Washington — As Justice Department lawyers work to defend President Trump’s second-term policies in scores of lawsuits, the president’s proclivity for posting on social media is providing a trove of evidence for lawyers challenging his actions in court. In at least a dozen cases out of hundreds that have been filed, judges have pointed to …
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana — in the Buckeye State, they’ll be casting ballots in Senate, House and governor’s primary races, while Hoosiers will weigh in on House and state races. Indiana is heavily Republican, but President Trump will be keeping an eye on some of the state races …
JOHANNESBURG, May 4 (Reuters) – The first victim of a suspected hantavirus outbreak had already been dead 21 days when fellow passenger Jake Rosmarin posted a video about cows he had seen on a remote volcanic island in the Atlantic, showing no indication he was aware his cruise ship was about to be quarantined. But …
MOSCOW, May 5 (Reuters) – Russia cut off mobile internet services to many customers in Moscow on Tuesday ahead of the May 9 annual parade celebrating victory over Nazi Germany that has been scaled back due to the threat of drone attacks from Ukraine, Reuters reporters said. Russia has this year cracked down on the …
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday announced sanctions against 35 people and entities it said were involved in recruiting vulnerable migrants to fight for Russia in its war in Ukraine and produce drones for use in the conflict. The Foreign Office announced 17 designations under its global irregular migration sanctions regime, relating to …
By Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST, May 5 (Reuters) – One of Hungary’s top media players, whose companies have benefited from lucrative state contracts under the outgoing government, has offered to hand over his firms and some of his investments to the state as the new government takes over. Gyula Balasy, owner of several …
The U.S. Department of Education says it opened an investigation Monday into Smith College, an all-women’s institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women. In a press release, the department says Smith has been “admitting biological men.” The probe by the department’s Office of Civil Rights will look at whether the college violated Title IX, a …
VATICAN CITY, May 5 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with Pope Leo on Thursday will include a “frank conversation” about Trump administration policies, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See said on Tuesday. “Nations have disagreements, and I think one of the ways that you work through those is … through …
May 5 (Reuters) – Two Russian physicists involved in research underpinning the development of hypersonic missiles have been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 12-1/2 years each in a penal colony, state media reported on Tuesday. The trial of Valery Zvegintsev and Vladislav Galkin was the latest in a series of treason cases against …
America’s national debt has surpassed the country’s gross domestic product for the first time since World War II, marking a stark increase in the government’s fiscal burden. Debt held by the public stood at $31.27 trillion at the end of April, edging above the U.S. GDP of $31.22 trillion between April 2025 and March 2026, …