Politics & Government News

11:28 AM on Thursday, May 28

The Trump administration's review of Mexico's 53 U.S. consulates has stoked worries among Mexicans in the U.S. that some could be shuttered, making it harder for them to access important services

10:51 AM on Thursday, May 28

Latvian lawmakers have approved a new coalition government that will lead the European Union and NATO member country in the coming months

8:42 AM on Thursday, May 28

7:52 AM on Thursday, May 28

Israel’s attorney general says a close adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face criminal prosecution for leaking secret information to a German newspaper with the intent of harming the country’s security

7:03 AM on Thursday, May 28

Republicans' stumble on an immigration funding bill is raising questions about other parts of their legislative agenda

5:43 AM on Thursday, May 28

A Thai court has acquitted the leader of the Progressive Movement, of defaming the king and violating online laws

4:53 AM on Thursday, May 28

A Chinese human rights activist is in South Korean custody after a perilous escape from his country by a rubber boat

3:15 AM on Thursday, May 28

President Javier Milei of Argentina has cut funding for therapy programs for people with disabilities, affecting an estimated 5 million people

1:06 AM on Thursday, May 28

Under an opaque $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration, Equatorial Guinea’s all-powerful president has turned a hotel owned by his family into a prison for asylum seekers deported from the United States

12:05 AM on Thursday, May 28

A therapy dog named Sage is helping children at Valley View Elementary outside Minneapolis cope with trauma from the immigration crackdown

12:01 AM on Thursday, May 28

Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek

11:14 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Texas Democrat James Talarico has launched his general election campaign for the U.S. Senate

9:58 PM on Wednesday, May 27

The U.S. military has struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men

9:45 PM on Wednesday, May 27

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that aims to shield California elections from federal interference ahead of the state's primary next week

9:02 PM on Wednesday, May 27

The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

4:53 PM on Wednesday, May 27

President Donald Trump says he plans to take in an NBA Finals game in New York when the series comes to Madison Square Garden next month

9:40 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Canada plans to buy early warning radar planes from Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday

3:42 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Penpa Tsering has been sworn in for a second term as the president of Tibet’s government-in-exile based in India

12:02 AM on Wednesday, May 27

U.S. forces have carried out new defensive strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones

12:10 AM on Monday, May 25

The film “Pressure” explores the tense 72 hours before D-Day, highlighting the crucial role of Scottish meteorologist Capt. James Stagg