Trump-Putin, shutdown paychecks and K Pop Dem...

Democrats capture majorities in both the Senate and House, scoring sweeping victories that reached deep into Republican strongholds as tens of millions of voters delivered a scathing rebuke to ​President Donald Trump. The size and breadth of the Democratic wave are still coming i ...  Show more

Americans head to the polls to vote in the US midterms, with control of Congress on the line. King Charles addresses the UK's legacy of slavery, but stops short of an apology or reparations. President Donald Trump says the US will stop $4 billion in funding to Israel after the en ...  Show more

More than a million federal workers are missing their first full paycheck as the shutdown stretches into week four, with pressure building on Washington to end the standoff. A wild NBA gambling scandal involving secret gadgets lands an active player and a Hall of Fame coach in le ...  Show more

President Donald Trump made plans to meet with his Russian counterpart. Trump took his stark warning against Hamas earlier this week a step further. Another one of Trump’s high-profile political enemies has been indicted. Senators are leaving town, dragging a government shutdown ...  Show more

President Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela, authorizing covert CIA operations and striking suspected drug boats. A federal judge pauses the Trump administration’s shutdown layoffs, at least for now. And active-duty troops get paid after a last-minute fix, but military famili ...  Show more