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After a 10-year-old Japanese boy was stabbed to death by a man in China, tensions between the two countries are rising.

California Democrats hope to link President Trump to the unpopular Project 2025 policy plan with a task force hearing focusing on its impact on Americans.

Voters in Congressional District 22 say the hard-fought race between GOP incumbent Rep. David Valadao and his Democratic challenger, Rudy Salas, will come down to the man, not his party.

Presidents since Andrew Jackson have claimed special authority from the nation's voters to enact their agendas. The Constitution grants nothing of the kind.

Will the price of coffee, a crop hurt by rising temperatures and drought, jolt American politicians and voters into paying attention to global warming?

Israel said it hit more than 1,110 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Lebanese officials said 492 people were killed.

Last week's remote explosions led to a series of deadly escalations. President Biden must press harder for a cease-fire in Gaza to end what could become a regional conflagration.

Kamala Harris needs to expand her majority among Black voters to match President Biden's winning formula from 2020.

Trump wants the right to fire civil servants he sees as disloyal: Cue IRS audits for Trump enemies, anti-vaxxers in the FDA, revenge prosecutions.