Category Archives: National
Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza, rattling ceasefire, medics say
CAIRO (Reuters) -At least 25 Palestinians were killed in four Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday in a part of Gaza under Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October, health authorities s...
Nov 19, 2025 An injured Palestinian receives treatment following an Israeli air strike, according to medics, at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Trump says US will work to end war in Sudan at Saudi's request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would work to help end the war in Sudan after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to get involved in the matter. "We...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia attend the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Update: Trump signs bill to release Epstein files
Updated at 12:21 a.m. (11/20) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday ordering the Justice Department to release documents from its long-running investigation into...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the announcement of a law enforcement action during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Saudi crown prince hosted at friendlier US Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Members of Congress hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, on the second day of a visit to Washington that has aimed to tout stronger-tha...
Nov 19, 2025 Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) walk through Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol, on their way to a meeting with members of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Lawyer for FBI ex-chief and Trump critic James Comey argues to have charges tossed
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey renewed their bid to get federal criminal charges against him tossed out on Wednesday, arguing in court that President Donal...
Nov 19, 2025 Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
US Congress approves release of Epstein files, putting matter before Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs the House floor, following the vote of the U.S. House of Representatives, which passed the bill seeking to release files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Saudi crown prince heads to a US Congress no longer railing against him
WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers are set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday on the second day of his visit to the United States, aimed at touting stronger-t...
Nov 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, during a dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Brenner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
US Thanksgiving dinner cost drops for third year, Farm Bureau says
(Reuters) -The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 will be lower for a third straight year thanks to steep discounting in turkey prices, but about half the items that grace a typical U.S. holiday tab...
Nov 19, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Butterball frozen turkey, part of Walmart's basket of Thanksgiving goods, is displayed for sale at a store in Valley Stream, New York, U.S., November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Trump administration announces steps in dismantling Education Department
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is taking steps to dismantle the Department of Education, the White House said on Tuesday, as it moves to shrink the federal government's role i...
Nov 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Department of Education building, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
US House passes measure to force release of Epstein files
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an o...
Nov 18, 2025 U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks to the members of the media as the U.S. House of Representatives votes on the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
