“When Donald Trump was president, I can’t think of a single prominent Democrat who was chased around, persecuted, prosecuted,” Rubio said on the program State of the Union. Read More Politics

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto said on Friday that he would make changes to the government soon, after weeks of nationwide protests that started as online anger over tax hikes and culminated in the violent storming of parliament. The protests prompted Ruto to withdraw the finance … Read More Government

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli government official said on Thursday that a delegation has been sent to negotiate a hostage release deal with Hamas. Under a deal brokered in late November by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, more than 100 of the estimated 240 hostages taken to Gaza during an … Read More Government

(Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that fiscal responsibility is a commitment to be strictly followed in his administration, although he assured the government will keep its cash transference policies. Brazilian assets suffered a sell-off in recent weeks as … Read More Government

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday expressed concern over the political situation in France, where Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally came out well ahead in a first-round vote of national snap elections. The comments mark the first time Scholz, a Social Democrat, has … Read More Government

The self-help author is again trying to revive her own bid, despite losing the nomination to President Biden in March. Read More Politics

As the second-term Democrat attends political events across the nation, some speculate about who pays for his travel. But for these appearances, it’s not taxpayers. Read More Politics

Around Mr. Biden, a siege mentality has set in post-debate, one at odds with the persistent concerns of voters who view him as too old to be effective. Read More Politics

The practical effect of the ruling raises the possibility of further delay of the case against the former president on charges of plotting to subvert the 2020 election. Read More Politics

President Biden tried to minimize concerns about his fitness for office, saying he would not be running if he didn’t think he was up to the job. Read More Politics