Column: Voter views of Trump from the ground up, starting in Oregon
On the night of Nov. 5, Teresa Sasse and her husband, Scott, had dinner in front of the TV as they settled in to watch…
Georgia’s president will not step down until ‘illegitimate’ election rerun | Politics News
Pro-EU critic of governing Georgian Dream party says she won’t leave office next month as parliament elected fraudulently.Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said she will not…
Mexico’s president says she’s confident U.S. tariff war can be averted
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted.But her statement — made…
French President Macron visits Notre Dame as fire-ravaged cathedral prepares to reopen
1 of 2 | Firefighters battle to extinguish a giant fire that engulfed Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral in 2019. The landmark is set to reopen…
Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico’s president
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump declared a win Wednesday on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico after talking with that country’s leader. But Mexican…
Mexico’s president has ‘excellent’ conversation with Trump amid tariff row
1 of 3 | Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on Tuesday. Sheinbaum addressed…
Mikheil Kavelashvili: Former Manchester City striker set to become president of Georgia
Former Manchester City striker Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become the president of Georgia after the country's ruling party nominated him as their candidate.The 53-year-old…
Chilean President Boric rejects allegations of sexual harassment | Women’s Rights News
Authorities confirm criminal investigation being conducted over allegations of harassment.Chilean authorities have confirmed that President Gabriel Boric is being investigated over allegations of sexual harassment.…
Trump transition team suggests sidelining top advisor over pay-to-play allegations
WASHINGTON — The top lawyer on Donald Trump’s transition team investigated a longtime advisor to the president-elect over allegations he used his proximity to Trump to…
‘A seismic shift’: How US President Joe Biden altered perceptions of age | Joe Biden News
Rumblings about Biden’s age began well before he was elected in 2020. When Biden, a former vice president, started to mull his candidacy for the…
Trump’s incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She’ll face a raft of special interests
WASHINGTON — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who…
Donald Trump has a chance to become a true education president
Donald Trump had the right idea about education during his first administration: Judge potential employees by their skills and experience, not their degrees. Open up…
Trump taps Rollins as Agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his Agriculture secretary, the last of his picks…
Column: Electoral college system is a bad way to pick a president
SACRAMENTO — Before this year’s presidential election slips into gloomy history, we should pause to slam our moldy, undemocratic vote-counting system called the electoral college.If Donald…
What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick for attorney general
NEW YORK — Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general hours after his first…
Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife | Civil Rights News
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent.Legislators in Nicaragua have approved a constitutional amendment that will…
With Trump as president, can TikTok in the U.S. survive?
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when President Donald Trump moved to ban the popular video…
Trump chooses former acting Atty. Gen. Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen former acting Atty. Gen. Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western…
Britain blacklists daughter of Angola’s former president as it clamps down on corruption
Isabel dos Santos, the daughter Angola's former president Jose Eduardo Van Dunem dos Santos, was sanctioned by Britain on Thursday. File Photo by Bruno Fonseca/EPA-EFE…
Mexican president condemns Trump mass deportation plan
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said immigrants shouldn’t be viewed as “criminals,” but declared that Mexico has a plan for an influx of…