Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks deepened their selloff on Wednesday and the Dow erased virtually the last of its gains since President Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration, … Read More

By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The number of Mexicans crossing illegally into the United States has risen over the past week, migrant shelters said, in part driven by … Read More

By Stephen Kalin and Alexander Cornwell RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates imposed sweeping entry restrictions meant to curb the coronavirus outbreak, barring residents currently outside the country from … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders plans to talk with supporters to “assess his campaign” after bruising losses to Joe Biden in the most recent round of voting, … Read More

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10,000 prisoners including political ones in honor of the Iranian new year on Friday, state TV … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump intends to nominate Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir to be the U.S. representative to the World Health Organization’s Executive Board, the White House … Read More

MADRID (Reuters) – Banging pots and pans from their balconies, thousands of Spaniards under lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic nearly drowned out King Felipe’s broadcast address to the nation on … Read More

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration will use a health-focused statute to swiftly remove migrants or asylum seekers who cross the … Read More

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress to approve $500 billion in cash payments to taxpayers in two rounds that would start April 6 … Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has reported 14 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases up to 210. The country has so … Read More