Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump's El Salvador prison deal  —  To secure Washington's access to El Salvador's most notorious prison, the secretary of state made an extraordinary offer to President Nayib Bukele.  —  In the days before the Trump administration deported hundreds …

Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the country  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday he would slash U.S. funding to Colombia …

Second “No Kings Day” protests the largest single-day political protest ever*, with 5.2-8.2 million participants  —  UPDATE 10:00 AM Oct. 19: After adding new data, our median estimate is 5.2 million, and the upper bound is 8.2.  The numbers in this article have been updated.

New Flare-Up of Violence Strains Gaza Cease-Fire  —  Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza after it accused Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines.  —  Israel accused Palestinian militants on Sunday of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines in Gaza and said it had launched airstrikes in retaliation.

Congress Is Running Out of Time to Decide the Fate of Obamacare Subsidies  —  Republicans decry the ‘Biden bonuses’ of enhanced ACA, while Democrats say pressure will rise on GOP to extend subsidies  —  WASHINGTON—The window for extending billions of dollars in Americans' healthcare subsidies is closing rapidly.

Republicans Target Democrats Over Transgender Policies in This Year's Races  —  Ahead of critical midterm elections, GOP revives culture war strategy used by Trump in 2024's presidential campaign  —  A boy in a sports jersey stands with smaller girls on a court and then is seen, shirtless, inside a bathroom with them.

No Kings protests held across U.S., overseas to demonstrate against Trump administration  —  Protesters flooded into streets chanting, marching and waving homemade signs.  Organizers said nearly 7 million people showed up for the demonstrations across the country.

Zelenskyy urges Trump to get tougher with Putin, says he's ready to meet in Budapest  —  Speaking with NBC News' “Meet the Press,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian leader was similar to Hamas, but stronger.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

Wealthy Americans Are Spending.  People With Less Are Struggling.  —  Data show a resilient economy.  But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.  —  By the time the Pilsen Food Pantry opened on a recent morning …

Today, millions of Americans and their allies turned out across the United States and around the globe to demonstrate their commitment to American democracy and their opposition to a president and an administration apparently bent on replacing that democracy with a dictatorship.