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Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin speaks at a Lancaster County Democratic Party event in support of the party's candidates for state Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Lancaster, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Democrats, allied groups pour millions into Pennsylvania Supreme Court race to counter GOP campaign

3:10 PM on Thursday, October 30

Democrats and their allied groups are pouring in more money and sending in the national party chairman in the final week of campaigning for a Pennsylvania Supreme Court election

Soybeans grow in a farm field, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Willow Grove, Del. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

4 Republicans back Senate resolution to undo Trump's tariffs around the globe

2:31 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Senate has passed a resolution that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, welcomes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz prior their meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Ugur Yildirim/Dia Photo via AP)

Germany's Merz urges deeper European ties with Turkey despite disagreement on Gaza

1:23 PM on Thursday, October 30

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a deeper strategic partnership between Europe and Turkey

FILE - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger speaks to members of the press on the first day of early voting in Henrico County, Sept. 19, 2025. (Mike Kropf /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)

Democrats test a new playbook in Tuesday’s election: Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy

1:18 PM on Thursday, October 30

Democrat Abigail Spanberger is focusing on economic concerns rather than bold promises and anti-Donald Trump rhetoric in her race for Virginia governor

Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It'll be mostly white South Africans

12:32 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they'll be mostly white South Africans

FILE - Vanessa Shields-Haas, a nurse practitioner, walks from the lobby toward the examination rooms at the Maine Family Planning healthcare facility, July 15, 2025, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood

12:28 PM on Thursday, October 30

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers

Trump administration is slashing refugee admissions to 7,500 and making them mostly white South Africans

12:25 PM on Thursday, October 30

Trump administration is slashing refugee admissions to 7,500 and making them mostly white South Africans

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, right, shakes hands with his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Greek airline will run direct flights to Baghdad starting in December

10:18 AM on Thursday, October 30

An official says a Greek airline will start running direct flights from the European Union country to Baghdad before the end of the year

A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions

9:41 AM on Thursday, October 30

A federal judge in Boston seemed skeptical of the Trump administration's plan to stop funding the SNAP food aid program amid the government shutdown

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China agrees to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually, treasury secretary says

9:22 AM on Thursday, October 30

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders

People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/str)

Protests in Tanzania spread after a disputed election, with the military on the streets

6:35 AM on Thursday, October 30

Protests have erupted in Tanzania following a disputed election

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, look at each other after their summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trade takeaways from Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi

6:08 AM on Thursday, October 30

U.S. President Donald Trump says he had an “amazing” meeting with China's top leader Xi Jinping that produced very important decisions

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves walks to the G20 meeting during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

UK's Starmer stands by his Treasury chief after house rental rule breach

5:18 AM on Thursday, October 30

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has apologized for renting out her London house without a license

Rob Jetten, leader of the Democrats 66, D66, celebrates, one day after the general election, at the House of Representatives in The Hague, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Neck-and-neck finish in Dutch election as Wilders' far-right party and centrist D66 tie

3:56 AM on Thursday, October 30

Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 have tied in the Dutch general election with 98% of votes counted

Trump's comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it

3:27 AM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, a move that upends decades of American policy

FILE - Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at a polling place at Rowan College in Mt Laurel, N.J., Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Trump ramps up involvement in this year's elections in possible preview of midterms pressure

12:07 AM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump is turning his attention to the voting process for Tuesday's elections

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea

5:01 PM on Wednesday, October 29

President Donald Trump says he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on curbing fentanyl trafficking

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

7:02 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, government and surveillance companies, an Associated Press investigation has found

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