WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, at a major defense conference in Singapore […]
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo medical procedure at Walter Reed, transfer powers to deputy, Pentagon says
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Harris announces plans to help give 80% of Africa access to the internet by 2030, up from 40% now
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing the formation of a new partnership to help provide internet access to 80% of Africa by 2030, […]
Biden selected as nominee in Idaho Democratic caucuses
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Democrats on Thursday selected Joe Biden as their their nominee for the White House, giving the president more delegates after he […]
Trump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t known for letting slights pass. Yet for weeks, the famously combative presumptive Republican nominee has […]
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges
CONCORD, N.H. — A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire’s presidential primary faces […]
The ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that […]
Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district […]
Trump holds a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo his hometown
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump campaigned Thursday in one of the most Democratic counties in the nation, holding a rally in the South […]
Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans again blocked a bill meant to clamp down on the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border […]