Malaysia's royals meet over King Muhammad V's abdication, state media reports

Malaysia's royal families are understood to have held a meeting to discuss a date to select a new king, after Muhammad V announced his abdication Sunday, state media reports.

Gabon's army says it has seized power of the country to 'restore democracy'

Gabon's army says it has seized the state radio station and announced it has leadership over the country, declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo.

Cornered: Trump escalates shutdown crisis

Donald Trump is threatening to burst out of his dead end on the government shutdown by wielding sweeping presidential power to declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build his border wall.

Trump: 'May declare a national emergency' to build wall

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he might declare a national emergency imminently to secure money for his border wall.

Elizabeth Warren in Iowa: 'I am not a person of color'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren was confronted by a voter in Sioux City on Saturday morning over her controversial decision to use a DNA test to prove her claims to Native American ancestry.

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NASA rescinds invitation to Russian space agency chief to visit US after backlash

NASA says it has canceled an upcoming visit by the head of Russia's space agency after mounting pressure from Capitol Hill over US sanctions against the official.