Politics

Vance will address Republican Jewish Coalition amid lingering tension over Israel and antisemitism

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press

The appearance, which was to be closed to the news media, comes at an extraordinarily sensitive time for Jewish Americans and the U.S. relationship with Israel.

Treasury Department blocks certain journalists from covering G20 meeting

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

The New York Times said in a statement that denying American journalists access to an event in the U.S. is “not just another disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent journalism, but a blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny.”…

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change

By Associated Press

Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.

U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

“This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent said in the interview. “We are showing people that we know who you are, you know who you are, and this has got to stop.”…

Why Republicans are focusing on transgender issues in competitive 2026 campaigns

By Caleb McCullough, PolitiFact

Campaign ads in several midterm elections portray Democrats as “radical” on transgender youth medical care and sports participation. Republicans are leaning on a strategy that proved successful in 2024.

Lake Ontario to 'Lake America': Who gets to decide what goes on maps?

By Innisfree McKinnon, The Conversation

A geographer explains the politics and procedures behind renaming American places.

Ontario premier answers Trump's 'Lake America' with giant 'Lake Ontario' sign

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

The 24-by-12-foot sign stands on 6-foot legs, putting its top about 18 feet above the ground — roughly two stories high.

What we know about Trump's deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela

By Collin Binkley, Juan Pablo Arraez, Associated Press

The answers to questions such as how soon the reserves could be drilled and who will pay to make it happen were not immediately clear. No text of any agreement has been released.

The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns

By Nicholas Riccardi, Jennifer McDermott, Leah Willingham, Associated Press

There has been a national shift in the conversation that is sharp enough for some researchers to coin the term "climate hushing” to describe it.

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules

By Associated Press

Judge Noël Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.