Politics

Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops, U.S. military says

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The precision blast came amid roiling tensions in the region, and will likely further anger Iraqi government leaders, who U.S. officials said were not notified in advance of the strike.

What's next for border policy, Ukraine aid after Senate Republicans block bipartisan bill

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens

The future for the U.S. border crisis and for allies across the world rests with the Senate. Wednesday, Republicans blocked the bipartisan bill to address immigration and Ukraine funding. It follows an unusual day in the House where GOP leadership…

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Sen. Manchin criticizes colleagues, says immigration deal fell apart 'because of politics'

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

Senate Republicans blocked the major bipartisan border security package. Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin about what happens next.

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Special counsel investigating Biden's handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Garland did not detail the conclusions of the report from special counsel Robert Hur, but said he was committed to disclosing as much of the document as possible once the White House completes a review for potential executive privilege concerns.

Supreme Court to decide if insurrection clause can block Trump from Colorado ballot

By William Brangham, Saher Khan

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of the most consequential election cases in the nation’s history. Does the Civil War-era insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment disqualify Donald Trump from holding higher office? The court will hear a…

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Michigan governor's budget promises free education, GOP says plan doesn't provide 'real value'

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Whitmer's budget proposal unveiled Wednesday followed a State of the State address last month when she announced initiatives to provide free community college for all high school students and free preschool for 4-year-olds.

Ohio backs off proposed restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for adults

By Geoff Mulvihill, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Transgender people and their healthcare providers feared the original rules would have left thousands of patients scrambling to find care — and facing health risks in the meantime.

Preliminary results show Azerbaijan's president wins re-election

By Aida Sultanova, Associated Press

Aliyev, 62, has been in power for more than 20 years, succeeding his father who was Azerbaijan's Communist boss and then president for a decade when it became independent after the 1991 Soviet collapse.

Florida asks state Supreme Court to keep abortion rights amendment off the November ballot

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

They say voters won't realize how much it will expand access to the procedure. But justices hearing arguments Wednesday seemed to think voters will clearly see that the proposed ballot question would keep the state from restricting most abortions.