Politics

France's Macron seeks to rejuvenate his presidency, says country has 'all the aces to succeed'

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

The press conference is Macron's latest effort to reinvigorate his presidency after a series of bruising domestic battles, notably about France's retirement age and how to better control immigration.

WATCH: Senate debates resolution for human rights report on U.S. aid to Israel for Gaza war

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Some 24,000 people in Gaza, the majority of them women and children, have been killed and the bombings have destroyed most of the housing units, displacing most of its 2.3 million people in a humanitarian catastrophe.

Trump White House official Peter Navarro loses his bid for a new contempt trial

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Navarro was found guilty by a jury in Washington's federal court in September for defying a subpoena for documents and a deposition from the House Jan. 6 committee and has vowed to appeal.

A freed Israeli hostage relives horrors of captivity and fears for her husband, still held captive in Gaza

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Days spin by, punctuated by reports that other hostages have died in captivity. Sharon and other freed hostages have increasingly spoken out about the conditions they endured.

Disputes over viability are dividing abortion-rights groups and complicating ballot measure efforts

By Christine Fernando, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

A divide between abortion-rights activists over whether to include restrictions regarding the viability of the fetus on planned state ballot measures is roiling the movement.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden negotiates Ukraine aid

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has invited the top four congressional leaders and other lawmakers to the White House on Wednesday as members have struggled to reach agreement on U.S. aid for the Ukraine war.

U.S. conducts another attack against Houthis, hitting anti-ship missiles

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The strike came as the Iranian-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against the Malta-flagged bulk carrier Zografia, also on Tuesday, in the Red Sea.

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson drops out of 2024 presidential race after Iowa primary

By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

Hutchinson's exit came a day after he finished sixth in Iowa's leadoff caucuses, well behind Trump and other top rivals.

Trump leaves court before attorney told jury he tried to destroy columnist's reputation in defamation trial

By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Donald Trump shook his head in disgust Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told would-be jurors that another jury had already decided that the former president sexually abused a columnist in the 1990s.

Why AP quickly called Iowa for Trump

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump scored the first victory of the 2024 presidential primary season Monday with a sweeping and broad-based win in the Iowa Republican caucuses.