Politics

Venezuelan opposition candidate blocked by court calls it 'judicial criminality,' won't abandon race

By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Machado said she expects government repression and other obstacles to increase against her and her team. But she wouldn't explain the steps that she plans to take to be allowed by electoral authorities to participate in the presidential election.

Georgia House votes to revive prosecutor oversight panel as Democrats warn it would target Fani Willis

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Georgia House members have passed a bill that would revive a commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors. But Democrats warned that Monday's vote was aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' prosecution of Trump.

The IRS is launching a direct file pilot program for the 2024 tax season — here is how it will work

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The Direct File pilot program is set to be rolled out in phases. First, select government employees are being invited to participate. It will expand to certain other taxpayers in February and March.

Enemy drone that killed American troops in Jordan was mistaken for a U.S. drone, preliminary report suggests

By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

An enemy drone that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation, two U.S. officials said Monday.

Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country's wealthiest people was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday.

WATCH: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon after cancer surgery complications

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to work at the Pentagon on Monday after nearly a month's absence because of prostate cancer and met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as U.S. considers response to killing of 3 soldiers in Jordan

By Associated Press

Asked if the failure to shoot down the enemy drone was “human error," Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh responded that the U.S. Central Command was still assessing the matter.

WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden promises action after 3 U.S. troops killed in Jordan

By Zeke Miller, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

WATCH: Blinken and NATO head Stoltenberg meet as Sweden moves closer to military alliance entry

By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The brazen attack, which the Biden administration blames on Iranian-based proxies, adds another layer of complexity to an already tense Mideast situation as the Biden administration tries to keep the Israel-Hamas war from expanding into a broader regional conflict.