The world’s 1.4 billion Catholics have a new leader — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first American-born pope. Prevost, 69, is originally from Chicago and has chosen the papal name Leo XIV.

The Trump administration is applying a “terrorist” designation that’s normally reserved for groups like the Islamic State group or al-Qaida that use violence for political ends — not for money-focused ...

But on Thursday, after this story was posted online, one of those officials and a State Department official said the C.D.G. on the list stands for Cartel del Golfo, a Mexican crime organization.

El Salvador is pursuing nuclear power — signing a similar agreement with Argentina in October — at a time when the barriers that have prevented smaller countries from developing it may be ...

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In August 2019, a group of more than 1,400 conservative lobbyists and lawmakers flocked to Austin, Texas, for the 46th-annual convening of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Outside ...