Politics

(AFP) - A judge on Thursday suspended a scheme masterminded by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the US government by encouraging federal workers to quit through a...

(AFP) - More than two million US federal workers were hours away from a deadline Thursday to quit with eight months' pay or risk being fired on the spot in...

(AFP) - Panama on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama Canal, while bowing to US pressure to quit a...

(AFP) - US Democrats forced a delay Thursday in a key vote on Kash Patel's nomination to lead the FBI amid a mushrooming scandal over Republican "enemies lists" allegedly drawn...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump announced Thursday the creation of a task force to "eradicate anti-Christian bias" in government, intensifying a right-wing crackdown since returning to power. The Republican...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump's trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs were worth studying, adding that he would work to restructure global...

(AFP) - Making his debut as the top US diplomat, Marco Rubio has conducted most business entirely in Spanish, forging quick bonds with Latin American leaders.  After his first stop...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's premier law enforcement agency faces a crucial test in his confirmation bid Thursday as senators decide whether to advance...

(AFP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that Gaza would be "turned over" by Israel to the United States when the conflict is over, and no soldiers would be needed...

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for "voluntary" departures from Gaza, as US President Donald Trump ruled out sending troops to the territory....