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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, speaks in front of the Unisphere alongside his transition team, from left, Elana Leopold, Melanie Hartzog, Maria Torres-Springer, Grace Bonilla, and Lina Khan, in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

In Israel, Mamdani’s win in New York stirs alarm over shifting US attitudes

12:23 AM on Saturday, November 8

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s next mayor has sent a chill across Israel

A laborer riding a horse cart carrying cooking gas cylinders, passes election posters in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

What's at stake in Iraq's parliamentary election

12:10 AM on Saturday, November 8

Iraqis are preparing for a crucial parliamentary election

Volunteer Bruce Toben packs groceries durning an emergency food distribution at the at The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Mitzvah Food Program in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits

12:09 AM on Saturday, November 8

People in some U.S. states have started receiving their November SNAP benefits after delays caused by a legal battle over the government shutdown

FILE - The sun sets behind high tension power lines, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Voters’ anger over high electricity bills and data centers loom over 2026 midterms

12:05 AM on Saturday, November 8

Voter anger over rising electricity costs is shaping next year's midterm elections

Speaking to reporters, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responds to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to reopen the government if Republicans extend expiring health care subsidies for one year, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, day 38 of the government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators to work through the weekend on shutdown as Republicans and Democrats are still far apart

12:01 AM on Saturday, November 8

Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find bipartisan resolution that has so far eluded them as government workers have gone unpaid, airlines have been forced to cancel flights and SNAP benefits have been delayed for millions of Americans

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, as Attorney General Pam Bondi listens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Justice Department issues flurry of subpoenas in fresh inquiry into Trump-Russia probe: AP sources

9:40 PM on Friday, November 7

The Justice Department has embarked on a fresh investigation into one of President Donald Trump’s chief grievances, issuing a flurry of subpoenas related to the U.S. government’s inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election

FILE - People protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as law enforcement officers walk out of the gates to guard vehicles leaving the facility on Oct. 11, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Judge rules Trump administration failed to meet legal requirements for deploying troops to Portland

8:45 PM on Friday, November 7

A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration failed to meet the legal requirements for deploying the National Guard to Portland

Trump administration turns to Supreme Court to block order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments

6:53 PM on Friday, November 7

Trump administration turns to Supreme Court to block order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments

Court leaves order in place that requires the Trump administration to provide full SNAP benefits for November

6:33 PM on Friday, November 7

Court leaves order in place that requires the Trump administration to provide full SNAP benefits for November

Micaela Mejia Pond, right, and other attendees of Crooked Con, cheer while listening to Sen. Ruben Gallego, D- Ariz., speak, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Progressives warn Democrats against alienating the left and blast Schumer's Senate leadership

6:19 PM on Friday, November 7

Democrats are riding high after Election Day wins and some are capitalizing on the victory of New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani

New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)

Letitia James calls mortgage fraud case against her vindictive and asks judge to dismiss it

5:30 PM on Friday, November 7

New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking a federal judge to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president who regards her as an enemy

FILE - Raul Rubero, lead butcher at Deep Cuts butcher shop cuts single portions of bone-in steaks as he breaks down a side of beef, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Trump accuses foreign-owned meat packers of inflating US beef prices and calls for investigation

4:03 PM on Friday, November 7

President Donald Trump is accusing foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and is asking the Department of Justice to open an investigation

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Orbán says Trump will not punish Hungary for buying Russian energy, reducing impact of sanctions

1:18 PM on Friday, November 7

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump

Demonstrators walk on a representation of the U.S. and Israeli flags during an annual rally in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, celebrating the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the embassy, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Alleged Iranian plot to kill Israel's ambassador to Mexico was thwarted, US and Israel say

12:50 PM on Friday, November 7

Israeli and U.S. officials say Mexican authorities with assistance from the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies thwarted what they say was a plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico

Taiwan's Vice President Bi-Khim Hsiao speaks during an event at the European Parliament in Brussels, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Taiwan's vice president calls for closer EU ties in rare address to international lawmakers

12:17 PM on Friday, November 7

Taiwan's deputy leader has urged the European Union to strengthen security and trade ties with Taiwan and support its democracy amid growing threats from China

People wait in line durning an emergency food distribution at The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Mitzvah Food Program in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

10:29 AM on Friday, November 7

The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown

United Airlines and FedEx prepare for departure at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The Latest: Hundreds of flights canceled nationwide due to government shutdown

8:26 AM on Friday, November 7

The Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown has taken effect, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans

Speaking to reporters, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responds to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to reopen the government if Republicans extend expiring health care subsidies for one year, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, day 38 of the government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans swat down Democratic offer to end shutdown as impasse continues into 38th day

12:02 AM on Friday, November 7

Republicans are swatting down an offer from Democrats to end the government shutdown

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