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FILE - President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Netanyahu and Trump are at odds over the war they started together

5:00 PM on Monday, June 8

Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, people arrive before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas

4:58 PM on Monday, June 8

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas

Editorial Roundup: United States

4:46 PM on Monday, June 8

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump administration will offer expedited visa interviews at select embassies for $750

4:28 PM on Monday, June 8

The State Department will soon offer a “premium” expedited service for foreigners seeking business or tourist visas that will set applicants back $750 on top of the basic processing fee of $185

Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters upon arriving on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)

Vance adds a chicken coop to the vice president's residence, along with a dozen baby chicks

3:41 PM on Monday, June 8

Vice President JD Vance has added a chicken coop, along with a dozen baby chicks, to his residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory

People take shelter as air raid sirens warning of incoming Iranian missiles in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

After morning of sirens, Israelis fall back into well-worn war routines

3:32 PM on Monday, June 8

War-weary Israelis fell back on familiar routines after Israel and Iran traded fire for the first time since a ceasefire was reached in April

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez arrives for a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez holds talks in Turkey with Erdogan on trade, energy and mining

2:17 PM on Monday, June 8

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul for talks focused on deepening cooperation in trade, energy, and mining

FILE - Attorney Dan Cogdell addresses reporters, March 26, 2024, at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP, file)

Ken Paxton's attorney in his impeachment trial endorses James Talarico in US Senate race

1:24 PM on Monday, June 8

An attorney who defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial has endorsed Paxton's Democratic opponent in the U.S. Senate race

FILE - President Barack Obama presents a National Humanities Medal to author, historian and Brown University professor emeritus, Gordon Wood, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Gordon S. Wood, eminent scholar of the American Revolution, dead at 92

1:15 PM on Monday, June 8

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S

FILE - Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte walks outside the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash

12:49 PM on Monday, June 8

Senators are warning that a key U.S. surveillance authority could expire this week after bipartisan opposition to President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence community derailed an extension effort

FILE - Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, March 15, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

The Kennedy Center drops 'Trump' branding as Bill Maher’s Twain Award guests are revealed

12:37 PM on Monday, June 8

Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Award for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on June 28

Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party and her rival Roberto Sanchez of Together for Peru party wave during a presidential debate, in Lima, Peru, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Fujimori and nationalist Sánchez virtually tied as vote count continues in Peru

11:54 AM on Monday, June 8

Peru's presidential runoff has left the country without a clear winner

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Friday, June 5, 2026, at Morristown Airport in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Trump to attend NBA Finals Game 3 between Knicks and Spurs with increased security

8:19 AM on Monday, June 8

President Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, had confirmed that he would attend the first NBA Finals game in New York since 1999

This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)

Clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir kill 7 after court upholds refugee legislative seats

7:49 AM on Monday, June 8

Clashes between supporters of the outlawed Joint Awami Action Committee and security forces in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have killed at least seven people, including four security personnel, officials said Monday

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at his Armenia Ruling Civil Contract party headquarters after parliamentary elections in Yerevan, Armenia, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anthony Pizzoferrato)

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan claims victory in election seen as test of Russia's influence

3:35 AM on Monday, June 8

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed victory in a general election seen as a test of Russia’s influence

A street is decorated with the flags of China and North Korea in Pyongyang, on Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea

9:03 PM on Sunday, June 7

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit

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