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Armenia hosts a historic European Union summit as the country charts a course away from Russia

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Armenia hosts its first bilateral summit with the European Union on Tuesday, a landmark diplomatic moment for the Caucasus Mountains nation that has formally declared its ambition to join the bloc and is cautiously loosening its ties with longtime ally ...
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Trump stops short of saying Iran violated ceasefire: ‘not heavy firing’

(WASHINGTON) -- With Iranian forces attacking commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and oil infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates, President Donald Trump on Monday stopped short of saying the U.S.-Iran ceasefire has been violated. "[It was] not heavy firing," Trump said in ...
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Redistricting is rampant ahead of the US House midterm elections. What states are taking action?

A partisan redistricting battle among states has accelerated ahead of the November midterm elections following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act and opened the way for states to try to eliminate voting districts drawn for racial minorities. Legislative ...
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Democrats eye New York redistricting after Supreme Court decision

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Monday he would press his home state of New York to redraw its congressional districts to yield more seats for his party, in response to ...
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Supreme Court restores access to mail-order abortion pill mifepristone, for now

(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Samuel Alito on Monday issued an administrative stay of a lower court order that had rolled back access to mifepristone nationwide.The move restores expanded access to the abortion pill without the need for an in-person doctor's visit, for now. The pill ...
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Warned off vaccine actions, Kennedy seeks quick health wins ahead of midterms

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is aiming for quick wins on new health initiatives to help Republicans in November's midterm elections, after the White House asked him to pivot from a widely ...
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Democrats look for a foothold in Iowa as Vance visits to boost Republicans

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - After years of coming up short, Democrats think they can make Iowa a political battleground again. Republican Donald Trump may have won the state by double digits in the last presidential election, but growing dissatisfaction with his leadership and rising ...
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Williams says Fed policy well positioned for economic risks, uncertainty

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) - New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Monday the U.S. central bank's monetary policy is "well positioned" to deal with the high level of economic uncertainty facing the economy as a result of ...
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US Justice Dept targets Minnesota over global greenhouse gas emissions

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint on Monday against Minnesota over its regulation of global greenhouse gas emissions, the latest in a series of federal actions in the state that have included a fraud probe and immigration raids. The ...
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Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition: Spokesperson

(NEW YORK) -- Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman said on Sunday.The 81-year-old former New York City mayor is critical but stable, spokesman Ted Goodman said in a statement.The statement does not say what led to the hospitalization."Mayor Rudy Giuliani is ...
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Indiana’s state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is waging a retribution campaign against some fellow Republicans in Tuesday's primary in Indiana. Seven GOP state senators who blocked his push to redraw the state's congressional districts now face primary challengers endorsed by him. In a series of ...
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio’s state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) - Candidates for Ohio's top elected offices will stand before voters in a statewide primary on Tuesday, although many of them are already looking ahead to the November general election. Ohio is expected to play a high-profile role in the midterm elections, with ...
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