The US Supreme Court for decades has chipped away at campaign finance laws, deciding they suppress political speech in violation of constitutional protections. A case involving US Vice President JD Vance being argued next week gives the court and its conservative majority a chance to amplify this t
Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines has suspended Thursday and Friday flights to and from Venezuela's capital Caracas, citing a navigation signal issue reported by its pilots. The issue did not compromise flight safety, the company added in a statement published late Wednesday. WHY IT MATTERS &bull
Members of Congress have said they will investigate whether the US military broke the law by allegedly killing two survivors of a strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean. The White House has defended the strike as lawful. Below is a look at the potential legal violations in
A group of Democratic and Republican US senators filed a resolution on Wednesday that would block US military action against Venezuela without congressional approval, after President Donald Trump said a land campaign would begin shortly. US troops have carried out at least 21 strikes on alleged dr
The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined in a poli
US President Donald Trump has invited Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in the "near future," the prime minister's office said on Monday, shortly after Trump said Israel should maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria. A visit to the White House would mark the Israeli prime mini
The White House on Monday defended a US admiral's decision to conduct multiple strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel in September, saying he had Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's authorisation, even as critics questioned the legality of a strike on survivors. The Washington Post ha
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety”, but gave no further details, stirring anxiety and confusion in Caracas as his administration ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government. "To
Four people died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in Stockton city in northern California on Saturday night, police said. The shooting took place at a child's birthday party, Stockton's Vice Mayor Jason Lee said in a Facebook post. "I am in contact with staff and public safety offi
US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered its diplomats worldwide to stop processing visas for Afghan nationals, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, effectively suspending the special immigration program for Afghans who helped the United States during its 20-ye
Mexico has announced plans to construct what it says will be Latin America’s most powerful supercomputer, aiming to boost the country’s artificial intelligence capabilities and vastly expand its data processing capacity. The supercomputer, named “Coatlicue” after
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, one of Mexico's wealthiest tycoons, commands an empire that stretches from banking to media, and casts himself as an anti-corruption crusader. To Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum, Salinas is something altogether different: a tax dodger and right-wing agitator whos
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs. "Over the next couple of years, I think we'll substantially be cutting and maybe cutting out completely, but we'll be cu
