The Latest Breaking News from the General Assembly

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For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it became Russia's war in Ukraine. Throughout both developments, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York.

World leaders head to New York to take part in high-level United Nations talks. Here’s all you need to know.

For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic

Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature with veto-proof majorities are close to wresting supervision of elections from the governor and the governor’s party — almost always the Democrats for over a century

President Joe Biden has a busy foreign policy agenda next week

White House adviser says Joe Biden will use trip to UN General Assembly next week ‘to advance US interests and values’.

A trial challenging voting district maps in Georgia has concluded, leaving a decision in the hands of a federal judge

Efforts to punish the prosecutor who charged Donald Trump and 18 others with election interference have amplified a divide among his supporters and the rest of the state GOP.

As the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative stalls in the courts, front-line communities ask the administration to prioritize their input.

Governor Andy Beshear and challenger Attorney General Daniel Cameron blasted each other last week about taxes, education, health care — and hypocrisy