Politics

(AFP) - Is it still the economy, stupid? US President Donald Trump has floated a string of sometimes outlandish policy ideas as he seeks to fight back on the cost-of-living...

(AFP) - It began as a simple stunt -- a long, provocative chat between two lightning rods of the American right. The goal: spark debate, go viral and maybe boost...

(AFP) - Roads and sidewalks in the US capital Washington were again clogged as thousands of federal employees returned to work Thursday following the record-breaking government shutdown -- but some,...

(AFP) - Chilean presidential hopeful Jeannette Jara, a communist, told AFP on Thursday that she would pursue "pragmatism and mutual respect" in her ties with US President Donald Trump, despite...

(AFP) - The BBC said Thursday it was investigating a possible second instance in which a speech by US President Donald Trump was edited in a misleading way. On Monday...

(AFP) - Colombia's leftist president backtracked on a threat to cut decades-old intelligence ties with the United States Thursday, a move the country's ex-spy chiefs had dubbed "unthinkable" and "absurd....

(AFP) - A senior US official sounded a positive note Thursday about trade talks with Switzerland, as the Alpine nation's economy minister Guy Parmelin visited Washington hoping to reduce steep...

(AFP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release on bond of hundreds of undocumented migrants arrested in Chicago in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings...

Washington (AFP) - The United States pressed its final circulating penny on Wednesday, in a move made to save money as the one-cent coin denomination became less relevant over time....

(AFP) - John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg will seek a seat in the US House of Representatives, he said in a social media announcement that highlighted the soaring cost...