President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP Photo The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions against Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family, and a close associate, alleging the sanctioned parties are complicit in
Washington — The U.S. has been carrying out intermittent strikes on vessels alleged to be carrying drug smugglers and illegal narcotics in international waters off South American coastlines since early September. President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the boats were known to be involved in drug smuggling, and insist they have the authority
People cast their ballots at a mobile outdoor vote center at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Justice (DOJ) is sending monitors to six counties to watch polling sites, it said on Oct. 24. The personnel will monitor polls in Los Angeles
Washington — The government of Ontario will pause an anti-tariff ad campaign aimed at the U.S., the Canadian province’s leader announced Friday, less than a day after President Trump vowed to end trade negotiations with Canada over an ad that uses late President Ronald Reagan’s voice. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the ad campaign will
Former President Barack Obama addresses the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum in Chicago on Dec. 5, 2024. Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Barack Obama joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 22 for a virtual volunteer event urging support for Proposition 50, the ballot measure that would let California redraw its congressional maps in response
The Department of Justice is preparing to send federal election observers to California and New Jersey next month, targeting two Democratic states holding off-year elections following requests from state Republican parties. The department announced Friday that it is planning to monitor polling sites in Passaic County, New Jersey, and five counties in southern and central
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are seen in a combination of file photographs as they campaign on Jan. 5, 2021. Reuters A small but growing group of Senate Democrats is splitting with party leaders on how to handle the ongoing government shutdown. The breaks have come on two tracks—votes to