White House bars reporter from Oval Office over ‘Gulf of America’ policy
The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday after demanding the news agency alter its style…
Jordan’s king meets Trump amid discord over plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza
WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II, long one of the United States’ closest allies, visited the White House on Tuesday to tell President Trump why a mass…
Russia has released detained American Marc Fogel, White House says
WASHINGTON — Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained in Russia, has been released in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw…
Ukraine’s rare minerals could help keep U.S. military aid flowing
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with President Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry, which could…
Panamanians say the canal is theirs and always will be
PANAMA CITY — A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by tugboats stern and…
Opinion: Signposts on the road to authoritarian rule
If one were to design a path to authoritarian rule, it would be what we have seen in the first weeks of the Trump administration.…
Two transgender teen athletes navigate national firestorm
When M.L. walks the halls of her Riverside high school, the fact that her life is the subject of a swirling national debate is never…
For transgender Americans, passports just got a lot more complicated
The day after President Trump returned to office, Lisa Suhay took her 21-year-old daughter, Mellow, to a passport office in Norfolk, Va., where they live.Getting…
Here are some policy areas where President Trump might act next
ATLANTA — President Trump’s second administration has put forth an avalanche of policy changes and political pronouncements that have jolted Washington and the world.That agenda is taken…
Judge blocks Musk from accessing Treasury Department material
A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk’s team from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank…
Why American evangelicals are among Israel’s strongest supporters
WASHINGTON — One of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first meetings in the United States this week was not with American Jewish leaders but with evangelical ones.…
Newsom meets with Trump to move past the ‘noise’ of the election
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s official reason for visiting Washington this week was to shore up federal disaster aid in response to the Los Angeles County wildfires.But…
Ye explains himself again. This time, the answer is autism
Ye is redefining Ye once again, and this time the answer is autism. “I went to this doctor, one that worked with Justin Bieber, one…
2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump birthright citizenship order
SEATTLE — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the…
Egypt lobbies against Trump idea to empty Gaza of Palestinians
CAIRO — Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Gaza despite international rejection of President Trump’s plan to empty the territory of…
Rob Manfred says MLB’s ‘values on diversity remain unchanged’
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Three days after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said his league would remain committed to its diversity initiatives, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred…
Trump urges U.S. to ‘bring God back into our lives’ at National Prayer Breakfast
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that his relationship with religion had “changed” after a pair of failed assassination attempts last year, as he advocated at the…
FCC and CBS release unedited ’60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris interview
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday took the unusual step of releasing raw transcripts and video footage of CBS News’ “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice…
Guatemala agrees to take third-country migrants deported from U.S.
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States, the second deportation…
Opinion: Trump’s pick of Kevin Hassett for economic job is a good sign
The fate of President Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined in part by the people he appoints to critical positions. With a debt…