Politics

Takaichi, victim families plea for US to help Japanese abducted by North Korea

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pleading for justice at the United Nations on behalf of Japanese citizens she says are still held captive by the North Korean regime, coinciding with victim families’ own appeals for help in Washington, D.C.

'America First' doesn't mean 'America alone'

America may be putting itself first, but it also needs partners if it wants to meet its goals.

British PM Burnham touts AI alliance with US, warns of 'insidious' Russian threat

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his debut address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to tout a new artificial intelligence defense partnership with the United States and warn that Russia is waging an “insidious” information campaign aimed at destabilizing Western democracies.

Jamaica Hails King’s Decision to Refer Slavery Reparations Petition to Privy Council as ‘Really Big Deal’

The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petition

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ready for ‘energy ceasefire’, as Nato warns Putin becoming ‘increasingly cavalier’

Meeting on sidelines of UN general assembly, Ukrainian leader says Kyiv open to deal not to attack energy targets if Russia agrees. What we know on day 1,673

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks

Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacks

Grassley doesn’t rule out investigating Don Jr.'s Russian-funded wedding party

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) declined to rule out Tuesday that his panel may launch an investigation into President Donald Trump’s son for having parts of his wedding funded by a Russian oligarch with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Surrogate Baby Custody Battle

The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to intervene in a multistate custody battle between a California couple and the surrogate who gave birth to their son after refusing a request to terminate the pregnancy.

DOJ charges Utah postal worker for allegedly dumping mail ballots in trash during state primary

September 22, 2026 / 7:50 PM EDT / CBS/AP

How do Republicans deal with el Sayed?

HOW DO REPUBLICANS DEAL WITH EL SAYED? On Tuesday morning, Abdul el Sayed, buddy of Hasan Piker, DSA-adjacent, and Democratic candidate for Senate in Michigan, stepped onto a street corner in Detroit to begin a news conference. Despite all of the controversies that rage around him at any given moment, the event started precisely where any Democratic candidate should start these days — with the cost of getting around.

US Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Custody Fight Over Baby Born Via Surrogate

Surrogate who rejected abortion request had asked justices to halt court order recognizing LA couple as legal parents

Domestic politics and 2026 elections cast shadow over Trump's return to the UN

President Donald Trump couldn’t escape the domestic policy pressures of a looming midterm elections during his foreign policy foray in New York City for this year’s U.N. General Assembly.