The leaders of the United States, China and Russia are set to meet next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China. This unprecedented gathering of Presidents Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin comes amid complex relations between their countries. But analysts say expectations are low that the talks will lead to major breakthroughs. Trump has embraced Xi after a trade truce and sought to build ties with Putin despite ongoing tensions. Trump does plan on discussing the Iran war with Xi and Putin, but will steer away from discussing Ukraine, a U.S. official says.

President Donald Trump has been all over the map as he's articulated his thinking about the Iran war since last week's midterm elections. He's backed away from additional strikes on Iran — but also from additional talks. On Monday, Trump suggested the war was partly to blame for Republican losses and said the conflict "militarily is effectively over." By Thursday, he dismissed the need for a deal with Iran, redirecting Vice President JD Vance to focus on domestic issues. Trump's shifting tone adds uncertainty to the conflict's future. Meanwhile, U.S. officials say the decision on how to proceed rests with Trump, who remains confident in his economic strategy against Iran.

Alaska voters have elected a Democrat for governor for the first time since 1998. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state lawmaker, defeated three Republicans. One of those, Bernadette Wilson, was endorsed by President Donald Trump. Kreiss-Tomkins’ victory is part of a national landslide that gave Democrats sweeping wins in state governments across the country. They now control 30 governor’s offices. Kreiss-Tomkins focused on issues including affordability and full funding of public schools. He emphasized his willingness to work across party lines and said Alaska needed a change in direction.

Democrats met for two days in Denver to pore over the results of the midterm elections and emerged feeling pretty good about themselves. That's because the party won the biggest victory in half a century and recaptured Congress. At a long-scheduled postelection conference called What's Next, party luminaries reveled in their wins even as they insisted more work lay ahead. A secondary theme of the gathering was that the party still needs to win back the trust of voters desperate enough for economic help that they turned to President Donald Trump in 2024. Some old party divisions reared their heads, too.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a sweeping speech to fellow conservatives on Friday evening acknowledging that Americans…

Democrats who swept into power fueled by voter backlash to President Donald Trump are now pitching ways to collaborate with the Republican in the White House. They are playing to Trump's love of making deals to propel their agenda. New Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed has suggested “TrumpCare,” a golden insurance card with universal healthcare, dangling the president’s name on the ambitious Democratic proposal. Texas Sen.-elect James Talarico says Trump could go down in history like Lyndon B. Johnson, who was seen as a master of congressional dealmaking. It's a political as well as practical strategy, and a way to try to avoid having Trump just veto all their ideas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday said it would cancel a rule mandating pay increases for teachers in Head Start, the feder…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man whose brother led one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels was sentenced Friday to more than 22 years in U.S. prison …

LONDON (AP) — Unauthorized drone activity prompted a security response at an American base in Britain, but the situation has been “resolved,” …