House Republicans continue to flail, further endangering their majority
In his bid to claim the House speaker’s gavel and end three weeks of chaos last fall, Rep. Mike Johnson mapped out an ambitious agenda. Week by week, month by…
At least 11 people injured after projectiles reportedly fired from Lebanon into Israel
At least 11 people have been injured after projectiles were reportedly fired from Lebanon into Majdal Shams, Golan Heights on Saturday, according to the Israel Defense Forces and Israel’s national…
At Manny’s cafe, group therapy for newly hopeful Democrats
SAN FRANCISCO — They filed in tentatively, taking seats on plush couches and folding chairs arranged in a semicircle in the cafe’s gently lit backroom. Here would be safe to…
Who was behind the sabotage of France’s railway network? Here’s what we know
France is still facing travel disruption a day after saboteurs targeted high-speed railway lines in an attack coinciding with the start of the Olympics. As operators try to get service…
At least 30 killed and over 100 injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
At least 30 people have been killed and over 100 injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Deir-al Balah, central Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health…
Pennsylvania presidential election results could again take days to count
When the polls closed on election night in 2020, President Donald Trump appeared to be winning Pennsylvania. But over the next several days, as officials counted mail-in ballots, his lead…
Netanyahu’s U.S. visit revealed ‘no workable plan’ for peace, critics say
The applause was loudest at the beginning, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared to a joint meeting of Congress that Israel “will win” in its fight against Hamas. They applauded,…
Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she’s working to elect him.
During her rise through America’s most prestigious schools, law firms and judicial clerkships, Usha Vance rarely — if ever — volunteered her opinions on the nation’s bitterly partisan politics to…
Blinken meets China’s top diplomat in Laos as global giants keep communication lines open
The most senior diplomats from China and the United States began talks in Laos on Saturday as the two global powers try to maintain lines of communication despite their deepening…
Harris vs. Trump: 100 days from election, it’s a dramatically altered presidential race
Sunday marks 100 days until Election Day 2024. It also marks one week since President Biden’s political landscape-altering announcement that he was suspending his re-election rematch against former President Trump.…