New US House map in Florida accused of violating state ban on partisan gerrymandering

New U.S. House districts that could help Republicans win several additional seats in Florida got their first test in court Friday against assertions that theyRead More

Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not made a decision on whether to move forward with a major arms package forRead More

Reports: US to seek indictment of Raúl Castro for 1996 downing of Brothers to the Rescue planes; Trump declines comment

The U.S. Department of Justice is planning to indict former Cuban President Raúl Castro in connection to the Brothers to the Rescue shootdown, according toRead More

Trump insists US-China relations are in a good place despite differences as he wraps up Beijing trip

BEIJING (AP) — As President Donald Trump wraps up his whirlwind visit to China on Friday, he’s insistent that relations between the world’s two biggest powers are good andRead More

China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly, an unusuallyRead More

FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations in heated Senate exchange

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel angrily lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker at a budget hearing Tuesday, calling allegations that he drinks excessively on theRead More

Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China’s Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran war, trade and U.S. armsRead More

Former Florida congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick plans to run for Congress amid criminal allegations

Nearly a month after resigning her congressional seat before an ethics vote in the House, former Florida congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick said she’s going to runRead More

Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end game

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the IranRead More

Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to a widely used abortion pill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether toRead More