Politics & Government News

7:39 AM on Wednesday, September 10

Sri Lanka's lawmakers have voted to abolish perks for former presidents

7:17 AM on Wednesday, September 10

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that Europe must stake claim to its independence in the face of challenges from Russia, new and hostile trade realities and other major powers

5:37 AM on Wednesday, September 10

An agreement between Tehran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog provides for U.N. inspectors to access all of Iran’s nuclear facilities

4:41 AM on Wednesday, September 10

Local authorities in France have reported that three migrants died while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

12:11 AM on Wednesday, September 10

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces an uncertain future

12:06 AM on Wednesday, September 10

The dismissal of fraud charges against 15 Michigan Republicans is the latest and most dramatic setback in the cases against the fake electors who were part of President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election

12:02 AM on Wednesday, September 10

Does Florida’s Everglades National Park represent a slight to development in America

11:02 PM on Tuesday, September 9

A federal judge who ruled last week that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area says he will not immediately consider a request to bar the ongoing use of 300 Guard troops

10:15 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Mexico's government has submitted a budget proposal to impose new import taxes on over 1,400 products, mainly from Asian countries

10:06 PM on Tuesday, September 9

The White House insists President Donald Trump “lawfully removed” Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook despite a court ruling she can remain in her position while she fights efforts to fire her

9:01 PM on Tuesday, September 9

President Donald Trump's trade and immigration policies are straining key international relationships, especially with South Korea and India

7:49 PM on Tuesday, September 9

President Donald Trump had dinner at a seafood restaurant near the White House as part of his effort to promote deploying the National Guard and federalizing the police force in the nation's capital

6:25 PM on Tuesday, September 9

President Donald Trump is trying to walk a delicate line following Israel’s attack against Hamas officials in Qatar

2:01 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Missouri's Republican-led House has passed a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts at the urging of President Donald Trump

8:48 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Chief Justice John Roberts is temporarily keeping in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid

6:03 AM on Tuesday, September 9

A Democratic lawmaker from Austin whose profile has risen with viral videos confronting right-wing policies is launching a long shot bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas

12:04 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is one step away from being convicted for attempting a coup, after two Supreme Court justices voted to find the right-wing leader guilty of trying to illegally hang onto power

10:05 PM on Monday, September 8

Hong Kong lawmakers are set to debate a government-proposed framework to recognize same-sex partnerships

10:00 PM on Monday, September 8

Protests against Nepal’s short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent as demonstrators set government buildings and politicians’ homes on fire and attacked some leaders

1:08 PM on Monday, August 25