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Brazil says that the European Union has moved to block its animal product exports from September, just days after a mega deal between the South American trade bloc Mercosur and the EU on a trans-Atlantic market estimated at $22 trillion went into effect, at least provisionally

5:04 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Former President Barack Obama has met with U.S. candidate James Talarico in Texas, backing a campaign seen by Democrats one of their best chances of winning in the conservative state

4:51 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Republican Senators say they need more details on a $1 billion security proposal for the White House, including a proposed $220 million to secure President Donald Trump’s new East Wing ballroom

4:14 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Texas public schools have seen a drop of about 76,000 students this academic year, marking the first non-pandemic decline in nearly 40 years

3:59 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Brazil’s government has launched an anti-organized crime program, allowing $2 billion in spending on public security

3:28 PM on Tuesday, May 12

2:51 PM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal

2:41 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Honduran authorities arrested a powerful former official accused of masterminding the 2024 assassination of an environmental leader Juan López

2:15 PM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said

1:39 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration head

12:56 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Residents heading to the polls in West Virginia's primary election now must present a valid photo ID in order to vote

11:43 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech, agriculture as well as aerospace and defense have been invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week

8:17 AM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump has departed for Beijing to meet with China's President Xi Jinping

4:50 AM on Tuesday, May 12

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists he has no intention of resigning despite growing calls within his Labour Party for him to step down

4:07 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Kuwait accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Middle East nation

12:03 AM on Tuesday, May 12

The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” will play prominently as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state’s 2nd District

12:02 AM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape U.S. House districts have seen mixed outcomes

12:01 AM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump is downplaying differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. conflict in Iran as he heads to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leader

7:57 AM on Monday, May 11

Republican West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey isn't on the primary ballot Tuesday but is staking his political capital to reshape his party’s massive supermajorities in the state Legislature more to his liking