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10:14 PM on Monday, October 13

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9:01 PM on Monday, October 13

U.S. lawmakers and national security officials are increasingly alarmed that long-standing research ties between the U.S. and China could give China an advantage when it comes to developing new military technology

8:27 PM on Monday, October 13

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person

7:40 PM on Monday, October 13

President Donald Trump is hailing the ceasefire deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas as the end of the war in Gaza and start of rebuilding the devastated territory

7:02 PM on Monday, October 13

Federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration’s mass firings over the weekend

5:42 PM on Monday, October 13

President Donald Trump repeatedly touted the “Abraham Accords” in his high-profile Middle East trip

5:05 PM on Monday, October 13

Democratic former Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced that he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2026

4:52 PM on Monday, October 13

3:40 PM on Monday, October 13

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, with the aim of securing another GOP seat within already right-leaning boundaries

3:20 PM on Monday, October 13

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents

2:42 PM on Monday, October 13

Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has left Cuba for the U.S. at the request of the U.S. government, according to Cuban authorities

1:00 PM on Monday, October 13

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential U.S. provision of long-range weapons

12:47 PM on Monday, October 13

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history

12:26 PM on Monday, October 13

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed landmark legislation that would have restricted children’s access to AI chatbots

12:07 PM on Monday, October 13

A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools

7:04 AM on Monday, October 13

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina says he has fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion

2:29 AM on Monday, October 13

President Donald Trump is calling for a new era of harmony in the Middle East

12:06 AM on Monday, October 13

The Egyptian president says U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region

10:01 PM on Sunday, October 12

Israel and Hamas have taken a significant step in the ceasefire agreement for the Gaza war by releasing hostages and prisoners

8:22 PM on Sunday, October 12

Protesters are pedaling through Portland's streets wearing nothing or close to it to rally against the Trump administration