US President Joe Biden is urging a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum as he visits Pittsburgh Wednesday, citing "unfair competition" while seeking to win blue-collar votes in November's election.

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is looking to initiate a trial, but the Democratic-majority Senate is expected to dismiss the charges without a trial or hold a brief trial that concludes without a conviction.

The Supreme Court grappled with the question of whether prosecutors overreached federal law in charging individuals involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault.

There had been speculation that jury selection could take weeks in such a high-profile and sensitive case -- the first criminal trial of a former US president, who also is running to return to the White House this November.

The fate of US aid to Ukraine hung in the balance Tuesday as House Speaker Mike Johnson faced potential revolt from within his Republican party over his complex plan to renew the long-delayed funding along with fresh assistance for Israel.

The judge in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial warned the Republican presidential hopeful against intimidating jurors on Tuesday as seven panelists were chosen with unexpected speed following questioning by both sides.

Donald Trump could not have made his stance clearer: he would rather be anywhere else than in a New York courtroom Tuesday, on trial for business fraud.

Donald Trump's media group said Tuesday it will launch a streaming television platform, but its shares continued to tumble on Wall Street.

Joe Biden loves nothing more than peppering speeches with references to his blue-collar roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

In a case that could have a major impact on the over 350 people found guilty of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the Supreme Court was hearing arguments Tuesday that could place those convictions in jeopardy.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a Senate hearing in early April that Washington's failure to honor its commitment to Kyiv would simply embolden other autocratic rulers who are America's enemies.

No other ex-president in US history has been hauled before a criminal court and the trial in an unglamorous Manhattan courthouse comes as Trump is fighting to make a shock return to the White House in November's election.

Lockheed Martin has secured a $17 billion contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to develop next-generation interceptors for protecting against intercontinental ballistic missile threats.

The US ambassador to the United Nations visited the heavily-fortified border between North and South Korea Tuesday, urging Pyongyang to return to talks as global enforcement of UN sanctions stumbles.

With his stern gaze and shiny-bald head, Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes has emerged as one of the most powerful and polarizing people in Brazil by probing far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's alleged attacks on democracy.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that his Republican-controlled chamber would vote this week on separate aid bills for Ukraine and Israel, after stalling for months over pressure from his party's right-wing.

US President Joe Biden made a fresh plea to Congress to pass aid for Ukraine during a visit by the Czech prime minister Monday, as a fight brews about whether it should be linked to funds for Israel.

Donald Trump entered the history books on Monday, becoming the first former US president to stand trial on criminal charges.

The courtroom buzzes with anticipation as jury selection begins, a process that promises to be rigorous and drawn-out, potentially spanning two weeks.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, completely halting traffic for hours as part of what appeared to be a coordinated day of action against Israel's war in Gaza.

"Good morning, Mr Trump." - Trump did not disrupt proceedings, which were largely technical, as he has done in other cases.

Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore has held its own in an era of globalised finance and cutting-edge tech, while continuing his venerated father's policy of muzzling free media and snuffing out dissent.

The survey conducted by The New York Times and Siena College suggests that the Democratic base is beginning to unify behind Biden despite ongoing concerns about the nation's trajectory, the economy, and his age.

Though it's uncommon for media organizations to intervene directly in the campaign strategies of presidential candidates, the move highlights the uncertainty surrounding the possibility of debates taking place this year.

Senator Rand Paul criticized Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday for his role in creating a tie vote on an amendment to a contentious surveillance bill, sparking discontent among some of the staunchest conservative Republicans.

Donald Trump goes to court Monday as the first US ex-president ever to be criminally prosecuted, a seismic moment for the United States as the presumptive Republican nominee campaigns to re-take the White House.

Iran's attack on Israel gives Joe Biden a familiar dilemma, but on steroids -- how to balance support for a difficult ally while preventing the nightmare scenario of a wider war?

Following Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, resulting in 1,200 casualties and over 200 hostages, Trump wholeheartedly supported Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza.

After more than a decade of leaving Big Tech largely to itself, US antitrust enforcers have cranked up the heat, with several high-profile cases underway that could radically change the way the industry's giants do business.

In 2019, the United States added Huawei to a trade restriction list due to violations of Iran sanctions, as part of a larger strategy to impede Beijing's technological progress.