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As Republicans move on immigration agenda, Latino Republicans push back

The GOP’s dominance of Florida’s 27th congressional district is emblematic of the party’s inroads with Latino voters in recent years in much of the U.S.

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CPAC Was Once for the GOP Fringe. Then the Party Shifted That Way

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. For years, the standard dismissal of CPAC was that it was a fringe festival running adjacent to

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Iran investigating suspected poisonings of hundreds of schoolgirls

For months, hundreds of young girls attending different schools in Iran have become overpowered by what are believed to be noxious fumes wafting into their classrooms, with some ending up weakened on hospital beds.

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Belarusian president to meet with China’s Xi Jinping amid Ukraine tensions

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit.

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Mexican President López Obrador says Tesla to build plant in Mexico

López Obrador said the promise came in phone calls he had Friday and Monday with Tesla head Elon Musk.

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Why TikTok is being banned for some federal employees

The White House is giving U.S. federal agencies 30 days to delete popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices amid growing concerns about security.

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Magnesium Supplements Are a Buzzy New Sleep and Anxiety Aid. Do They Work?

Everyone on TikTok is bleary-eyed and anxious, it sometimes seems. The generations that dominate the app—Gen Z and Millennials—are also those most beleaguered by anxiety, which is closely tied to sleep disturbances. It’s little wonder, then, that supposed sleep aids—like

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As drones hit Russia, Putin orders officials to strengthen border between Ukraine and Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered officials to tighten control of the border with Ukraine after a spate of drone attacks that Russian authorities blamed on Kyiv.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes on 8 rivals in reelection bid

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a history-making but tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city’s first one-term mayor in decades.

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State Department: Biden, senior officials have ‘repeatedly’ pressed China on COVID origins – The Hill

State Department: Biden, senior officials have ‘repeatedly’ pressed China on COVID origins  The Hill Report: Lab leak was origin of COVID-19 pandemic  FOX 5 New York Covid ‘lab leak theory’: What we’ve learned  CNN This is the price China must pay for unleashing

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