POLITICS

After 2-year battle, House panel interviewing Trump counsel

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee is questioning former White House counsel Don McGahn behind closed doors on Friday, two years after House… Read more

Talk of Trump 2024 run builds as legal pressure intensifies

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was calling into yet another friendly radio show when he was asked, as he often is, whether he’s planning a comeback bid… Read more

Netanyahu foes push for quick vote to end his 12-year rule

TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Thursday pushed for a quick parliament vote to formally end his lengthy rule, hoping… Read more

Biden prioritizes US voting rights law as restrictions mount

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used the 100th anniversary of Tulsa’s race massacre to make a plea for sweeping legislation in Congress to protect… Read more

Democrat Nikki Fried announces run for Florida governor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Tuesday she’ll seek the Democratic nomination for governor, calling Republican Gov.… Read more

Ethiopians protest US sanctions over brutal Tigray war

KAMPALA, Uganda  — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the nation’s capital Sunday to protest outside pressure on the government over its brutal war… Read more

Iowa flap raises fears of politicized local election offices

DES MOINES, Iowa— It had been eight years since a Republican candidate even stepped forward to challenge Democrat Roxanna Moritz as the top elections… Read more

Texas GOP’s new voting restrictions on verge of approval

AUSTIN, Texas — Republicans in the Texas Senate muscled one of the most restrictive new voting laws in the U.S. to the cusp of the governor’s desk… Read more