Lawmakers have long shied away from serious discussions about entitlement reform, but the issue appears to be coming back into focus for Republicans who are wary about the growing national debt. ‘I definitely have noticed it,’ veteran GOP strategist Doug ...

Democrats and Republicans alike are scrambling to define Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid and ascribe his views to the other ideological side before he is able to introduce himself to the 2024 electorate.  ‘The only thing they know ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of surgery for a hernia on Sunday, vowed that Israel would invade Rafah, despite twin pressures from Ramadan and Washington.   Netanyahu, 74, said he had approved the IDF’s ‘operational plan’ for Rafah, saying ...

ISTANBUL — Turks dealt President Tayyip Erdogan and his party their biggest electoral blow on Sunday in a nationwide local vote that reasserted the opposition as a political force and reinforced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as the president’s chief rival. ...

SOFIA — Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European Union (EU) member states as Bulgaria and Romania partially joined the Schengen open-travel zone. The two countries reached ...

WASHINGTON — With efforts underway to clean up thousands of tons of steel debris from the collapsed bridge in Baltimore’s harbor, Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Sunday urged Republicans to work with Democrats to approve the federal funding needed for ...

HANOI — Vietnam is seeking to learn from China to develop its first high-speed railway network, according to its government, with plans in the works for a rail line running the length of the country. Vietnam is planning to build ...

SHANGHAI – China’s SAIC Motor aims to cut thousands of jobs this year at its joint ventures with General Motors and Volkswagen and at an electric-car unit, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The state-owned automaker hopes to cut 30% ...