Myanmar’s military junta holds elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, ...

It’s time for Republicans to start thinking about 2028 and the post-Trump era

The next presidential election is several eternities away from now in terms of politics. Only a fool would try to predict the ...

Samuel Alito keeps getting his way. So why does he seem so unhappy?

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has a remarkable record of transforming his old dissenting opinions into the new majority view and setting the direction of the law in America.

US, Ukraine make limited progress on peace deal, following Trump meeting with Zelensky

President Donald Trump is meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Florida today. Follow live updates on the Trump administration.

Trump doubles down on big foreign policy bets in end-of-the-year flurry

President Donald Trump is spending the end of the year trying to cash in huge foreign policy bets on which thousands of lives may depend and that will define his attempt to wield decisive power far ...

Already thinking about the 2028 election? You’re not alone

About half of Americans say they’ve already given the 2028 presidential election, set to be the first race since 2016 without a sitting president vying for the nomination on either side, at least some ...

Trump-backed ex-mayor declared winner of Honduran presidential election

Nasry “Tito” Asfura, a conservative politician backed by US President Donald Trump, has been declared the winner of the Honduran presidential election, narrowly edging out right-leaning centrist ...

Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge,’ memo says

The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington, DC, on the eve of the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” ...

Why Netanyahu’s visit to Mar-a-Lago is the opening act to Israeli Prime Minister’s reelection bid

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago this week, the encounter will ...

Vivek Ramaswamy rebrands himself as a ‘conservative without being combative’

Vivek Ramaswamy barreled into politics as a flame-thrower willing to offend just about anyone. He declared America was in a “cold cultural civil war,” denied the existence of white supremacists, and ...

Myanmar’s military junta charge hundreds with breaking election law as voting date nears

Myanmar’s military government has charged more than 200 people with violating the Southeast Asian country’s voting law ahead of a general election at the end of the month, keeping up pressure on ...

John Brennan accuses Justice Department of possible judge shopping and grand jury leaks

Former CIA director John Brennan is accusing the Justice Department of “irregular activity,” including possible judge shopping and improper leaks to the media, in a letter from his defense attorney ...