Politics

TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

TikTok's extensive lobbying campaign is the latest tech industry push since the House passed legislation that would ban the popular app if its China-based owner doesn't sell its stake.

UK farmers in tractors head to Parliament to protest rules they say threaten livelihoods

By Associated Press

U.K. agriculture has been heavily affected by Britain's exit from the EU. Many farmers say post-Brexit trade deals have opened the door to cheap imports that are undercutting British producers.

Florida's DeSantis signs one of the country's most restrictive social media bans for minors

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 15- and 16-year-olds.

North Korea says Japan's prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Some experts say North Korea is seeking to weaken the partnership Japan has with the U.S and South Korea while Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to boost his declining approval rating at home.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Israel cancels delegation

By Associated Press

White House national security spokesman John Kirby insisted the the U.S. abstaining from a U.N. resolution on Gaza cease-fire, allowing the resolution to pass, was not a change in American policy.

Judge sets April 15 trial date in Trump's New York hush money case after last-minute document dump

By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The judge earlier had scolded the former president's lawyers as he weighed when to reschedule the trial after a last-minute document dump caused a postponement of the original date.

Court agrees to stop NY from seizing Trump's assets if he puts up $175 million within 10 days

By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

A New York appeals court on Monday agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment — if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.

Trump to return to court for a crucial hearing in his hush money case after new evidence delayed his trial

By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

A judge will weigh on Monday when the former President Donald Trump will go on trial in his New York hush money case.

As his repayment pause ends, Trump may find out how NY will collect the $457 million owed in his civil fraud case

By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been trying to avoid having to post a bond for the entire sum in order to hold off collection while he appeals.

LISTEN: In mifepristone case, Supreme Court seems concerned about whether opponents have right to sue

The high court's return to the abortion thicket is taking place in a political and regulatory landscape that was reshaped by the abortion decision in 2022 that led many Republican-led states to ban or severely restrict abortion.