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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, meets with Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Blanche set for July confirmation hearings for attorney general as Republicans weigh support

4:35 PM on Tuesday, June 16

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings July 15 and 16 for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as some Republicans remain undecided on supporting him for the post

U.S. President Donald Trump walks away after a group photo of leaders at the G7 summit, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

White House talking points claim victories in initial Iran deal but often don't meet reality

4:19 PM on Tuesday, June 16

The White House has informed supporters that President Donald Trump has accomplished his goals in the war with Iran despite the details of an initial agreement remaining unclear

FILE - The Idaho state Capitol in Boise, Idaho, on July 3, 2025 (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Judge rules transgender people won't face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms

4:04 PM on Tuesday, June 16

A federal judge has ruled that transgender people won't face criminal charges for using public restrooms in Idaho that match their gender identities

Jim Troupis, former campaign attorney for President Donald Trump, second from right, speaks with a group including his attorney Joe Bugni, left, after pleading not guilty to several felony forgery counts related to the 2020 fake elector scheme Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Former Trump attorneys, aides plead not guilty to Wisconsin fake elector felony charges

2:52 PM on Tuesday, June 16

President Donald Trump’s attorney for the 2020 campaign in Wisconsin and two former aides have all pleaded not guilty to felony forgery charges for their roles in a fake elector scheme designed to overturn Trump’s loss in the swing state

FILE - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo speaks during the Homegoing Celebration of Life for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, March 7, 2026, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Congo opposition condemns new bill seen as opening the way for a third term for President Tshisekedi

2:34 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Congo's opposition has denounced a bill that could allow President Félix Tshisekedi a third term and called it a power grab

FILE - Sean Penn appears at the Hammond Cinema Vanguard Award ceremony as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2026. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Sean Penn to direct Warner Bros. movie about a police officer at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

12:47 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Sean Penn will direct a movie about a police officer who was at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021, Warner Bros

Indiana becomes the latest state to receive flexibility from Trump on federal education spending

12:13 PM on Tuesday, June 16

The Trump administration is giving Indiana more flexibility over how it decides to spend its federal grant money

Skill games are slot machines, must adhere to Pa.’s gambling law, state Supreme Court rules

12:09 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Pennsylvania's highest court has ruled that skill games are considered slot machines under state law

A man identified by Polish media as Robert Kuzovkov and by prosecutors as Robert K., in accordance with Polish privacy law, who they said was an artist who used the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, poses for a photo with one of his paintings near the Russian Embassy in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, June 12, 2026, four days before Polish authorities said he was shot and killed in Biala Podlaska, Poland. (Vasily Krestyaninov/SOTA via AP)

A Russian artist who was critical of Putin is killed near his home in Poland

10:41 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Polish prosecutors say a 44-year-old Russian artist who has been critical of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed at close range near his home in eastern Poland

Judge who had sex in courthouse and attended political event agrees to exit Georgia election case

10:38 AM on Tuesday, June 16

A federal judge has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, center left, with his wife Elke Budenbender, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with his wife Liza Araneta Marcos pose for pictures in Manila, Philippines Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)

German president says Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea

7:43 AM on Tuesday, June 16

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea that could endanger freedom of navigation as happened in the Strait of Hormuz

Oscar Ortiz, representing the the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, speaks at St. George Catholic School during a session with parents on Texas’ private school voucher program, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

AP Exclusive: The private school choice boom leaves behind many kids in public school

5:05 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Soon, half of all American schoolkids will live in states that offer public money for a private education

This photo combination of undated photos originally issued on April 29, 2025 by the Metropolitan Police shows Roman Lavrynovych, left, and Stanislav Carpiuc. (Metropolitan Police /PA via AP)

A man who set fire to homes linked to Starmer is in jail. His Russian-speaking handler slipped away

3:58 AM on Tuesday, June 16

A shadowy figure known as El Money orchestrated arson attacks in London linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, gestures prior to a group photo of G7 leaders and invited nations during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The Latest: Trump at G7 summit for talks with world leaders on Iran and Ukraine

3:29 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Group of Seven leaders are meeting for talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative deal with Iran

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and European Council President Antonio Costa, right, at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Trump signals swift return of sanctions on Russian oil as G7 refocuses on Ukraine

12:05 AM on Tuesday, June 16

President Donald Trump and G7 leaders are focusing on the Ukraine war and Trump is considering reimposing sanctions soon on Russian oil shipments

FILE - A worker adjusts cables during the installation of a new organ at Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral that is coming to its final stages in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

The 700-year-old St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague inaugurates a new organ

9:01 AM on Monday, June 15

Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral has a new organ, giving the 700-year-old building a proper instrument for services and concerts

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