Politics

(AFP) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning for questioning from US lawmakers over his relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose network of wealthy...

(AFP) - US consumer inflation surged to a fresh three-year high in May, with soaring energy prices caused by US President Donald Trump's war in Iran posing a key challenge...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Iran has taken too long to negotiate a deal over the conflict in the Middle East and will now "have...

(AFP) - Steve Hilton, a Republican candidate for California governor backed by US President Donald Trump, will face off with Democrat Xavier Becerra in a November runoff vote, US media...

(AFP) - Elon Musk has become the most powerful, prolific and bewildering human on earth and is about to become the world's first trillionaire if his latest brainchild -- the...

(AFP) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was set to face questioning Wednesday from US lawmakers over his relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose network of wealthy and powerful...

(AFP) - From explicit calls for murder to sexual harassment, violent threats targeting US lawmakers on Facebook rocketed after tech giant Meta rolled back key content moderation policies last year,...

(AFP) - The US Congress on Tuesday passed a $70 billion bill funding President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown through the rest of his term, ending months of bitter partisan...

(AFP) - The United States expects to complete President Donald Trump's long-promised southern border wall by late 2027, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said Tuesday. The barrier...

(AFP) - A charismatic but scandal-prone oyster farmer cast as Democrats' answer to Trump-style populism won a primary vote Tuesday, landing the nomination for an election central to the party's...