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FILE - Hannah Liu, 26, of Washington, holds up a sign in support of birthright citizenship, May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FACT FOCUS: A look at the Trump administration's challenge to birthright citizenship

12:06 AM on Monday, June 29

When it comes to birthright citizenship, the Trump administration hasn’t been subtle about its views

The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed on Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump's power to be decided

12:01 AM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court is wrapping up a term that has focused on President Donald Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power

FILE - A logon screen for Facebook and the new Meta policy are photographed in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts

10:53 PM on Sunday, June 28

Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts

FILE - A giant Vietnamese national flag hangs from a balcony in the old quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

A rights group warns Vietnam is ramping up arrests under broad laws to crush dissent

9:02 PM on Sunday, June 28

A rights group is warning that Vietnam is increasingly using broadly worded laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others seen as threats to Communist Party rule

President Donald Trump, from right, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tour the East Potomac Park golf course, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says his renovation plans for a golf course will have Washington hosting a 'major' tournament

4:13 PM on Sunday, June 28

President Donald Trump surveyed his construction projects around the nation's capital, suggesting his redevelopment of the East Potomac Golf Links could host major tournaments

FILE - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, center from Chicago, Il., walks down the steps of the Capital Building with his wife, Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, left, as they arrive at the Millions More Movement on the National Mall, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90

11:31 AM on Sunday, June 28

Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, has died at age 90

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arrives ahead of the Obama Presidential Center dedication ceremony Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of color

8:13 AM on Sunday, June 28

The Democratic Party is confronting its long-standing dilemmas over identity and ideology as it wrestles with populist challengers in communities of color

Banners, one of President George Washington that reads "America's First," left, and another of President Donald Trump that reads, "America First," are pictured at the Department of the Interior, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come

7:32 AM on Sunday, June 28

America is getting ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary since it split from Britain's monarchy and embarked on its experiment in democracy

FILE - In this photo released by Syrian Presidency press office, President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa, at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Syrian Presidency press office via AP, File)

Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel

6:04 AM on Sunday, June 28

The White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon

FILE - Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, attends a "thanksgiving" ceremony in Entebbe, Uganda late Saturday, May 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)

Ugandan army chief orders the closure of a major news platform

6:00 AM on Sunday, June 28

Uganda's military chief and son of President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the shutdown of a major news organization

Designer Fatma Paja handcrafts foam flamingos in order to be used at protests against a coastal development project in western Albania linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump, in Tirana, Albania, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)

Meet 3 members of Albania's 'Flamingo Revolution' trying to torpedo a Kushner-linked development

4:25 AM on Sunday, June 28

Protests in Albania against a coastal development project have gained global attention, partly due to the involvement of Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump

This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo)

Iraqi officials, including lawmakers, arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid

4:11 AM on Sunday, June 28

Iraqi political officials have been arrested on corruption charges

Parade-goers attend the NYC Pride March near the Stonewall Inn, Sunday, June 28, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Parades in NYC and San Francisco wrap up LGBTQ+ Pride Month

12:01 AM on Sunday, June 28

Pride Month celebrations peaked with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on Sunday

FILE - Yaritza Herrera, left, a young mother in central Mississippi, speaks about her concerns regarding legislative proposals affecting immigrants and migrants, as Loida Ventura Paz of the Mississippi Immigrants' Rights Alliance translates from Spanish to English, during a news briefing before entering the Mississippi Capitol and lobbying lawmakers about those proposals, in Jackson, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed

11:58 PM on Saturday, June 27

A new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state

FILE - Argentina's President Javier Milei, right, embraces Manuel Adorni, a contender in the upcoming elections for the Buenos Aires city legislature, during the closing campaign rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Milei's top aide and Cabinet chief resigns over spiraling corruption scandal

8:01 PM on Saturday, June 27

Argentine President Javier Milei’s Cabinet chief and close ally, Manuel Adorni, has resigned following a corruption scandal that has roiled the government, undermining its flagship campaign pledge to stamp out endemic graft in the political elite

FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director

4:00 PM on Saturday, June 27

President Donald Trump says he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement

FILE - This photo provided by The Taean Maritime Police, shows the rubber boat that a Chinese national had boarded when he was detained in the waters off South Korea's west coast, at a port in Taean, South Korea, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (The Taean Maritime Police/ via AP, File)

Chinese dissident who fled to South Korea by dinghy arrives in Canada

9:27 AM on Saturday, June 27

A Chinese political dissident who fled to South Korea last month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, standing beside her fiancee Kevin Ainsworth, center right, and her son, addresses her supporters in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, June 27, 2026, after winning the GOP Senate nomination. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana

12:02 AM on Saturday, June 27

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow has won Louisiana’s Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate

Kristin Bride, right, mother of 16-year-old Carson Bride, who died by suicide after being cyber-bullied on an anonymous app on Snapchat, is joined by Amy Neville, left, mother of 14-year-old Alexander Neville, who died from fentanyl poisoning after being deceived by a drug dealer operating on Snapchat, during a Social Media Victims Remembrance Day memorial on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growing

3:07 PM on Friday, June 26

A campaign for stronger online safety measures for children in the U.S. is gaining steam with recent jury verdicts against tech giants like Meta and Google and a new push for legislation in Congress

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