A Trump post showed the country, along with Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Greenland, covered in red, white and blue, and labeled “United States of America.”

The move is the latest in the administration’s effort to force Iran to the table over a deal to end the war.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit friendly governments in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. But his support for the Venezuela oil deal is rankling some in the region.

Days before California voters receive their mail-in ballots, gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Steve Hilton, a Republican, will debate in a nationally televised face-off.

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In the wealthy countries that have borne the brunt of Iran's retaliation, the war is no longer seen as a temporary crisis with an end date. Having a Plan B is essential.

Other European countries immediately pledged support for the effort, which prompted warnings from the United States.

The ancient statues of the deities Heket and Beset, too heavy to move, were used for target practice.

Some Venezuelans fear President Trump's oil deal with the Venezuelan government will entrench what's becoming a dictatorship.

The president, who won reelection based on a promise to turn the economy around, now faces a reckoning in midterms centered largely on his economic record.

Widespread anxiety over environmental risks and rising costs have turned the rapid expansion of AI data centers into a focal point in midterm elections nationwide.

In Mexico's verdant avocado-growing region, locals are forced to form armed self-defense militias to protect their land and search for loved ones lost to cartel violence.

As the U.S. burns through key Patriot and THAAD interceptors, experts warn it could take years to rebuild defenses against potential conflicts with China or Russia.

Trump's attempts to undermine democracy has elevated the importance of election oversight. Election deniers are on the ballot in Arizona, Nevada and Wisconsin and could cause mischief in 2028.

The bigoted rhetoric against Muslim American politicians is backfiring

Colorado ranchers struggling with severe drought and heat have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a climate case that soon will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Leaders of an extremist, far-right party in Germany have quietly borrowed pages from President Trump's playbook to cast doubt on the integrity of absentee voting — alleging without evidence that residents of nursing homes have had their ballots manipulated and calling for an end to postal voting.

Building will soon be underway for Trump's Triumphant Arch

A federal judge again Friday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enacting President Trump's sweeping new mail ballot rules for the November election.

Record-high diesel prices are squeezing California's economy, driving up fuel and operational costs for local farmers, trucking fleets and supply chains.

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Gloria Steinem always listened more than she spoke, which is one reason her words had such lasting impact.