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Politics

Former Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan’s ruling party. He’ll become PM next...

TOKYO — Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party leadership win is...

Harris attacks ‘biggest loser’ Trump on US economy

Warns that Trump’s plans to bring back huge tariffs on foreign imports would hurt middle class Americans in their wallets Vowed to “chart a new way forward”...

US broadcast regulator rejects Trump call to pull ABC licenses over presidential debate

Jessica Rosenworcel said "the Commission does not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage" WASHINGTON...

Harris hits Trump’s promise of mass deportations as Trump rallies on Long Island

The Democrat nominee says the nation can find both a pathway to citizenship for those who want to come and at the same time secure the border

Speaker Johnson takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for...

WASHINGTON — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a mandate that...

Japan ruling party proposes electing new PM on Oct. 1

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday proposed electing a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the start of an extraordinary Diet session on Oct. 1. The...

Thailand’s new PM outlines policies to parliament as consumer mood drops

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra highlights signature plan for a ‘digital wallet’ handout of 10,000 baht to 50 million people The scheme has been criticized by economists and...

Harris puts Trump on defensive in fiery presidential debate

The two meet face to face for the first time A tight race with eight weeks to go before Election Day For Harris, a...

Japan’s main opposition party begins leadership race, eyes election

Official campaigning for the race to choose the leader of Japan's largest opposition party began Saturday as it gears up for a likely general election later in the year.

Trump says US colleges could lose accreditation over ‘antisemitic propaganda’ if he’s elected

Speaking remotely to a crowd of Jewish donors in Las Vegas, Trump also warned that his rival Kamala Harris would abandon Israel if she becomes president “You’re...