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Collins: Trump’s proposed $5K dividend ‘extraordinarily costly’

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said President Trump’s proposal to give $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans win t…

Former presidents reflect on 9/11: 'We can’t erase the nightmare'

Former American presidents on Friday reflected on the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as the U.S. marks the 25th anniv…

9/11 has had a lasting effect on world affairs

Reflecting on twenty-five years since the Sept. 11 attacks, Stuart Gottlieb examines how the tragedy reshaped American f…

Democrats top Republicans by 11 points for House control: Survey

Voters would rather see Democrats take control of the House than Republicans keep their majority in the lower chamber No…

Israel’s Soft Power Is Its Hard Power

The Israeli government’s greatest source of diplomatic influence is the popularity of its military equipment.…

US lawmakers urge secretive British court to open up about Apple case

Democrat Ron Wyden and Republican Warren Davidson tell investigatory powers tribunal that secrecy over encrypted data ca…

Watch live: Vance, former presidents attend 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero

Vice President Vance and former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will be in New York …

USA united after 9/11; why unity is now improbable after a seismic event

An analysis of the twenty-five years following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks suggests that five fundamental shifts in m…

Live updates: Trump, Vance, past presidents pause to remember Sept. 11

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will attend a remembrance at the Pentagon, while Vice President Vance…

Watch live: Trump commemorates 25 years since 9/11 in Pentagon speech

President Trump will speak at the Pentagon on Friday morning to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, …

Jamaica’s Reparations Push

The country is asking the U.K. to consider compensation for the harms of slavery.…

The 9/11 attacks of 2001 – in pictures

This gallery contains sensitive images that some viewers may find distressingTwenty-five years ago, as New Yorkers woke …

9/11 showed we must always be looking toward the next threat

America looks back on 25 years since 9/11

In today's issue: ▪ A somber anniversary ▪ Conclusion of the RNC midterm convention ▪ Supreme Court rejects Missouri G…

I bought an opioid at the gas station, and it was legal. That's a problem.

A surgeon cannot give a patient three days of pain relief without creating a paper trail, but anyone can buy a substance…

25 years after 9/11, America and Britain still stand stronger together

Away from the headlines, British and American officials work together every single day to combat terrorist financing, di…

The one thing you can do to help a whole lot of animals, explained in 4 charts

Many people, when they learn about the horrors of factory farming, become vegetarian or vegan. I’m one of those people, …

Nation pauses to remember September 11 on 25th anniversary | First Thing

Commemoration ceremonies to be held around the world for the nearly 3,000 killed in 2001 terror attack on US. Plus, JD V…

Democrats gain ground among Hispanic voters disenchanted with Trump

President Trump's gains with Hispanic voters helped catapult him to the White House in 2024, raising questions about whe…

Trump officials blur Hatch Act lines with GOP convention speeches

Five years after top Trump officials were found in violation of the Hatch Act over their appearances at the 2020 Republi…

Trump keeps telling voters he doesn’t care much about affordability

If the midterms were a referendum on whether trans athletes should be barred from women’s sports, or the White House bal…

From DOGE to space lasers, Alex Gibney peels back the many layers of Elon Musk

In the Oscar-winning filmmaker's latest documentary, director Alex Gibney investigates the rise of Elon Musk and says wh…

9/11 families to gather at World Trade Center and Pentagon to remember victims on 25th anniversary – US politics live

Victims of those killed in September 11 attacks honored at memorials across the USAs clear as that cloudless September m…

Missouri UPS worker two weeks from retirement fatally struck by company vehicle

Paul Roberts, who was employed by UPS for 44 years, was working at a customer care center when he was struckA longtime U…