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People gather at Brookland Baptist Church for a tribute service honoring the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Monday, March 2, 2026, in West Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Democrats confront how to rebuild Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition as bruising primary fights loom

5:23 PM on Thursday, March 5

Democrats are gearing up for a bruising presidential primary as they argue over how to rebuild a winning coalition

FILE - An employee welds metal at a steel tank factory in Mexico City, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Mexico and US will start talks March 16 on reviewing their free trade agreement

4:53 PM on Thursday, March 5

Mexico and the United States say they will start talks on March 16 ahead of a review of the free trade agreement that has shaped both countries’ economies and helped keep some of their commerce steady despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s constantly changing tariff policy

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump turns to an Oklahoma senator with a fighter's reputation as his next choice to lead DHS

4:34 PM on Thursday, March 5

President Donald Trump’s plans to nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to take over as Homeland Security secretary follow a notable political rise for the plumbing company owner who was first elected to Congress in 2012

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3:58 PM on Thursday, March 5

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talks with reporters as he leaves the Senate chamber during a Senate war powers vote on Iran on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Cornyn goes on offense against Paxton as Republicans await Trump's endorsement

2:00 PM on Thursday, March 5

Sen. John Cornyn is going on offense against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as they fight for a Republican Senate runoff, and President Donald Trump’s endorsement hangs over it all

This image from video provided by the Department of Justice from police-worm body camera shows Andrew Paul Johnson on the Lower West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (Department of Justice via AP)

Capitol rioter who was pardoned by Trump gets a life sentence for molesting 2 children in Florida

1:50 PM on Thursday, March 5

A Florida handyman who was sentenced to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump

FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

1:50 PM on Thursday, March 5

President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

On Iran, Trump officials say the US mission is 'that simple.' It depends who's doing the talking

1:08 PM on Thursday, March 5

President Donald Trump's administration is trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader without clear support from Congress or allies

Zelenskyy says he's reluctant to repair pipeline that brings Russian oil to Central Europe

11:43 AM on Thursday, March 5

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he would rather not repair a damaged pipeline that carries Russian oil to Central Europe

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Fla., Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Hegseth urges Latin American allies to go on offense against drug cartels

10:47 AM on Thursday, March 5

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is urging Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels

FILE - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a session of parliament in Madrid, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Meet Pedro Sánchez, Europe's most vocal critic of Trump's attacks on Iran

10:17 AM on Thursday, March 5

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has again emerged as Europe's most consistently vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, drawing his ire for refusing to let the U.S. use Spanish bases for strikes on Iran

Via Named to 2026 GovTech 100 List

9:00 AM on Thursday, March 5

FILE - A statue of Jesus Christ on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

'Christ is king' becomes a loaded phrase in US political debates, especially on the right

7:00 AM on Thursday, March 5

On its own, the phrase “Christ is king” sums up a core tenet of the Christian faith, that Jesus is the divine ruler of the universe

Healthcare workers unload from a vehicle, the bodies of Iranian sailors who died when their IRIS Dena warship sank outside Sri Lanka's territorial waters, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India

6:19 AM on Thursday, March 5

Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home

Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis smiles during a meeting of the lower house of the Czech Parliament that is to decide whether to lift the populist' immunity from prosecution in a fraud case involving European Union subsidies, in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Czech lawmakers reject motion to lift immunity for populist leader Babiš over EU fraud case

4:54 AM on Thursday, March 5

Czech lawmakers have rejected a motion to lift Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’ immunity so prosecutors can press a fraud case

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Homeland Security funding bill falters again in Senate as Republicans warn of Iran risk

12:06 AM on Thursday, March 5

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security is stalling out again in Congress

FILE - Honduran President Nasry Asfura speaks wearing the presidential sash after his inauguration ceremony at Congress in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Destephen, File)

Honduras weighs shift in China-Taiwan ties as Trump pushes for US dominance in Latin America

9:01 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Honduras' new leader was elected with the President Donald Trump's backing and has now ordered a review of economic agreements with China

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