The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendation process has been blown up in the past year, and decision-making has ground to a halt.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s elaborate reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C., has impressed the Chinese public.

Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him as he responded a question about the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House by affirming the importance of journalists covering public figures.

Asian shares are mixed following another bond sell-off that has brought U.S. Treasury yields to their highest in years.

The Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools.

President Donald Trump is taking Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives on Friday to cap off a three-day state visit criticized for being heavy on pomp and light on substance.

President Donald Trump warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but protesters gathered outside the White House.

The Trump administration is considering imposing new restrictions on Cuban officials traveling to the United Nations, another step to squeeze the government in Havana.

James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died.

Former FBI employees involved in the investigation into President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents have been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury in a broad Florida-based conspiracy probe.

Donald Trump has hosted a state dinner for China's leader Xi Jinping, highlighting the glitzier side of diplomacy with a tech-heavy guest list and lavish details.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world cannot allow countries and cultures to vanish beneath the waves.

A ruling to halt deportations of people to countries other than their own has thrown a core immigration policy of the Trump administration into question, at least temporarily, and prompted a desperate appeal to the Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump showed off some of his favorite things at the White House to China's leader, Xi Jinping, on Thursday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accusing Mayor Zohran Mamdani of endangering Jewish New Yorkers with his criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that a Republican California sheriff must return over 650,000 ballots he seized following a November 2025 special election that favored Democrats.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump has cooled as they disagree on how to handle the conflict with Iran.

An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement.

First ladies Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan have toured the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, celebrating cultural ties between the United States and China during China’s diplomatic visit to Washington.

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days.

An ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government.

Despite increasing political anxiety over Iran war, senators narrowly rejected a war powers resolution.

The Navy's top civilian leader says eight sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group attempted suicide during an extended deployment to support the Iran war.

Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century" — so says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security.

President Donald Trump is hailing the friendship he’s forged with Xi Jinping during the Chinese leader's highly anticipated state visit.

FIFA’s embattled president Gianni Infantino says he is committed to a fresh culture of openness at the soccer body that is “not about generating positive headlines.”.

The Energy Department says it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid.

The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly, calling his decision to attack Iran as “one of the easiest” he's ever made and allegations of genocide in Gaza “the biggest lie of the century.”.

Turkey has agreed to gradually withdraw forces from a strategic military base in northern Iraq and hand over control to the Iraqi government.

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico returned to the White House hours after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of the three news outlets.

Federal job cuts have deeply affected the Washington, D.C. area, according to a new survey from Gallup and the Greater Washington Community Foundation.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with packed exhibits, sold-out galas and high-profile panels.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration is voicing support for the safety of vaccines.

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met on Thursday for important talks on the U.S.-China relationship.

The Trump administration wants to put billions of dollars into Argentina’s energy and mining industries.

The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation’s most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong.

A Democratic congressman says a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas has been told by a specialist he needs surgery to remove a bullet near his spine.

Venezuela’s acting president has delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power.

A man was left bloodied and injured in an encounter with immigration enforcement agents in a Chicago suburb.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington is getting a much chillier reception on Capitol Hill than at the White House.

Closing arguments have taken place in a New Mexico trial over Facebook's alleged failure to protect users from a third-party quiz that harvested data from 87 million profiles.

Diesel prices are hitting record highs as the Middle East conflict intensifies, affecting American farmers and rural residents.

A Kentucky State University women’s basketball player was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement when she arrived at the airport in Louisville to fly to New York for a tournament.

A judge in Iowa has dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and its former pollster.

In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as President Donald Trump hailed his “fantastic” relationship with Denmark and Greenland.

The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand the technology.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with world and business leaders to advance climate action and clean energy in New York.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been at the forefront of efforts to halt President Donald Trump’s massive White House ballroom project.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Washington this week marks a shift in relations.

Maine Democrats are calling for Republican Sen. Susan Collins to account for a report that alleged she was the target of a federal investigation over campaign contributions.

Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirms Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands.

European soccer leader Aleksander Ceferin says it is “our work” to repair the unity and trust broken by FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan.

A federal judge weighing President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government’s defense of the move.

Melania Trump has rung the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to promote a new women's initiative called Imperia.

The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan struggles to stay afloat.

Prince Harry says that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media.

Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States.

Democrats are trying to win back Congress by criticizing their own party to appeal to voters in more conservative areas.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he received a rare greeting from President Donald Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland have signed an agreement about Greenland's status.

A new survey points to economic frustration among a key group that has largely backed Donald Trump and other Republicans in recent elections.

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations as Tehran downplayed talks with the United States about their 7-month-long war.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence.

Russia has launched daylight drone attacks on Kyiv, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.N. General Assembly.

Taiwan is expressing confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island will continue despite China's pressure as China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide.

Canada has a new posture on the planet’s biggest diplomatic stage as world leaders convene at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

President Donald Trump says his new White House ballroom will include a rooftop drone port to defend the complex.

Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their election chances in November.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump, who was there to welcome his counterpart on the tarmac instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House.

The fight over Missouri's congressional map has returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for the third time.

Millions of people face deadly climate-related disasters as international aid programs are slashed.

Former President Bill Clinton opened this year’s Clinton Global Initiative conference, calling on attendees to promise to “step into the void created by retreating governments” following cuts by the United States and other nations to foreign assistance.

A Homeland Security official says the Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases.

Canada's top diplomat says her country is embracing its growing prominence as a champion of “middle powers” at the U.N. General Assembly.

World leaders are painting quite different views of the future of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, with colorful phrases such as killer robots and super intelligence.

A tense moment between President Donald Trump and CNN's Kaitlan Collins is a stark reminder of how the conflict between the administration and some news outlets has escalated in just a few days.

The Justice Department says a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary.

A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana.

The Trump administration plans to limit refugee admissions in 2027 to 17,500 mostly white South Africans.

President Donald Trump has surprised many by showing support for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a well-known democratic socialist.

The wife of a detained Chinese American seismologist hopes President Donald Trump can help bring home her husband, Youlin Chen.

The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he's back in an ICE detention center after being taken to a hospital for a second time.

A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs.

Vice President JD Vance and White House officials are announcing plans to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges.

Democratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.

The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed an agreement to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials have met, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end nearly seven-month war.

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after his wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.

China is now requiring permits for exports to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada of two additional chemicals used to make illegal drugs.

Communications failures that snarled U.S. air traffic Monday highlight the aging systems controllers rely on to guide roughly 45,000 flights a day.

Middle Eastern leaders are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly as conflicts in the region continue.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says the midterm elections offer a potential “stopgap” halfway through Donald Trump’s turbulent second presidency.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and expressed hope that the U.S. would help to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

The European Union and the Philippines have reached substantial agreement on a new free trade deal.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has had a strong start with U.S. President Donald Trump at their first meeting.