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Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.

Federal prosecutors’ stunning indictment of a left-wing activist group for alleged financial crimes is reverberating in Georgia’s 2026 Senate race, with Republicans targeting Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., for his past ties to the organization.  The Department of Justice brought criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center in April for allegedly defrauding its donors by … Read more

In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats.

The State Department’s account of its evacuation efforts is at odds with on-the-ground reports from private rescue teams who helped extract U.S. citizens from conflict zones during the opening days of the U.S.-Iran conflict. Bryan Stern, founder and CEO of Grey Bull Rescue, a nonprofit evacuation service, is contesting claims that the State Department offered … Read more

Both nations are tarred by irreconcilable crises that could unravel democracy itself – sanity and stability have never felt further from reach A feature of living at the end of an era is that some events in the present already feel like future artefacts – things you expect to see in a school history book, … Read more

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as he has offered little optimism that he will accept a recent proposal from Tehran to end the war

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is going viral — not for diplomacy, but for stepping behind a DJ booth at a family wedding and hyping up the crowd in a clip shared online that’s quickly gaining attention. The video, posted by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino on X, shows Rubio wearing headphones … Read more

Budget airline left thousands stranded on Saturday after ceasing operations amid financial troubles Spirit Airlines shutdown: how to get home and get refunds Political blame game begins and passengers left adrift after Spirit ceases operations Spirit Airlines has almost finished refunding customers for flights abruptly canceled over the weekend as the company folded. The budget … Read more

Trump is most vulnerable on cost of living and other economic issues; US to ‘guide’ trapped ships from Gulf, president says – key US politics stories from Sunday 3 May Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit its worst level during his two terms in office, with more than six in 10 Americans disapproving of the … Read more

Makers of the abortion pill mifepristone have asked the Supreme Court to step in after a lower court restricted access to the drug, which had been available through the mail or telehealth. NBC News’ Melanie Zanona reports.