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As Platner targets Senate seat, fellow Democrats hold their noses ahead of Maine primary
Reports about presumptive Senate nominee Graham Platner's past have left some of his fellow Democrats feeling uneasy about him just days before the state's primary.
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Missing US student found dead near Kyoto, Japan, mother says
An American student who disappeared while on a family vacation in Japan was found dead outside Kyoto, his mother wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday.
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White House AI policy adviser Krishnan to leave position
White House artificial intelligence policy adviser Sriram Krishnan on Saturday said he will leave his position at the end of June, marking the exit of a leading figure helping c...
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Son of James Handy's girlfriend charged with actor's murder
Prosecutors filed murder charges on Friday against the man arrested in the fatal stabbing of veteran Hollywood actor James Handy, a familiar face in dozens of films and television...
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Democrat Xavier Becerra projected to advance to November ballot for California governor
Democratic former cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra is projected to advance to the November ballot for California governor after Tuesday's primary election, U.S. media s...
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Trump urges Pulte to fire intelligence community employees, WSJ reports
U.S. President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Friday he wants acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte to begin the process of firing a large number of e...
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Trump's UFC fight at White House combines punches and politics
U.S. President Donald Trump is bringing his affinity for mixed martial arts to the White House, staging a night of cage fighting on the South Lawn on June 14 — his 80th birthday — ...
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Trump campaigns in Wisconsin district targeted by Democrats
U.S. President Donald Trump will travel on Friday to central Wisconsin where his Republican Party hopes to hold on to a congressional seat in this year's midterm elections.
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US appeals court to hear challenge to Trump's White House ballroom
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will ask an appeals court on Friday to allow construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East...
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Trump's latest tariff salvo no fix for global issue of forced labor
President Donald Trump's threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down on forced labour will do little to fight modern slavery — and could...
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US House backs Russia sanctions, Ukraine aid, in latest blow to Trump
The House voted 226 to 195 for the Ukraine Support Act, which reached the floor after languishing for months. A handful of Republicans joined Democrats in signing a discharge petit...
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Kennedy Center to remove Trump name after court decision
The Kennedy Center in Washington on Thursday ordered staff to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the institution to comply with a federal court ruling, according to two pe...
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Trump says he will not nominate Pulte to be permanent intelligence chief
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated that he will not nominate mortgage regulator Bill Pulte to be the nation's intelligence chief once his temporary appointment expi...
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Trump to build Lincoln Memorial promenade as part of Washington revamp
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a promenade will be built onto the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, the latest in a series of construction projects he has launched in ...
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United issued safety bulletin to pilots after plane struck light pole near Newark airport
United Airlines issued a safety bulletin to pilots on approaches at Newark airport after a Boeing 767 aircraft struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike on May 3.
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Trump Jr. talks crypto and geopolitics at business gathering in Switzerland
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the U.S. president and a senior executive of the Trump family business, extolled the virtues of cryptocurrencies and expressed views on the co...
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Ex-Trump adviser Bolton to plead guilty in classified documents case, faces $2.25 million fine, sources say
John Bolton, a prominent critic of U.S. President Donald Trump who once served as his national security adviser, plans to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents and will...
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US Postal Service not expected to run out of cash next year, official says
The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission told lawmakers on Thursday it does not believe the financially troubled Postal Service will run out of cash next year, but it faces significa...
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