Trump tells Republicans to be 'flexible' on abortion restrictions

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on health care insurance assistance by being willing to bend on a 50-year-old budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services.

Canada's Indigenous Governor General to Visit Greenland

TORONTO (AP) – Canada’s Indigenous governor general and its foreign minister will visit Greenland in early February, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. The visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his call for the U.S. to take control of Greenland, the Inuit self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark.

Pope Leo XIV Closes 2025 Holy Year With Critique of Consumerism

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one American pontiff to another.

Israel to Start Settlement Construction That Cuts West Bank in Two

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that will effectively cut the West Bank into two, according to a government tender. The tender, seeking bids from developers, would clear the way to begin construction of the E1 project.

Rubio, Hegseth Brief Congressional Leaders Over Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top officials briefed leaders in Congress late Monday on the striking military operation in Venezuela amid mounting concerns that President Donald Trump is embarking on a new era of U.S. expansionism without consultation of lawmakers or a clear vision for running the South American country.

Venezuela says 24 security officers killed in Maduro operation

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the dead-of-night U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face drug charges, officials said Tuesday.

Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine

Russian officials indicated in 2019 that the Kremlin would be willing to back off from its support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine, according to Fiona Hill, an adviser to President Donald Trump at the time.

How Delcy Rodríguez courted Trump and rose to power in Venezuela

MIAMI (AP) – In 2017, as political outsider Donald Trump headed to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez spotted an opening.

Trump Mobile's golden phone remains nowhere to be found

A golden phone that President Donald Trump’s family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a glut of new gadgets at CES in Las Vegas this week.