U.S. consumer prices rose 3% in the year ending September, the highest inflation rate since January, as tariff impacts remain unclear.

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That follows a more than two-hour phone call between the two leaders on Thursday, US time. The aim, Mr Trump said, was “to see if we can bring this ‘inglorious’ war,” to an end. The last time the pair met,

Three separate controversies involving leaked text messages from private online group chats have rocked US political circles this month, revealing racist, antisemitic and violent statements from figures across the ideological spectrum.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will “hit" drug smugglers attempting to enter the U.S. by land after a series of lethal strikes on cartel boats at sea.

Within New York City, a Fox News poll last month found that 49% of Democratic voters had a favorable view of socialism, compared to 35% who had an unfavorable view. Meanwhile, 41% of Democrats viewed capitalism favorably, while 49% viewed it unfavorably.

The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, John Reid, staged a debate with AI reading lines his campaign wrote for his opponent, Ghazala Hashmi. Is AI here to stay in Virginia politics?

Republicans in Louisiana's congressional delegation are writing to DHS after a suspected Oct. 7 terrorist was arrested in their state after entering the U.S. over a year earlier.

Once a key player in Democratic campaigns, AIPAC is now seeing candidates reject its support amid shifting views on US-Israel policy.