Ukraine worries about ‘losing the Americans’ as global attention shifts to the war in the Middle East

Ukraine does not “want to lose the Americans” while they are “without question, currently more focused on the Middle East,” President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Trump and his officials pressure the news media in unison as Iran war scrutiny intensifies

Every day brings a new complaint — or three — from the Trump administration about the American news media’s coverage of the Iran war.

How ICE plans for a detention warehouse pushed a Georgia town to fight back

Every weekday afternoon, dozens of kids pour out of small buses for the after-school program at a dance studio here, about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. In a few months, more than a thousand people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement could be just a few hundred feet away from them.

They didn’t want to have C-sections. A judge would decide how they gave birth

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A Democratic Fight for an Illinois Senate Seat is Testing the Sway of JB Pritzker, Pro-Crypto Forces and Anti-ICE Messaging

The retirement of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin after nearly 30 years in office sparked an expensive three-way Democratic primary that has showcased the party’s divisions over how to confront President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and introduced pro-crypto forces as an influence seeking to shape the midterm elections. The contest is also setting up a test of Gov. JB Pritzker’s political clout in the state as he eyes a potential 2028 presidential bid.

A harsh climate for many LGBTQ people in Africa is getting worse. Some blame the US

When 22-year-old Wendy Faith shared a Valentine’s Day kiss with 21-year-old Alesi Diana Denise in Uganda — a country infamous for enforcing some of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ laws — the lives of both women were about to take a complicated turn.

Israeli forces shoot and kill 4 members of Palestinian family, officials say, after opening fire on car in West Bank

Four members of the same Palestinian family, including two boys aged 5 and 7, who were out on a late-night drive after breaking the daily Ramadan fast, have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, Palestinian officials reported.

Comedians poke fun at Jeanine Pirro’s reaction to judge blocking subpoena against Powell

After a federal judge quashed subpoenas that the Justice Department had issued against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro held a press conference to express her dissatisfaction with the ruling. Host Roy Wood Jr. and the “Have I Got News For You” panel react. “Have I Got News For You” regularly airs Saturdays at 9pm ET/PT and streams on HBO Max the following day.

Analysis: If Trump has already won the Iran war, why does he need foreign ships to help him end it?

A week ago, President Donald Trump told Britain not to bother sending ships to the Middle East because he’d already won the Iran war.

What we know on the 17th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

US President Donald Trump is trying to garner international support for securing the Strait of Hormuz – the vital waterway where the transport of oil has shuddered to a halt since the US and Israel began their war with Iran.

Analysis: The GOP’s blue-state blues

After President Donald Trump’s unexpectedly competitive showings in big blue states around the country, Republicans emerged from the 2024 election expressing optimism about their prospects in places that Democrats have dominated for years. But as the midterm election approaches, those prospects have dwindled.

The US is considering Hormuz naval escorts. There are risks and it could go disastrously wrong

As US President Donald Trump pressures American allies to contribute naval forces to protect shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, naval experts say such an endeavor presents a huge risk that, even if successful, might restore only about 10% of the pre-war traffic through the waterway.