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FILE - American Airlines passenger planes are seen at gates at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 29, 2026 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

American Airlines gets approval to resume regular flights to Venezuela

6:22 PM on Wednesday, March 4

American Airlines received approval Wednesday to become the first U.S. airline to resume flights to Venezuela

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Noem defends Homeland Security Department in post-shooting appearances before Congress

6:19 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrapped up two days of scrutiny in Congress, appearing for the first time in front of lawmakers since the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva smiles during the presentation ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Congress ratifies EU-Mercosur trade deal

6:12 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Brazil’s Senate unanimously ratified on Wednesday the free-trade deal between trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union, following same move by the country’s lower house and bringing the deal one step closer to implementation

FILE - Cuba's President Raul Castro listens to the Cuban and Venezuelan national anthems during his welcome ceremony at the Miraflores presidential palace, March 17, 2015, in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Florida revives a long-dormant probe into Raul Castro over 1996 shootdown of exile group's plane

6:03 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes

This graphic includes small multiple symbol maps showing the vote share for Republican U.S. Senate candidates John Cornyn and Ken Paxton as well as for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett, helping to show where these candidates drew support from in the March 3 primary. (AP Digital Embed)

The first midterm primaries of 2026, by the numbers

5:49 PM on Wednesday, March 4

The first primaries of the year weren’t short on drama

Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt war against Iran in early show of support for Trump’s campaign

5:24 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt war against Iran in early show of support for Trump’s campaign

Containers are stored in a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court

5:15 PM on Wednesday, March 4

In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds

Argentine gendarmerie officer Nahuel Gallo gives a press conference days after being released from a Venezuelan prison in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Freed Argentine officer urges release of remaining foreign prisoners in Venezuela

5:06 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Nahuel Gallo, an Argentine military police officer, is urging the international community to push Venezuela to free 24 foreigners still in detention

Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs they paid but that were overturned by the Supreme Court

5:04 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs they paid but that were overturned by the Supreme Court

Virginia’s top court allows a voter referendum on Democrat-led redistricting that aims to flip 4 US House seats

5:03 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Virginia’s top court allows a voter referendum on Democrat-led redistricting that aims to flip 4 US House seats

FILE - Kevin Warsh, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in a panel discussion on "Central Banking in an Age of Improvisation," Nov. 28, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

White House formally nominates Warsh to be Federal Reserve chair

3:06 PM on Wednesday, March 4

The Trump administration has formally nominated Kevin Warsh, a former top Federal Reserve official, to be next Fed chair when Jerome Powell’s term ends in two months

Spain's government denies cooperation with US operations in the Middle East, contradicting White House

2:23 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Spain's government denies cooperation with US operations in the Middle East, contradicting White House

FILE - The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service is in Washington, August 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

IRS leader Bisignano declines to answer questions over unlawful taxpayer data disclosures to ICE

2:03 PM on Wednesday, March 4

IRS chief Frank Bisignano has largely declined to answer questions from lawmakers about unlawful releases of taxpayer data to immigration agents

White House says Spain has agreed to cooperate with US operations in Mideast after Trump threatened financial penalties

1:50 PM on Wednesday, March 4

White House says Spain has agreed to cooperate with US operations in Mideast after Trump threatened financial penalties

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in the parliament in London, England, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

How Trump's anger with Starmer over Iran may rattle the US-UK 'special relationship'

8:07 AM on Wednesday, March 4

U_K_ Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing criticism over what some say is his undermining of the trans-Atlantic “special relationship."

Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Spain's government denies cooperating with US operations in Mideast, contradicting White House

4:46 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran

This combination of file images shows Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025, left, and Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, in Houston on Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen/Ashley Landis)

Early primaries show incumbents are on shaky ground in midterms

1:04 AM on Wednesday, March 4

The first round of primary elections shows this year’s midterm elections will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks at a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff

12:01 AM on Tuesday, March 3

State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas' closely watched Democratic Senate primary

Paula Wood holds a sign protesting Missouri’s congressional redistricting effort while sitting beside her husband, Tim Wood, during a rally on Jan. 21, 2026, at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

US House campaigns are underway. Yet a redistricting battle triggered by Trump rages in some states

11:43 AM on Friday, February 20

A partisan battle to redraw U.S. House districts is raging in some states, even though campaigning is underway

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