Politics

VIENNA, Austria (NBC) – Iran says it began enriching uranium Friday to its highest level ever, edging closer to weapons-grade levels as the latest talks in Vienna aimed at restoring its nuclear deal with world powers wrapped a second day. A top …

HAVANA, Cuba (NBC) – Cuba’s Raul Castro announced he is resigning as head of the island nation’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by him and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the country’s 1959 revolution. Castro made the …

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD/CNN) – Republican lawmakers in states across the nation are proposing bills to ban or limit transgender youth participation in school sports. One of those states is Arizona. Currently, the Arizona Interscholastic Association allows trans students to play sports consistent …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) — President Biden Friday was juggling domestic concerns like the pandemic and gun violence with international policy, as he welcomed the prime minister of Japan to the White House. It’s the president’s first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader …

(NBC) Australia and the UK said they will draw their forces from Afghanistan a day after President Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from the country. The withdrawal comes as the Afghan government and the Taliban have been holding talks to …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) — No plans have been made to resume, modify or stop the wall construction at the US-Mexico border. Court documents show the Biden administration is still working out what to do with the project. In a court filing, the …

WATCH: President Biden delivers remarks on the new sanctions the United States is imposing on Russia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – A hot-button issue during the presidential campaign is front-and-center in Washington Thursday. A group of congressional Democrats is ready to unveil legislation seeking to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court from 9 justices to 13, …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Local tech entrepreneur Jessica Gomez said she’s thinking about running for governor of Oregon. Gomez released the following statement on Tuesday, April 13: “Jessica Gomez, CEO of Rogue Valley Microdevices, announced today she is exploring a bid for Governor …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – President Biden is planning to announce a full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Two people familiar with the plans say US troops will withdraw by September 11 to mark a symbolic end to the longest war in …