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What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries as Trump’s endorsement is put to the test
WASHINGTON | Is there a future in politics for Republicans who cross President Donald Trump? The signs this year suggest no, and Trump has convinced his voters to defeat his adversaries again and again. The next test of the president’s power to extract retribution is on Tuesday, when Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky faces a […]
Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable US relations after Trump summit
BEIJING | Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip to Beijing. Putin is scheduled to be in China on Tuesday and Wednesday in a visit likely to be closely watched as Beijing seeks […]
Trump moves to dismiss $10B suit against the Internal Revenue Service over leak of tax returns
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump on Monday moved to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns amid reports that his administration was poised to create a fund to compensate some of his allies. The disclosure was made in a filing in federal court in Florida, […]
3 young people arrested in series of random shootings across Austin that left 4 injured
AUSTIN, Texas | Three young people were in custody following at least 10 random weekend shootings in Austin, Texas, that left four people injured, city officials said. Driving around the city in stolen vehicles, at least two of the suspects fired at two fire stations, apartment buildings and houses during a string of robberies and […]
In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Thousands of people rallied Saturday in the city considered the crucible of the modern Civil Rights Movement to push back against conservative states’ efforts to dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation. The gathering in Montgomery, Alabama, was put together in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened […]
Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy — with the military band and garden tour in Beijing giving way to pressure over how to fix America’s escalating inflation rate. Consumer inflation in the United States increased to 3.8% annually in April, […]
Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say
MIAMI | The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Trump threatens possible military action against the communist-run island. One of the people told the AP that the potential indictment is connected to […]
Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury deadlocks
NEW YORK | Jurors deadlocked in Harvey Weinstein ‘s rape retrial Friday, forcing another mistrial in a #MeToo-era case that has gone to trial three times so far. While the former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on two U.S. coasts and remains behind bars, the mistrial leaves the New York rape […]
What to know about Xi’s warning to Trump over the ‘Taiwan Question’
HONG KONG | China on Thursday stepped up its tough stance on Taiwan, an island democracy it deems its territory, warning the United States that Beijing and Washington will “have clashes and even conflicts” if the issue is not handled properly. China’s President Xi Jinping stressed during his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that […]
Russia presses its barrages of Ukraine as Trump talks of possible peace and Kyiv is emboldened
KYIV, Ukraine | More than 100 Russian drones targeted areas of Ukraine on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, hours after another barrage of civilian areas killed at least eight people. “Russia continues its strikes and is doing so brazenly — deliberately targeting our railway infrastructure and civilian sites in our cities,” Zelenskyy said in a […]