WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is in Asia this week, while back in Washington the partial government shutdown shows no sign of ending.

The Senate this week is expected to take up three joint resolutions that would terminate emergency declarations by the president that have been used to impose tariffs. That’s in addition to judicial ...Read more

President Donald Trump ruled out the idea of running as a vice presidential candidate in the 2028 election, as some of his supporters urge him to find ways to circumvent the Constitution’s prohibition on a president being elected to three terms.

“It’s too cute,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday, saying he would not ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump urged California voters on Sunday not to cast mail-in ballots or vote early in the California election about redistricting — the direct opposite of the message from state GOP leaders.

Repeating his false claim that former President Biden beat him in 2020 because the election was rigged, Trump argued that...Read more

In April, the fight over control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court was seen as so critical nationally that Elon Musk, a top ally of President Donald Trump earlier this year, ran onto a rally stage in Green Bay donning a cheesehead hat as Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" pumped up the crowd, before he pushed to flip the court's liberal majority.

The ...Read more

President Javier Milei’s party won Argentina’s midterm vote Sunday, a result that will give the libertarian leader a stronger foothold in Congress as he seeks to pass major reforms to boost the nation’s beleaguered economy.

Milei’s party, La Libertad Avanza, received 41% of votes nationwide with 92% of ballots counted, according to data...Read more

Argentina voted Sunday in a midterm election that will serve as a crucial referendum on President Javier Milei’s ambitious austerity policies and, potentially, a $40 billion rescue package from the Trump administration.

Voting stations closed at 6 p.m. local time. Argentines are electing representatives for half the seats — 127 — in the ...Read more

Top trade negotiators for the U.S. and China said they came to terms on a range of contentious points, setting the table for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal and ease trade tensions that have rattled global markets.

After two days of talks in Malaysia wrapped up Sunday, a Chinese official said the two sides reached a ...Read more

Argentina is voting Sunday in a midterm election that will serve as a crucial referendum on President Javier Milei’s ambitious austerity policies and, potentially, a $40 billion rescue package from the Trump administration.

Voting stations close at 6 p.m. local time and results are expected later Sunday evening. Argentines are electing ...Read more

Argentina is voting Sunday in a midterm election that will serve as a crucial referendum on President Javier Milei’s ambitious austerity policies and, potentially, a $40 billion rescue package from the Trump administration.

Voting stations close at 6 p.m. local time and results are expected later Sunday evening. Argentines are electing ...Read more

In the crucial final days before voting ends on California’s redistricting ballot measure, the Republican-backed campaigns opposing Proposition 50 are just about out of cash to spend.

Together, the two main ‘No’ campaigns have about $2.3 million in the bank — not nearly enough to fund the kind of statewide ad blitz typically seen to ...Read more

Top trade negotiators for the U.S. and China said they came to terms on a range of contentious points, setting the table for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal and ease trade tensions that have rattled global markets.

After two days of talks in Malaysia wrapped up Sunday, a Chinese official said the two sides reached a ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a flurry of trade deals during his first day in Asia, looking to shore up access to critical minerals and a market for U.S. agricultural goods ahead of a critical meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“My message to the nations of Southeast Asia is that the United States is with you 100% and we intend...Read more

As a private citizen, Donald Trump surrounded himself with lawyers who defended him in myriad lawsuits and business disputes, sometimes — though not always — with remarkable success.

As president, Trump has filled key positions at the Justice Department and the White House with many of those same lawyers, ensuring he has a loyal team in ...Read more

With just over a week to go, the Minneapolis mayoral race is getting real.

Mayor Jacob Frey is “cautiously optimistic” about winning a third term, but the coalition opposed to him, anchored by challenger Sen. Omar Fateh, says not so fast.

Both sides have polls to support their case. But a lot of caveats are in order: polling has been ...Read more

President Donald Trump will look to sign economic agreements and critical minerals deals with trading partners during his trip to Asia, according to senior U.S. officials, as the administration moves to ramp up pressure on China ahead of a crucial meeting with Xi Jinping.

Trump will look for deals that will help unlock the region’s resources ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will look to sign economic agreements and critical minerals deals with trading partners during his trip to Asia, according to senior U.S. officials, as the administration moves to ramp up pressure on China ahead of a crucial meeting with Xi Jinping.

Trump will look for deals that will help unlock the region...Read more

LOS ANGELES — UCLA must release the Trump administration document that outlines the terms of the $1.2 billion settlement proposal at the center of talks between the University of California and the federal government, the California Supreme Court ruled Friday.

The decision is a win for UCLA faculty who have pushed for more transparency in the...Read more

WASHINGTON — Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva faces an uphill battle in her lawsuit to allow someone other than Speaker Mike Johnson administer her oath to be Arizona’s 7th District representative, experts said.

Grijalva and the state filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington earlier this week, arguing that Johnson has “unlawfully ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to rule for the first time on whether the president has the power to deploy troops in American cities over the objections of local and state officials.

A decision could come at any time.

And even a one-line order siding with President Donald Trump would send the message that he is free to use the ...Read more