A man wearing a T-shirt with the image of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay holds a candle during a mass for Uribe’s health in Bogotá on June 21, 2025. Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images U.S. politicians and congressmen reacted on Aug. 11 to the death of Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay,
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is kicking off a nationwide tour focused on promoting the administration’s goal of dismantling the Department of Education, which has been met with congressional and legal challenges. The “Returning Education to the States Tour” is set to take McMahon on a tour of all 50 states, starting in Louisiana, where she
A gold dealer poses with three 1kg gold bullion bars in Birmingham, England, on Dec. 13, 2023. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 11 that gold would be exempt from tariffs, easing investor concerns over a potential sharp rise in import costs of the precious metal and sending prices lower. “Gold will
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) listens during a town hall in Scottsdale, Ariz., on March 17, 2025.Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) used a weekend town hall in Iowa to press Democrats to sharpen their appeal to working- and middle-class voters, warning that the party’s identity and political future depend on it. Speaking to about
Washington — President Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. “At the end of that meeting, probably the first two minutes, I’ll know exactly whether or
President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with California Gov. Gavin Newsom upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 24, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked President Donald Trump in a letter on Monday to help stop mid-decade congressional redistricting efforts in Texas and other Republican-led states. He said
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, Calif., on April 29, 2025. Laure Andrillon/Reuters President Donald Trump said he held a “very interesting” meeting with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan on Aug. 11, days after he called for Tan’s resignation over his alleged ties to Chinese companies with