two federal panels reviewing his plan to build a White House ballroom.
Hereās who has the financial edge to replace Attorney General Ken Paxton
Read full article: Hereās who has the financial edge to replace Attorney General Ken PaxtonThe four-way Republican primary drew millions in donations over the second half of 2025, outpacing the comparatively meager fundraising by Democrats led by Sen. Nathan Johnson.
Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of popular Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits
Read full article: Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of popular Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuitsThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
Venezuelan opposition leader is confident about return of democracy but says little of her plans
Read full article: Venezuelan opposition leader is confident about return of democracy but says little of her plansVenezuelan opposition leader MarĆa Corina Machado says sheās confident of her countryās eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military ousted former President NicolĆ”s Maduro.
Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisoners
Read full article: Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisonersPresident Donald Trump is thanking Iran for not following through on executions of more than 800 political prisoners.
Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor VƔzquez in campaign finance case, official says
Read full article: Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor VƔzquez in campaign finance case, official saysPresident Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda VƔzquez, a White House official said.
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they donāt back the US controlling Greenland
Read full article: Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they donāt back the US controlling GreenlandU.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they donāt back the U.S. controlling Greenland.
The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it
Read full article: The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles itThe Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities.
When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump's GOP?
Read full article: When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump's GOP?Four-term Texas Sen. John Cornyn is in the political fight of his career.
Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows
Read full article: Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll showsA new AP-NORC poll finds nearly a year into President Donald Trumpās second term, his work on the economy hasnāt lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party.
How teaching middle school in one of Texasā poorest neighborhoods spurred James Talaricoās U.S. Senate bid
Read full article: How teaching middle school in one of Texasā poorest neighborhoods spurred James Talaricoās U.S. Senate bidTalaricoās two years as a public school teacher is central to his Democratic Senate campaign after shaping his policy goals and driving his political rise through the Texas House.
LGBTQ+ San Antonio residents criticize cityās plan to replace rainbow crosswalks with rainbow sidewalks
Read full article: LGBTQ+ San Antonio residents criticize cityās plan to replace rainbow crosswalks with rainbow sidewalksAfter a lawsuit failed to stop the crosswalkās removal, caused by a threat to funding, some residents called its replacement a consolation that ignores a larger fight in the state.
Uganda's president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference
Read full article: Uganda's president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interferenceUganda's President Yoweri Museveni has an early lead in a tense presidential election.
White House and governors pressure grid operator to boost power supply, slow electricity price hikes
Read full article: White House and governors pressure grid operator to boost power supply, slow electricity price hikesThe White House and a bipartisan group of governors are taking aim at power shortages and price spikes from data centers for artificial intelligence.
How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experience
Read full article: How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experienceAs Attorney General Pam Bondi approaches her first anniversary on the job, the firings of career attorneys have defined her turbulent tenure.
Trump isn't waiting for future generations to name things after him. It's happening now
Read full article: Trump isn't waiting for future generations to name things after him. It's happening nowPresident Donald Trump isn't waiting for future generations to decide to name important things in his honor ā he's doing it himself.
Greg Abbott enters 2026 Texas governorās race with staggering $106 million on hand
Read full article: Greg Abbott enters 2026 Texas governorās race with staggering $106 million on handAbbott raised almost $23 million from July through December, while his leading Democratic challenger, state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, brought in $1.3 million in the last 10 weeks of 2025.
Senators worry that US Postal Service changes could disenfranchise voters who cast ballots by mail
Read full article: Senators worry that US Postal Service changes could disenfranchise voters who cast ballots by mailA group of U.S. senators is voicing concern over U.S. Postal Service processing changes and what those could mean for voting with mail ballots.
Ex-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema sued for allegedly breaking up bodyguard's marriage
Read full article: Ex-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema sued for allegedly breaking up bodyguard's marriageFormer U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema allegedly had a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail, leading to the breakup of his marriage.
Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy
Read full article: Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policyThe university said content of the graduate course, which was already underway, was not adequately disclosed, forcing the cancellation. The professor disagrees.
US names major sporting events other than World Cup, Olympics exempt from Trump visa ban
Read full article: US names major sporting events other than World Cup, Olympics exempt from Trump visa banThe Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as āmajor sporting eventsā ā aside from soccer's 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games ā that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban.
Middle East allies in blitz of diplomacy urged Trump to hold off on Iran strikes, diplomat says
Read full article: Middle East allies in blitz of diplomacy urged Trump to hold off on Iran strikes, diplomat saysSeveral Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the governmentās deadly crackdown on protesters.
Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate 'woke distractions'
Read full article: Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate 'woke distractions'The Defense Department says it is revamping the military newspaper Stars and Stripes to focus on āreporting for our warfightersā and eliminate woke distractions.
Aggressive tactics used on Minneapolis protesters raise concerns about federal officer training
Read full article: Aggressive tactics used on Minneapolis protesters raise concerns about federal officer trainingFederal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics ā including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants ā actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent attacks and growing protests.
New Texas poll finds Talarico leading Crockett by 9 points in Senate Democratic primary
Read full article: New Texas poll finds Talarico leading Crockett by 9 points in Senate Democratic primaryTexasā Senate Republican primary, meanwhile, looks headed for a runoff. The survey found U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in a dead heat against Attorney General Ken Paxton, with neither eclipsing 30%.
In South Texas, local Republicans push for more wins as Latinos appear to sour on Trump
Read full article: In South Texas, local Republicans push for more wins as Latinos appear to sour on TrumpEven as Trump's approval ratings fall with Latinos, a constellation of grassroots Republicans are working to secure wins in the midterms.
Democrats hope a blue wave washes over Wisconsin and gives them total control of battleground state
Read full article: Democrats hope a blue wave washes over Wisconsin and gives them total control of battleground stateWisconsin Democrats are hoping to flip majority control of the Legislature and retain the governor's seat this year.
Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate raises 10 times more than conservative
Read full article: Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate raises 10 times more than conservativeThe Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court raised 10 times as much last year as her Republican-endorsed opponent, putting in stark relief the challenge conservatives face in winning the race in the battleground state.
US sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against the government
Read full article: US sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against the governmentThe U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against Iranās theocratic government.
Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet
Read full article: Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yetThe final day to select Affordable Care Act health insurance for the year has arrived across much of the country.
US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil
Read full article: US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oilU.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela.
Live updates: Venezuelaās Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize during meeting
Read full article: Live updates: Venezuelaās Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize during meetingVenezuelan opposition leader MarĆa Corina Machado has discussed her countryās future with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.