Politics News

December 08, 2019

Arkansas officer fatally shot outside station; suspect dead

A police officer has been fatally shot outside a police station in northwestern Arkansas and the suspected gunman is dead, ...

December 08, 2019

Official: Base shooter watched shooting videos before attack

The Saudi student who fatally shot three sailors at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week ...

December 08, 2019

Andrew Yang having fun, but Democrat's message is serious

Of all the many Democrats running for president, Andrew Yang is having the most fun. Unburdened by expectations and ...

December 08, 2019

Watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid, despite flaws

The Justice Department's internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report Monday that is expected to reject ...

December 08, 2019

AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the people he forgets he knew

When certain associates and acquaintances of President Donald Trump get into hot water, he forgets he ever knew them.

December 08, 2019

Ukraine faces new challenges in peace talks with Russia

When new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sits down Monday for peace talks in Paris with Russian President Vladimir ...

December 08, 2019

Iran says new budget bucks US oil embargo, uses Russian loan

Iran's president said on Sunday his country will depend less on oil revenue next year, in a new budget that is designed to ...

December 08, 2019

In Florida, Trump says he's Israel's best pal in White House

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Israel has never had a better friend in the White House than him because, unlike ...

December 08, 2019

China's trade with US sinks in November amid tariff war

China's trade with the United States sank again in November as negotiators worked on the first stage of a possible deal to ...

December 08, 2019

Biden calls Sanders' pitch to leverage Israel aid 'bizarre'

Joe Biden said Saturday that it is “bizarre” for Bernie Sanders to propose withholding U.S. military aid from Israel if the ...

December 08, 2019

New Amazon lease for NY space renews debate over failed deal

Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than a year ...

December 08, 2019

Impeachment collides with funding deadline, testing Congress

The impeachment drama is dominating Washington, but leading figures such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still have their day ...

December 08, 2019

Minnesota National Guard identifies 3 killed in copter crash

The Minnesota National Guard says the three soldiers who were killed when their helicopter crashed near St. Cloud this week ...

December 08, 2019

Trump: Giuliani wants to take information to Barr, Congress

President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani wants to take the information he has ...

December 07, 2019

Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist

A Princeton scholar held for three years in Iran on widely criticized espionage charges was freed Saturday as part of a ...

December 07, 2019

Pentagon chief plans to shift US focus to China and Russia

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday he still plans to shift the American military’s focus to competing with China and ...

December 07, 2019

Evo Morales' party choosing candidates for Bolivia elections

With its top leader absent, the party of Evo Morales gathered Saturday in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba to start choosing ...

December 07, 2019

No malarkey: Biden courts Iowans, balances national campaign

Minutes after Joe Biden met Cathy Buxengard, he commandeered her cellphone to talk with her 99-year-old mother about her ...

December 07, 2019

Chicago chief's firing again rattles confidence in force

The unceremonious firing of Chicago's police superintendent just weeks before his retirement has rattled a department that, ...