Politics

(AFP) - Three years ago, Derrick Evans was taking part in the January 6, 2021,  assault on the US Capitol, joining hundreds of other Donald Trump supporters who refused to...

(AFP) - A colorful former tabloid publisher took the witness stand Tuesday at Donald Trump's "hush money" trial and described how he suppressed negative stories about the real estate tycoon,...

(AFP) - Donald Trump met with former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso in New York on Tuesday, part of the Republican's shadow diplomacy as he campaigns to return to the...

Washington (AFP) - The United States Justice Department said Tuesday it had agreed to pay almost $139 million to victims of sex abuser Larry Nassar, for its bungled investigation into...

(AFP) - A Moscow court on Tuesday denied US journalist Evan Gershkovich's appeal against the extension of his pre-trial detention in the espionage case that he and American authorities have...

(AFP) - Taiwan's incoming president Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday that a multi-billion US military aid package will "strengthen deterrence against authoritarianism", as China ramps up political and military pressure...

(AFP) - The US Senate was marching toward a late Tuesday vote to green-light major military aid for Ukraine, a much-awaited package that includes assistance for Israel and Taiwan and...

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in...

(AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration announced a new rule Monday to protect the privacy of women who go out of their home state to have legal abortions, amid fears...

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outside, as the country grapples with increasing rates of Americans living on...