Democratic divisions over Israel policy heat up as Biden tries to keep his coalition together
The deadly surprise offensive by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend threatens to ignite tensions between moderate and progressive Democrats already divided over the Jewish state's treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
2023-10-10 04:54
Lokassa ya Mbongo: Family's pain as Congo star lies unburied for seven months
Legendary guitarist Lokassa ya Mbongo's family say they have been unable to give him a "worthy" send-off.
2023-10-08 11:19
Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-war Russian journalist sentenced in absentia
Maria Ovsyannikova, who protested live on air against the invasion of Ukraine, gets more than 8 years in jail.
2023-10-04 17:59
Dr Denis Mukwege: Nobel Prize-winner to contest DR Congo presidency
Celebrated doctor Denis Mukwege won over the world - now his sights are set on leadership back home.
2023-10-02 22:28
Democrats weigh McCarthy's fate as GOP moderates float rules changes to save speaker
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's allies are scrambling to head off a right-wing revolt to oust the California Republican from his job and turning to the constituency that now suddenly holds the cards: House Democrats.
2023-10-02 11:20
House Democrat steps down from leadership role over party's support of Biden's reelection
Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota is leaving his position in House Democratic leadership over his party's support of President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection bid.
2023-10-02 04:16
Gaetz war against McCarthy could leave Dems playing kingmaker
With the clock ticking down toward a government shutdown, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz approached a Democratic lawmaker on the House floor this week with a surprising pitch.
2023-09-30 06:29
Dianne Feinstein: Trailblazing Senator dies aged 90
The California senator served for more than three decades and broke new ground for women in US politics.
2023-09-29 22:27
House will reach a deal to avoid government shutdown - McCarthy
The House Speaker is running out of time to break the impasse before government funding expires this weekend.
2023-09-29 01:16
Biden to issue a warning over Trump's threats to democracy as they head toward possible 2024 rematch
President Joe Biden will issue blunt new warnings about ongoing threats to US democracy in a major address Thursday, sharpening the central argument in his potential rematch with Donald Trump, who he's accused of trying to "destroy" bedrock American institutions.
2023-09-28 17:28
Bob Menendez: US senator pleads not guilty as FBI probes Egypt ties
Bob Menendez is accused of accepting bribes to help Egypt's government, and business associates.
2023-09-28 00:27
Growing number of Senate Democrats call for Menendez to resign amid federal indictment
Sens. Tammy Baldwin, Jack Rosen and Jon Tester on Tuesday are among the latest Senate Democrats to call on their Democratic colleague, Sen. Bob Menendez, to resign in the wake of a federal indictment accusing him of corruption-related offenses.
2023-09-26 23:29