Politics & Government

The TQ Samsun bulk carrier transits the Bosphorus Strait during the early morning hours on Tuesday in Istanbul. The TQ Samsun is the last grain ship, carrying corn and rapeseed, to leave Ukraine under the Black Sea grain initiative.

U.S. says Russia is laying the groundwork to attack civilian ships and blame Ukraine

3:42pm July 20, 2023

by Tamara Keith

The National Security Council declassified information about what it called an attempted "false flag operation" by Russia as global food supply is threatened.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Farmers for Trump campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa on July 7.

Here's where the criminal and civil cases facing Trump stand

3:17pm July 20, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Former President Donald Trump faces a number of criminal charges in two cases — but that may not be all, as he faces scrutiny in other probes. This all comes as Trump is running for president.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a meeting of President Biden's Competition Council in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

After Hill funding fight, Buttigieg calls culture wars, drag show focus 'maddening'

3:05pm July 20, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed growing political rhetoric and focus on culture war issues, such as LGBTQ concerns.

Four new casinos, video gambling could be on horizon as North Carolina Republicans negotiate

3:00pm July 20, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

As many as four new casinos as well as video gambling machines could be authorized in North Carolina under proposals now being discussed by legislators, the top General Assembly leaders said on Thu

Thousands of anti-government protesters in Peru call for the president's resignation

11:01am July 20, 2023

Peru is bracing for a fresh wave of protests. Thousands of anti-government protesters have started converging on cities across the country calling for the resignation of the president.

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A supporter of former President Donald Trump speaks into a megaphone as supporters gather in Tropical Park in Miami, to convoy to his Mar-A-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., June 11.

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Three Florida men are on the ballot in 2024. Voters there still want Trump

6:00am July 20, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

In a statewide poll released this month, former President Trump led a crowded field of contenders for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among those trailing Trump.

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Update: Investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election result

5:27pm July 19, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

The grand jurors who may be asked to indict former President Donald Trump in Georgia have officially been seated. We check in on the status of the investigation in Fulton County.

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Public defenders' low income clients will suffer the most from funding crisis

5:12pm July 19, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Federal public defenders warn they face severe budget cuts that could require them to trim more than 10% of their current staff. That will hurt many of their low income clients.

Israeli president's speech was applauded by some in Congress, boycotted by others

4:29pm July 19, 2023

by Barbara Sprunt

In an address to the U.S. Congress, Israel's president emphasized the close ties between the two countries, even as some progressive Democrats boycotted the speech.

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Greensboro City Council approves sculpture to honor Justice Henry E. Frye and Shirley T. Frye

4:06pm July 19, 2023

by DJ Simmons

Greensboro City Council has approved the installation of a sculpture at Center City Park to honor Justice Henry Frye and his wife Shirley Frye.