Politics

After tumbling in polls, Netanyahu clings to power and aims to improve political standing during war

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

In the wake of Hamas' brutal Oct. 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's days in office seemed numbered.

Trump's vow to deport millions is undercut by history

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

In summer 1954, the Eisenhower administration launched a military-style effort to remove Mexican immigrants who were in the country illegally. Donald Trump has lauded the raids since he first ran for president.

Maine Legislature expected to consider gun restrictions after state's deadliest mass shooting

By Associated Press

Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is the first order of business for lawmakers returning to work Wednesday at the state House.

What you need to know about the release of court records related to Jeffrey Epstein

By David B. Caruso, Associated Press

Some previously sealed court records are going to be made public, but the great majority of the people whose names appear in those documents are not accused of any wrongdoing, and there is no client list.

Prosecutors say Sen. Menendez cashed in by linking Qatari royal family member with New Jersey businessman

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

The new allegations deepen the legal challenges for Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, who already was charged with wielding his political influence to secretly advance Egypt's interests.

Read the full application bringing genocide charges against Israel at UN top court

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

The full filing by South Africa, and Israel's decision to defend itself, at the International Court of Justice sets up a high-stakes showdown before a panel of judges in the court's Great Hall of Justice.

Biden to start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about fate of American democracy

By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Democratic president is seeking to present in the starkest possible terms an election he argues could determine the fate of American democracy.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing with NSC spokesman John Kirby as war in Gaza continues

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The assessment offers the firmest U.S. support for Israeli claims about the Shifa hospital complex, which was raided by Israeli forces in November in an operation decried by global humanitarian organizations and some members of President Joe Biden’s party.

U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The record high comes after Republican lawmakers and the White House agreed to temporarily lift the nation's debt limit last year after the government ran up against its legal borrowing capacity and needed to implement "extraordinary measures" to avoid default.

In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency abortions not required by 1986 law

By Kevin McGill, Associated Press

The administration had issued guidance saying hospitals "must" provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, citing a 1986 law that requires hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment for anyone who arrives at the emergency room.