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Ex-President Joe Biden's cancer has spread, is very painful, son says
Former U.S. President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said in an interview with the BBC.
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Hawaii primary is latest to pit Democratic incumbent against younger, more left-wing challenger
The ideological divide roiling U.S. Democratic politics moves to Hawaii on Saturday, where voters will decide whether to nominate a seasoned lawmaker to another term in Congress o...
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Senate Republicans narrowly confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general
Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between the Trump administration and Senate Republicans who worry that we would fail to rein in t...
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US says it plans $1 billion security assistance to government of Colombia's new leader
The U.S. State Department said on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration plans to provide $1 billion in security assistance to the government of Colombia's new right...
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New Jersey opens civil rights probe of privately run ICE detention center in Newark
New Jersey civil rights officials have opened an investigation into the treatment of detainees at a controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark run by th...
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Veteran economist, insider Matsumoto wins Senate approval as BLS commissioner
The U.S. Senate on Friday approved career economist Brett Matsumoto as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, potentially easing trust concerns after President Donald Trum...
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Trump moving forward with attempt to fire Lisa Cook after Supreme Court ruling -ABC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is moving forward with his attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after the U.S. Supreme Court in June refused to let the president fire h...
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Explainer: How are Reuters/Ipsos US public opinion polls conducted?
Reuters/Ipsos conducts polls of national U.S. public opinion on a variety of political, business and social topics including a regular reading on the approval of the president and ...
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A progressive wave is testing the Democratic Party
Hi all, the Politics U.S. Newsletter comes to you this week from the skies above Texas, as I return from a reporting trip in Las Vegas. President Donald Trump was in town, too, and...
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Republican U.S. Senator McConnell says he has been released from rehab center
Longtime Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said he was released from a rehabilitation center on Thursday and would continue his recovery from a fall and from pneumonia at h...
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Jailed ex-US Marine may be near death in Russia, sister, advocacy groups say
A former U.S. Marine jailed in Russia since 2022 and allegedly tortured and injected with mind-altering drugs, slipped into a stupor in June and may be close to death, according to...
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In deep-red Tennessee, governor's race becomes showdown between staunch Trump allies
Tennessee Republicans head to the polls on Thursday to choose their nominee for governor in a tightening race between two of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress: U...
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Trump reiterates his positive portrayal of Iran talks
President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran seemed "to be working out quite well," reiterating his positive portrayal of the negotiations on the Iran war without elaborating on...
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US halts avocado export inspections in Mexico's Michoacan over security alert
The United States has suspended avocado export inspections in Mexico's Michoacan state after a security alert on Wednesday, potentially delaying shipments from the country's top p...
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Progressive El-Sayed wins Michigan primary in jolt to Democrats
The race served as a battleground between progressives and moderates over support for Israel, an issue that has played out in primaries nationwide this year.
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Trump to promote tax cuts in Nevada visit as Republicans battle for House seats
The trip is part of a more aggressive political push by the White House.
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Christina Hines wins Democratic primary for competitive US House seat in Michigan, US media projects
Special victims prosecutor Christina Hines won the Democratic nomination for a competitive congressional district in Michigan, according to U.S. media.
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US Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez advances to general election in Washington battleground district, US media projects
U.S. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez advanced to November's general election in a Washington battleground district, according to U.S. media.
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