Ellen Ioanes News Today

Panelists discuss the upcoming elections in Taiwan to select a new president and legislature.STARES: Thanks very much, Emily. Good day, everyone. Welcome to this Council on Foreign Relations briefing…

Congress has a long to-do list for the new year, starting with keeping the government open.

Rep. Elise Stefanik asked the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT a question about genocide at a congressional hearing last week. It obscured a complicated debate.

An unprecedented attack in southern Israel by Hamas has led to an increasingly deadly conflict with no resolution in sight. Here’s what you need to know about the Palestinian Islamist militant group.

Why did Hamas attack Israel now? How is the US responding? Here’s what you need to know to understand the conflict.

Haiti has a history of disastrous foreign interventions. Kenyan police are accused of brutality. Now the two will mix.

Haiti has a history of disastrous foreign interventions. And Kenyan police have been accused of brutality.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission retrieved bits of rock and dust from the asteroid Bennu, which could help scientists uncover the origins of life on our planet

The United Auto Workers are on strike against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. A look at the UAW’s demands, Shawn Fain’s tactic of stand-up strikes, and the potential impact.

As the industry transitions to EVs, union workers ask for a pay raise and a shorter workweek