• The Latest: Trump says Iran wants a meeting. Tehran says nothing’s scheduled
    President Donald Trump says Iran requested a meeting that would happen Tuesday in Qatar, but Tehran says nothing’s scheduled. Trump’s social media post Monday comes as he tries to preserve an increasingly fragile interim deal as hostilities mount in the Strait of Hormuz. And with the White House souring on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in […]
  • AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado’s state primary
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic voters in Colorado will decide in a state primary Tuesday which of two well-known statewide officeholders to nominate to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Republicans will also choose a nominee for governor, while voters across the state will finalize general election matchups for U.S. Senate and U.S. House. The Democratic […]
  • UC Berkeley is establishing the Nancy Pelosi Institute to address democracy’s challenges
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pointing to a busy retirement next year. She and the University of California, Berkeley, are partnering to form a new nonpartisan academic institute they say will be dedicated to strengthening democracy. Pelosi, a Democrat who has represented San Francisco for nearly 40 years and is not […]
  • U.S. says Trump envoys Kushner and Witkoff will travel for Iran meeting in Doha
    By Humeyra Pamuk and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) – The United States said a high-level meeting on Iran would be held in Doha on Tuesday with President Donald Trump’s top envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner attending while technical talks would also continue on the sidelines. In a social media post on Monday, […]
  • House Republicans are looking to get their agenda on track after a chaotic week
    WASHINGTON (AP) — With a social media assist from President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson is looking this week to ease the divisions in his Republican ranks and make progress on key legislative priorities before this fall’s elections. Johnson sent lawmakers home early last week after tumult in his conference prevented the House from […]