Federal officials are targeting Democratic-led states over alleged safety-net fraud. Critics worry a drumbeat of unfounded accusations could undermine public trust. (Image credit: Giovanna Dell'Orto)...
Protests began in Iran in response to worsening economic conditions and as the Iranian rial hit record lows against the US dollar....
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US President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take control of Greenland, the White House said on January 7, upping tensions that Denmark warns could destroy the NATO all...
The leaders of around 35 countries are meeting in Paris on Tuesday to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine with Kyiv eager to secure concrete commitments if Russia attacks again....
Trump said the US could reimburse American oil companies for expanding operations in Venezuela. Doug Mills/The New York Times/Getty Images Trump said the US may reimburse oil firms for expanding opera...
Crowds gather in Caracas following news that the US captured Venezuela's President Maduro. Jeampier Arguinzones/picture alliance via Getty Images Following the US strike in Venezuela and capture of Pr...
$15 minimum wage signs outside the Capitol Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Minimum wage increased in 19 states on January 1, affecting over 8 million workers. Washington, D.C., leads wit...
Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was sworn in on Thursday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. After the clocks struck m...
Jared Isaacman said the US will return to the moon under Trump's presidency. NASA/Bill Ingalls Billionaire CEO Jared Isaacman is the 15th administrator of NASA. Isaacman has led and flown on two Space...
Analysts say caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party will come first but lack a majority, leaving ethnic minorities key to ending the stalemate....
In his annual end-of-year press conference, Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov summed up the progress made in the reconciliation process with Armenia and looked ahead to its futu...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is trying to force a vote on a bill to ban stock trading. But leaders in both parties have other ideas. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images A GOP congresswoman is t...
Trump again said last week that land attacks against drug cartels would follow recent US maritime operations in the Pacific and Caribbean, without specifying where or when....
Threatened by two motions of no-confidence, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has asked the Minister of the Interior to look into the possibility of holding legislative elections on the same dates as m...
Relatives and friends of political prisoners held vigils outside several Venezuelan prisons as they are awaiting the release of detainees following pressure from the United States....
How are the calls to deport Nicki Minaj to Trinidad and the ICE shooting in Minneapolis related? They illustrate the contradictions that come up when people try to cherry pick applications of the law....
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Malaysia on Thursday moved to bring some of the world’s biggest social media and messaging platforms under its licensing regime, closing a year-long gap in which several tech giants had operated witho...
The 2024 US election saw more money and support from the crypto and blockchain industry than ever before, with some experts predicting a repeat in the midterms....