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FILE - News media is set up in front of the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in North Brunswick, N.J., on Monday, July 20, 2020, after a gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband Sunday evening. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

US judges reveal panic buttons, private security in chilling new reports about threats

4:22 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Two new studies provide chilling testimony about the spike in threats against federal judges

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Bessent pitches US-backed financial literacy competition to world's largest economies

4:15 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pitching a financial literacy campaign to the world's largest economies

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses before he meets with reporters ahead of a vote on a stopgap funding bill and a resolution targeting socialist policies, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

2:09 PM on Tuesday, September 1

The House has passed a short-term measure to fund the federal government into early December

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey's Erdogan signals further nuclear projects with Russia

11:19 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is planning to expand its nuclear cooperation with Russia to build more power plants

Blast near police station on Colombia's border with Venezuela leaves 1 dead and 11 injured

9:48 AM on Tuesday, September 1

At least one civilian was killed and 11 other people, including several police officers, were injured after a car packed with explosives was detonated outside a police station in northeastern Colombia

Zambia president inaugurated for second term after disputed vote and opposition arrests

9:00 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been inaugurated for his second term after a disputed election

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street, London, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes his House of Commons debut as UK leader

6:08 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has faced lawmakers in the House of Commons for the first time since becoming U.K. leader six weeks ago

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to reporters during the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

China warns of 'consequences' for Taiwan after Taipei envoys attend Pacific leaders summit

5:43 AM on Tuesday, September 1

China has warned of consequences for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a Pacific leaders summit

Carney’s Liberals sweep 3 special elections in Canada as voters back his stand against Trump

12:21 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals swept three special elections in a result that showed voters backing Carney for standing up for Canada against U.S. President Donald Trump

FILE - Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., speaks at an event with President Donald Trump at Rockland Community College, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Suffern, N.Y. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Democrats are again angling for Rep. Mike Lawler's House seat. Can he hold on in liberal New York?

12:09 AM on Tuesday, September 1

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler is considered one of the nation’s most vulnerable Republicans in this year’s midterm elections

President Donald Trump smiles during an event about drug prices, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

With elections nearing, battleground Republicans still waiting for Trump to open his campaign wallet

12:06 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Vice President JD Vance's appearance in Michigan on Monday was funded by MAGA Inc., marking a rare spending move from the group

Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers speaks at Universal Contracting and Urban Tree Trimming, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Sterling Heights, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Macho, macho men? Democrats talk masculinity on campaign trail after years of Trump's bravado

12:01 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Donald Trump has put his version of masculinity front and center in American politics for more than 10 years

Democratic State Senator Henry Stern, of Los Angeles, smiles as the leaves the Senate Chambers during the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California lawmakers pass bill allowing people to identify their Jewish ancestry on state forms

11:46 PM on Monday, August 31

Lawmakers in California have passed a bill that would require state agencies that collect demographic information to allow people to identify their Jewish identity

FILE - People dressed in protective gear prepare to lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of six-year-old Baudjo Baraka Jules, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, on Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole, File)

Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

8:54 AM on Monday, August 31

Congo’s authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities

7:34 AM on Monday, August 31

House lawmakers have returned to Washington with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts

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