Politics & Government News

5:27 PM on Saturday, June 6

A weekslong standoff between demonstrators and law enforcement outside a New Jersey immigration detention center has become the latest flashpoint for protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

12:32 PM on Saturday, June 6

Raúl Castro has made his first public appearance since he was indicted last month by the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft

11:29 AM on Saturday, June 6

Police in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have arrested dozens of supporters of an outlawed group demanding improved services and greater rights

11:08 AM on Saturday, June 6

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has uses a D-Day anniversary speech in France to link immigration by sea to wartime liberation

9:35 AM on Saturday, June 6

Lebanon’s government has inaugurated the country’s second international airport which is expected to open to the public within weeks

9:16 AM on Saturday, June 6

The upcoming World Cup will feature 48 teams and 104 matches across the United, Mexico, and Canada

9:10 AM on Saturday, June 6

Colombia’s presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities

8:05 AM on Saturday, June 6

President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office

6:43 AM on Saturday, June 6

Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France, has died

3:34 AM on Saturday, June 6

Residents of St. Petersburg have been told to stay indoors after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted the city

1:25 AM on Saturday, June 6

Voters in Kosovo are heading to the polls this weekend for the third time in 18 months

12:36 AM on Saturday, June 6

Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain has brought him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice

12:05 AM on Saturday, June 6

Joe Biden isn't on the ballot this fall, but three of his administration members are running for governor

12:03 AM on Saturday, June 6

Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will focus on its geopolitical future as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer ties with the EU and the U.S. That is despite Armenia's longstanding relations with Russia that are favored by most of the country's opposition parties

12:02 AM on Saturday, June 6

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with Sen. Bernie Sanders to discuss public ownership in AI companies — a meeting that highlighted the tension between AI powerhouses and policymakers

12:01 AM on Saturday, June 6

The Cockroach Janata Party, a satirical online movement, has taken its first steps into real-world politics

7:51 PM on Friday, June 5

Democrat Xavier Becerra has advanced to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an experienced choice to lead the nation’s most populous state

6:06 PM on Friday, June 5

Several FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic “violent extremists” were told Friday that they were being fired, the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of Director Kash Patel

4:31 PM on Friday, June 5

12:01 AM on Friday, June 5

Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, insists voters will support him despite controversies about his past