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President Donald Trump expressed reluctance toward nominating Kevin Hassett as Federal Reserve chair, casting further doubt over his search for the next head of the central bank.

Denmark and Greenland are stepping up lobbying of U.S. lawmakers in an effort to head off President Donald Trump’s push to take control of Greenland.

KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has only about half the electricity that it needs as it faces its most severe wartime energy crisis following waves of Russian attacks on its infrastructure, mayor Vitali Klitschko told Reuters on Friday.

HAVANA – Thousands of Cubans gathered before the U.S. embassy in Havana at daybreak Friday to protest against what they denounced as U.S. aggression in the region following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicola Maduro, a Cuban ally.

After three days without power in subzero temperatures, tech enterpreneur Anastasiya Stepula decided to leave her apartment in central Kyiv in search of heat.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said he does not support abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a week after a federal agent fatally shot a woman in Minnesota, sparking mass protests and reigniting a national debate about how to rein in the agency. “I disagree,” Newsom told conservative pundit Ben Shapiro on a Thursday episode of the “This Is Gavin Newsom” podcast. Shapiro ...

SEOUL – A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in December 2024.

President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota on Thursday, raising the prospect of sending U.S. troops into Minneapolis, despite opposition from state and local leaders, to quell protests over a recent federal immigration enforcement surge.

Republican Rep. Don Bacon indicated there could be bipartisan support to impeach President Donald Trump for a third time if he invades Greenland. Days after the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and took its leader into custody, the president began expressing renewed interest in acquiring Greenland. Polls overwhelmingly show Greenland doesn’t want to be part of the U.S. Denmark — the ...

The White House has reportedly stashed millions of dollars from sales of Venezuelan oil in Qatari banks since the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, raising huge questions about how the money will be allocated and if Congress and the American public will have a say.

As global officials confirm that 2025 was Earth’s third-hottest year on record, a new poll shows Americans are sharply divided over the role of science in the United States.

Pennsylvania federal prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against 26 people for allegedly rigging bets on college and Chinese professional basketball games, the latest case to accuse athletes of cheating at legalized sports betting that has exploded in popularity in the U.S. 

Idaho U.S. Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo say Christians are under attack throughout the world, and religious freedom needs to be reprioritized in the U.S. and abroad. Risch, a Republican who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution that reasserts America’s role as a global leader for religious liberty. Specifically, the resolution seeks to reaffirm that the U.S. ...

European countries sent small numbers of military personnel to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark said it was pressing on with plans for a "larger and more permanent" NATO presence to secure the island coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to unify his party behind his takeover of Venezuela succeeded Wednesday when all but three Senate Republicans voted to block a resolution opposing further military action in the country. Vice President JD Vance broke a tie vote in order to stop the resolution. The vote followed fiery phone calls from Trump to GOP defectors who last week ...

In a major victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic party, a federal court ruled Wednesday that California can use its newly configured boundaries for congressional districts for the 2026 midterm elections, increasing Democrats’ odds of winning five additional U.S. House seats in the state next year and seizing control of the chamber. The GOP asked a federal court in Los Angeles to ...

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said a “fundamental disagreement” remained after a meeting of top diplomats in Washington, while announcing an agreement to form a high-level working group on Greenland amid threats of a U.S. takeover.