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Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin speaks at EDSI Cables, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight

3:29 PM on Thursday, March 19

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change

FILE - CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina is seen in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Madagascar's president orders lie detector tests for candidates applying to be government ministers

3:10 PM on Thursday, March 19

Madagascar's military leader says anyone applying to become a minister in his new government will be subjected to lie detector tests to root out those who are corrupt

Federal judges read death threats and defend judiciary amid rising attacks

3:07 PM on Thursday, March 19

Federal judges are highlighting a rise in threats against the judiciary

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

DOJ investigation into Powell could backfire on Trump and keep Fed chair in office

1:48 PM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump has for months wanted to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve

FILE - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen, April 5, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump administration launches investigation of states that mandate health insurance covers abortion

1:03 PM on Thursday, March 19

The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion

FILE - Federal agents look on as protesters gather outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker, File)

States seek to unmask federal immigration agents -- and their own police

11:25 AM on Thursday, March 19

Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks are gaining new life in states

FILE - A lectern awaits the arrival of House Democrats to speak on the health care funding fight on the steps of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance, according to a new poll

11:03 AM on Thursday, March 19

A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to attend the casualty return for the six crew members of an Air Force refueling aircraft who died when their plane crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations against Iran. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump faces his most difficult Iran war decision: Will he deploy US troops to seize uranium?

6:29 AM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump faces the most daunting question of the Iran war: Will he put U.S. troops on the ground to secure the enriched uranium Tehran could use for nuclear weapons

In this photo released by Belarusian presidential press service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and U.S. Presidential envoy John Coale talk during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP)

Belarus releases 250 political prisoners in a deal with the US to lift some sanctions

5:39 AM on Thursday, March 19

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the release of 250 prisoners as part of a deal with Washington to lift some U.S. sanctions, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, watches from outside the main table as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to EU leaders via video link during a round table meeting at the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, Pool)

EU leaders blast Viktor Orbán over a Ukraine loan veto, accusing him of playing election games

5:22 AM on Thursday, March 19

EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month

FILE - Joseph Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence

1:58 AM on Thursday, March 19

Joe Kent’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism team is fueling a Republican fight over the Iran war and talk about Israel that critics call antisemitic

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., the White House pick for homeland security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Mullin presents a different vision for FEMA, sparking cautious hope

12:11 AM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump’s pick as homeland security chief is signaling a gentler stance on disaster relief and promising to roll back some recent restrictions

FILE - State Department employees applaud as their colleagues walk through the lobby of the State Department headquarters in the Harry S. Truman Building, July 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

Where did the experts go? State Department cuts limit the Iran war effort

12:01 AM on Thursday, March 19

The widening war in Iran is exposing big gaps at the State Department, especially in the bureau that handles the Middle East

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