The greatest satirists do more than expose hypocrisy. They reshape how citizens understand power and civic responsibility.
May 20, 2026
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar urged artists to speak out about the crises facing society on Wednesday, describing it as their moral duty against "
May 21, 2026
Colombia's Central General Staff, the largest dissident branch of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group, and rebels from the National
May 20, 2026
A seagull has left a lasting impression on King Charles III during his visit to Northern Ireland
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has scored another win against a Republican rival, purging Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s primary and knocking out one of his most outspoken critics on Capitol Hill
May 19, 2026
A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom is facing growing opposition from Republicans ahead of an expected vote this week
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump is defending the White House ballroom he's building
May 20, 2026
Rachel Maddow is working on a new book about the Justice Department
May 19, 2026
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he has no regrets about his “momentous” vote to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges five years ago
May 19, 2026
The president’s barrage of pronouncements on foreign policy mean his Cabinet members’ statements on foreign policy have become more reliable indicators of administration positions.
May 18, 2026
Russia has high expectations for President Vladimir Putin's trip to China this week, and the two sides will use it to develop their "privileged partnership", the Kremlin
May 18, 2026
Why Trump put his ‘bad cop’ in charge of rescuing the GOP in the midterms
May 17, 2026
Thousands of people gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize support for voting rights amid concerns about redistricting efforts
May 16, 2026
Perched behind the cash register at Stubs liquor store, Amy Van Duyn gazed out the window at a red-and-green gasoline price sign, which she said
May 16, 2026
Trump announces sculpture garden site as he muses on architecture after trip to China
May 15, 2026
Senators vote to block their pay during future government shutdowns
May 14, 2026
The founding generation in America was not of one mind. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson differed on crucial ideas, but exemplify the capacity for people to disagree and yet work for a common cause.
May 14, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denies a CNN report claiming the CIA conducted deadly operations in Mexico
May 13, 2026
A Nigerian court on Wednesday sentenced former power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison after convicting him of laundering 33.8 billion naira ($24.71 million), the
May 13, 2026
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is losing the confidence of some Democratic officials, who are concerned about the direction of the party's political machine barely a year into his term
May 13, 2026
Brad Raffensperger is trying to reintroduce himself to Georgia Republicans as he runs for governor
May 13, 2026
Hungary's new prime minister, Peter Magyar, on Tuesday gave veto powers over legislation to four ministers including Finance Minister Andras Karman, who
May 12, 2026
Supreme Court allows Alabama to eliminate congressional district held by a Black Democrat
May 12, 2026
A Texas man accused of killing his pregnant wife fled to Italy weeks before trial. He’s asking a judge not to send him back
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan in his second term
May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026
In Qatar-mediated talks, Machado was not part of US plan for post-Maduro Venezuela, Qatari source says
May 11, 2026
At the Venice Biennale, everyone’s lining up for the toilets
May 09, 2026
The White House is considering naming FDA Deputy Commissioner Kyle Diamantas, who heads up the agency's food group, as acting commissioner of
May 09, 2026
ABC says Trump’s FCC is threatening free speech in ‘The View’ probe
May 09, 2026
Republicans have gained an advantage in a national congressional redistricting battle among states ahead of the midterm elections
May 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to negotiate with "everyone", including the Europeans, the Kremlin said on Friday after the Financial Times reported that European
May 08, 2026
The White House called "Star Wars" star Mark Hamill "one sick individual" on Thursday after an AI-generated image of U.S.
May 08, 2026
The U.S. on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are
May 08, 2026
Spike Lee tells Laura Coates the Supreme Court's ruling gutting portions of the voting rights act is an attack on voters. But he points out, the country has been through difficulties before and "we gotta work."
May 06, 2026
Trump gets revenge, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s Indiana and Ohio primaries
May 06, 2026
Democrat Chedrick Greene has won a special election in Michigan, securing the party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term
May 05, 2026
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has appointed a new attorney general to the national prosecutor’s office, putting an end to a fierce, years-long struggle between the anti-corruption progressive and former top prosecutor Consuelo Porras
May 06, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stuck with his centre-left coalition partners on Tuesday despite weeks of wrangling over tax, welfare
May 05, 2026
President Lai Ching-te arrived home on Tuesday from Eswatini saying Taiwan would not give in to pressure, having taken a circuitous
May 05, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will travel to the United States in the coming days to meet with his counterpart Donald Trump, two sources in the
May 04, 2026
Lebanon's parliament speaker, who is the most senior Shi'ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah, said on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a
May 04, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced “Project Freedom” to help ships leave the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
May 03, 2026
Hezbollah has paid a heavy price for going to war with Israel on March 2: Israel has occupied a chunk of southern Lebanon,
May 03, 2026
The number of competitive U.S. House of Representatives districts in this fall’s midterm elections was already near historic lows before the U.S.
May 03, 2026
Spain should retain a seat on the European Central Bank's Executive Board and even the presidency was a possibility, outgoing ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said in a
May 03, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met delegates to the ruling party's youth league congress in Pyongyang, state media KCNA said on Sunday, as the government again cast young
May 03, 2026
A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting
May 02, 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end the war
May 01, 2026
Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund despite backlash
Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad
Most new moms get the baby blues. But it could be something more serious: postpartum depression
Ukraine keeps up assault on Russian oil infrastructure as Kyiv braces for more strikes
Arne Slot fired as Liverpool manager a year after winning Premier League title
Shrey Parikh, 14, wins Scripps Spelling Bee
Flights briefly halted at Munich Airport over possible drone sighting