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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during a meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the Pentagon Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)

Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war

3:14 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Senate Democrats have blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill in protest of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran

‘This failure is on USPS’: Dozens of rural Nevada mail ballots discovered after primary

1:54 PM on Tuesday, July 14

More than 30 mail ballots in Nevada’s June primary election were not counted because they were sent to the wrong office

FILE - Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Wyden alleges RFK Jr. broke the law in calls urging Libertarians to quit Iowa races

1:39 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Senator Ron Wyden has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking the law by urging third-party candidates to drop out of Iowa congressional races

Israeli lawmakers in the Israeli parliament discuss after the vote on a bill that seeks to equate the study of Jewish texts with military service, in Jerusalem, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israel's parliament approves laws to enshrine exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from military service

1:39 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that will effectively allow the continued exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from serving in the military

Federal judge awards $314 million to 3 Americans held and allegedly tortured in Venezuela

1:27 PM on Tuesday, July 14

A federal judge in Miami has awarded $314 million to three Americans jailed and allegedly tortured in Venezuela before being freed in a 2023 prisoner swap

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., sister of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is ceremonially sworn-in by President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, as her husband Larry Nordone holds the Bible and gives her a kiss. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term

12:51 PM on Tuesday, July 14

The sister of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has been sworn in to fill his seat, just three days after his death

FILE - A woman walks by posters of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during a solidarity bike ride for Pretti, Jan. 31, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

What it means when federal authorities say cars are being weaponized

12:20 PM on Tuesday, July 14

The term weaponized vehicle has become commonplace at news conferences and in statements released by federal officials during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 photo, Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, who is charged currently in the U.S. for evading sanctions on Iran, is surrounded by the media members as he arrives at a courthouse in Istanbul, in a separate case against him. (Depo Photos via AP, File)

Gold trader gets time served in Iran sanctions case that strained US-Turkey relations

10:56 AM on Tuesday, July 14

A gold trader who admitted conspiring with a Turkish bank to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions has been sentenced to time served

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, July 1, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Prosecutions, Epstein and the $1.8B fund: What to watch at Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing

9:16 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Todd Blanche is heading into a high-stakes test this week in his bid to become attorney general

FILE -Tributes are laid at the memorial of the Hillsborough disaster outside Anfield before the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield in Liverpool, England, April. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Clint Hughes, File)

British lawmakers approve Hillsborough Law to stop official cover-ups after tragedies

5:45 AM on Tuesday, July 14

British lawmakers have approved a law aimed at preventing police and officials from covering up errors and wrongdoing

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, left, speaks with Lithuania's Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys, center, and European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, right, during a round table meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)

It's 'Super Tuesday' for EU enlargement as 4 candidates move forward with negotiations

5:05 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Four countries are taking significant steps toward joining the European Union

FILE -UNHCR High Commissioner Barham Salih talks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Rome, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini), File)

UN agency investigating reports of 2 boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees

4:47 AM on Tuesday, July 14

The United Nations’ refugee agency says it is investigating reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom

11:16 PM on Monday, July 13

Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One

Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Why it's so difficult for the US to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz

11:01 PM on Monday, July 13

President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months

Gas pumps are seen at a gas station in Buffalo Grove, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease

5:01 PM on Monday, July 13

U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, while underlying price pressures also slowed more than expected

Newly appointed U.S. interim Senator, Darline Graham Nordone, with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, speaks to members of the press after being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, at the statehouse Monday, July 13, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

11:06 PM on Sunday, July 12

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named Darline Graham as her late brother Lindsey Graham’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate

Today in History: July 14, the storming of the Bastille

1:48 PM on Monday, June 29

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