Politics

(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....

(AFP) - The CIA is moving "swiftly" to align its workforce with the Trump administration's national security priorities, the agency said Wednesday, with staff members understood to have received government...

(AFP) - The United States said Wednesday that its government vessels would be allowed to sail for free through the Panama Canal, following heavy pressure from President Donald Trump. "US...

(AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday left for the United States ahead of what will be President Donald Trump's second summit with a foreign leader since his...