The proposal faces a tough path to approval: the Republican-led House of Representatives, which must agree to it, remains paralyzed and without a speaker
The Pentagon has stressed that the arrival of warships in the region is not designed to engage in military action together with Israel: ‘There is no intention to put US boots on the ground in combat’
Washington’s unwavering support for Israel, its assessment that the attack on the Gaza hospital came from the Palestinian side and the cancellation of the summit in Jordan threatens to fuel unrest in Arab countries
Lawmakers from both parties claim that they will seek funds to help Kyiv in the coming days, but the far-right Republican faction is increasing its resistance
The U.S. upper house has approved a bill that requires members to wear formal business attire on the Floor after the Democrat Charles Schumer chose to stop enforcing the unwritten dress code
A draft of a letter from Washington includes calls for reforms to the judiciary, the Ministry of Defense and the agencies that regulate public enterprises
The new $325 million appropriation comes as Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives are increasingly reluctant to approve assistance for Kyiv
The child, whose biological parents died in a U.S. raid, remains in the custody of an American military family, despite the fact that a court declared the adoption void and her relatives are asking for her return
The war in Ukraine, the fight against climate change and support for the Global South will feature at a meeting where four out of the five leaders of the permanent members of the Security Council will be absent
The establishment of relations between Riyadh and the Jewish state would be a triumph for Washington. Biden is scheduled to meet Netanyahu next week in New York to discuss ‘integration in the region’
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Sundar Pichai talked with lawmakers about the need for rules to control the emerging technology and the risks it presents
The anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin has set alarm bells ringing over Pyongyang supplying weapons to Moscow in return for nuclear know-how
The former White House chief of staff requested to have his case transferred from state to federal court, which could be key in the future of the racketeering trial against him and 18 other people, including the ex-president
The former president seeks to delay his trial as long as possible and have his case separated from the rest, while some of the other 18 defendants prefer speedy trials
Housing shortages, excessive dependence on tourism, serious social inequalities and long-standing grievances among the indigenous communities are just some of the major problems facing the archipelago
Lahaina residents are demanding explanations for the perceived mismanagement of the disaster. ‘All because the so-called alarms didn’t go off,’ says one resident whose house was reduced to ashes