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Israeli voters will head to the polls Tuesday in an election with implications beyond the countryβs borders. It is Israelβs first election since Hamasβ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, which killed around 1,200 people and saw more than 250 abducted. The Palestinian Ministry of Health says Israelβs subsequent military campaign in Gaza has killed more than…
Former Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat from Alaska and U.S. Senate candidate, speaks during the 2026 Alaska Fisheries Debate with Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, not pictured, in Kodiak, Alaska, US, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. Nathaniel Wilder | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge Monday night fast-tracked the Department of Justice’s…
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Department of Justice’s firing last year of New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawful. Judge Jesse Furman, in his ruling, also granted Maurene Comey retroactive reinstatement and back pay as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of…
Over nearly 10 years in Congress, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has cultivated an image as a middle-of-the-road GOP lawmaker who operates above the partisan fray and is willing to buck President Donald Trump. It’s a formula that has allowed Fitzpatrick, who is among the most moderate lawmakers on Capitol Hill according to his hometown newspaper, to…
Brazil’s President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves a national flag during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 26, 2026. Miguel Schincariol | Afp | Getty Images Luiz InΓ‘cio Lula da Silva has won a fourth term as Brazil’s president, overturning a first-round deficit to beat Senator FlΓ‘vio Bolsonaro…
The Audi logo can be seen on a car dealership in Manhattan. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images DETROIT β Audi’s CEO defended the carmaker’s plans for a new $4 billion plant in Georgia on Sunday, calling it a business decision aimed at growing sales and reducing exposure to U.S. tariffs. The plant,…
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday seized on what he described as cruelty and indecency coming from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, stepping into one of the nation’s ugliest midterm fights as he worked to rally Democratic voters in battleground Ohio. Obama specifically targeted Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has doubled down…
Sajjad Hussain | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump is expected to β announce on Saturday that βVolkswagen’s premium subsidiary βAudi βplans to build a new assembly plant β in βGeorgia that will produce β 200,000 SUVs annually, a government official told Reuters. Trump, who has urged automakers to build more vehicles in the United States and…
A Ukrainian soldier of the 61st Separate Mechanized Brigade uses the Starlink system during military exercises in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, June 2023 (Photo by Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Ukraine said Saturday that high-speed service has been restored for SpaceX‘s Starlink and Starshield satellite communication systems, a day…
With less than two weeks to go before the congressional elections, Americans are nearly as gloomy about the economy as they were when the nation was emerging from the pandemic, and President Donald Trump’s economic approval rating is hitting an all-time low, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey.Β Eight out of 10 Americans…