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Washington — In mid-April, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate in Utah and Michigan, though his campaign says it is working to get him on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Kennedy's backers insist he's not pursuing his White House bid just to hand the election to another candidate. They say he's the real deal and has a shot at winning the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidential election.

Getting on the ballot in enough states to secure 270 votes — just over half the...

As former President Donald Trump emerges as the likely Republican presidential candidate, Europe's NATO countries are watching with alarm. The organization's head said that Trump is weakening the alliance, especially after he said he would encourage Russia to do what it wants to a NATO country that isn't meeting defense spending benchmarks.

Donald Trump is visiting North Carolina for his first official campaign event since the start of his New York hush money trial. The former president narrowly won the state in 2020, and now, the Biden campaign is hoping to court young voters to flip the state in 2024.

North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton, 26, is the youngest state party chair in the country — and she's taken on the job of campaigning for the oldest presidential candidate in history in a state that hasn't been won by a Democrat since 2008.

"It's going to be a fight," Clayton said. "I don't think, right now, anybody actually knows what is going to happen in November."

Clayton, who often passes for a college student when she's out canvassing, thinks that her youth has been an advantage in trying to register students at Appalachian...

The FBI on Friday served subpoenas in the Chicago suburb where controversial Mayor Tiffany Henyard has faced accusations of corruption, Fox 32 Chicago reports.

Henyard, the self-described "supermayor" of Dolton, and Thornton Township Supervisor, has recently been dubbed the "worst mayor in America" by critics after being accused of misdeeds ranging from weaponizing police raids to spending taxpayer money on luxuries in Las Vegas. Most recently, the scandal-ridden mayor has also come under fire for an alleged sexual assault by one of her allies...

The tragic events at Columbine High School in 1999, when 12 students and one teacher died in a mass shooting, marked a turning point for America.

The House is poised for a rare Saturday vote on a bill that will provide nearly $61 billion in security funding to Ukraine. The bill will also provide billions to Israel and other U.S. allies.

The militia blamed an attack, while Iraq's military said it did not detect drones or jets in the area.

It means the US will lose its primary base where it monitors regional Islamist activity.

The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now, Lyse Doucet writes.

Washington — The House is set to vote Saturday afternoon on a $95 billion foreign aid package, a pivotal moment for House Speaker Mike Johnson as he tries to stave off a right-wing rebellion.

The package consists of four bills that will be voted on separately and then combined into one before being sent to the Senate. The first three bills include $60.8 billion to help Ukraine in its war with Russia; $26.4 billion to support Israel, which is fighting Hamas and Iran; and $8.1 billion to counter China in the Indo-Pacific. Humanitarian aid for Gaza...

The House will vote Saturday on foreign aid bills to provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

The BBC's Nada Tawfik was outside the New York court where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.

Footage showing explosions in the sky over Iran has been analysed by BBC Verify.

Twenty-five years after Columbine, school shootings continue to increase.