Politics & Government News

3:42 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Trump administration set to announce 'substantial pickup in Russia sanctions,' Bessent says without giving details

2:29 PM on Wednesday, October 22

An Indigenous alliance in Ecuador says it will stop blocking highways in protest over the end of a diesel subsidy after the country's president threatened to bring in the military

1:55 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Local authorities report that a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia, resulting in the deaths of 40 people, including infants

1:50 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The United Nations says Houthi rebels released a dozen United Nations international staffers and allowed three others to move freely within the U.N. compound after detaining them in the facility in Yemen's capital over the weekend

1:39 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Trump administration announces another strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean

1:24 PM on Wednesday, October 22

1:16 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The South Carolina Supreme Court has suggested solutions to avoid a legal dispute over lawmakers' pay

12:44 PM on Wednesday, October 22

North Carolina lawmakers approve new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat

12:38 PM on Wednesday, October 22

12:28 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A Pretoria High Court has ordered former South African President Jacob Zuma to repay about $1.6 million to the Office of the State Attorney for legal fees

12:21 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The Druze minority in Syria's Idlib province is reeling from a targeted shooting that killed three community members

11:59 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs

11:43 AM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump's administration is preparing for a visit to the United States by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month

11:41 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Trump is expected to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, AP sources say

11:29 AM on Wednesday, October 22

11:17 AM on Wednesday, October 22

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is seeking to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration is dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East

6:40 AM on Wednesday, October 22

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12:28 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Leaders of six Western Balkan nations are meeting British and European officials in London on Wednesday

11:54 PM on Tuesday, October 21

Authorities say a man has been taken into custody after driving his car into a security barrier outside the White House

10:07 AM on Tuesday, October 21

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year