Politics

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s political troubles don’t stop at the Washington Beltway.

JERUSALEM (AP) — In some of its first acts since coming to power, Israel's new Security Cabinet approved a series of punitive steps against the Palestinian leadership, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have appointed a group of experts to examine safety practices at Boeing, including an aerospace engineer whose sister was killed in one of the crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets.

The Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule Thursday that would ban U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing tougher standards for a deadly air pollutant, saying that reducing soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year.

OTTAWA — A group called the No Fighter Jets Coalition is holding weekend rallies to oppose Ottawa's plans to buy F-35 strike fighters.

TOPEKA, Kan.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday hit six executives and board members of an Iranian drone manufacturer with sanctions after the firm allegedly supplied Moscow with drones that Russian forces have been using to attack Ukraine.

TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are moving up a vote to confirm Toronto-area legislator Marit Stiles as the party's leader. The NDP held a meeting of its provincial council on Thursday and decided to hold the vote on Feb.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov.