April 22, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
A group of 37 Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the U.S. Postal Service not to comply with a March 31 executive order issued by President Donald Trump tightening rules on mail-in voting. The senators, including Gary Peters, Alex Padilla, Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin and Maria Cantwell,...
April 22, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was extending a ceasefire with Iran that had been about to expire, even as Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Pakistan for a second round of negotiations with Iran was put on hold after Tehran failed to respond to American positions.
April 22, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
Far-flung Pacific nations are reeling from the impact of a global fuel crisis as authorities scramble to manage energy supplies while families must grapple with fuel curbs and higher costs for food and access to healthcare.
April 22, 2026 | 1 MIN READ
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will no longer require troops to get annual flu vaccines, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday, calling the policy an “absurd, overreaching” mandate.
April 22, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defense export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons.
April 22, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Pope Leo warned on Tuesday that humanity’s future is at risk of being “tragically compromised” because of ongoing wars and a breakdown of international law, in a forceful speech in Equatorial Guinea on his four-nation Africa tour.
April 22, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
President Donald Trump’s approval rating held at the lowest of his term in recent days as many Americans questioned his temperament amid the Iran war and a feud with Pope Leo, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
April 22, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
Voting rights activists accused the Trump administration in a lawsuit on Tuesday of laying the groundwork for voter purges that could illegally remove eligible voters ahead of tightly contested U.S. midterm elections in November. The lawsuit asks a Washington, D.C., federal judge to bar the...
April 22, 2026 | 1 MIN READ
U.S. airports could face a new wave of long security lines as early as May after the nation’s homeland security chief said on Tuesday that he will run out of money to pay for 50,000 workers due to a partial government shutdown.
April 22, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it had sent over 2,200 letters pressing drug manufacturers, medical device makers and researchers to publish clinical trial data that they have seemingly failed to report.
April 22, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, asserted repeatedly at a combative confirmation hearing Tuesday that he would not cut interest rates simply because Trump wanted him to, pledging to be “strictly independent” if confirmed for one of the...
April 22, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
Tucker Carlson, who was often at Donald Trump’s side during the 2024 presidential campaign, is now expressing remorse for that support, saying he will long be “tormented” by his role helping Trump return to the White House.
April 22, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
Virginians began voting Tuesday on a new Democratic-drawn congressional map for November’s midterm elections that could flip four Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, after both parties spent tens of millions of dollars in a campaign over the referendum. Virginia is...
April 22, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
Democratic Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned on Tuesday, minutes before a congressional committee was set to hold a hearing on her punishment for ethics violations.
April 21, 2026 | 3 MIN READ
The Iranian-flagged container ship Touska, which was boarded and seized by U.S. forces on Sunday, is likely to have what Washington deems dual-use items that could be used by the military onboard, maritime security sources said on Monday.
April 21, 2026 | 2 MIN READ
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s embattled labor secretary, stepped down Monday as multiple scandals and investigations closed in on her.
