Politics & Government News

8:03 AM on Wednesday, August 20

President Donald Trump wants the U.S. government to own a piece of Intel, less than two weeks after demanding the Silicon Valley pioneer dump the CEO that was hired to turn around the slumping chipmaker

8:00 AM on Wednesday, August 20

7:22 AM on Wednesday, August 20

The son of a former Taiwanese legislator has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for illegally supplying fuel oil to North Korea

6:46 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Germany's foreign minister has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas after a meeting in Indonesia

6:39 AM on Wednesday, August 20

French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that Macron is fueling antisemitism by pledging to recognize a Palestinian state as "abject" and "erroneous."

2:15 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed accusations from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called the Australian leader a "weak politician" for recognizing a Palestinian state

8:21 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall with Mexico is being painted black to deter illegal immigration

7:53 PM on Tuesday, August 19

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for diplomacy

6:52 PM on Tuesday, August 19

President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections

5:24 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Texas Democrats are joining a colleague who can't leave the state Capitol because she won't agree to having law enforcement officers shadow her

5:07 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Nebraska has announced plans for an immigration detention center in the state’s remote southwest corner as President Donald Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations

4:06 PM on Tuesday, August 19

The Trump administration says it's revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials

1:28 PM on Tuesday, August 19

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea

1:06 PM on Tuesday, August 19

A former prime minister of Mali has been remanded in custody following allegations of corruption

12:30 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Hot mics have a knack for revealing unguarded moments in politics

12:10 PM on Tuesday, August 19

President Donald Trump is offering his assurances that U.S. troops won't be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia

12:06 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Mexico’s president says there’s been no agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

11:54 AM on Tuesday, August 19

The United States is deploying three guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels

6:30 AM on Tuesday, August 19

12:12 AM on Tuesday, August 19

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met China's top diplomat and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the countries' relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed powers