Politics & Government News

2:52 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Trump extends TikTok shutdown deadline for a fourth time after reaching framework deal with China to keep it operating

2:41 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Suspect left note under keyboard saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk and confessed after shooting, documents show

2:28 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Thousands have rallied across Slovakia in a nationwide protest against the economic and pro-Russian policies of Prime Minister Robert Fico

2:23 PM on Tuesday, September 16

2:21 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Utah prosecutor says suspect’s DNA found on trigger of gun used to kill Charlie Kirk

2:13 PM on Tuesday, September 16

A Belarusian court has sentenced independent journalist Ihar Ilyash to four years in prison

2:11 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Suspect in assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah is charged with aggravated murder and weapon and obstruction offenses

2:01 PM on Tuesday, September 16

House Republicans are unveiling a stopgap spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21

1:10 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Charlie Kirk's mastery of social media was key to him becoming a force in conservative politics

12:35 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Chrystia Freeland has resigned from the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Carney

12:07 PM on Tuesday, September 16

The Border Patrol agent who has led an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles has arrived in Chicago, possibly signaling a new phase in an enforcement surge announced last week

11:08 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Two men have been arrested for flying drones near Windsor Castle the day before U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit

8:37 AM on Tuesday, September 16

FBI Director Kash Patel is confronting skeptical Democrats at a Senate hearing Tuesday, touting his leadership of the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency and facing questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing, the case against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the firings of senior FBI officials who have accused Patel of illegal political retribution

3:50 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Authorities in Ghana are pushing back on claims that four African immigrants recently deported by the U.S. remain in Ghanaian detention, reiterating their assertion that all such migrants have been returned to their home countries

1:45 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Israeli forces have launched a new ground offensive in Gaza City, with heavy strikes reported across the area

1:23 AM on Tuesday, September 16

The New York Times says President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the newspaper and four of its journalists is meritless and an attempt to discourage independent reporting

12:32 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Malawi has begun counting votes in a presidential election that's expected to be a tight race between two old rivals and could go to a runoff

12:06 AM on Tuesday, September 16

FBI Director Kash Patel is defending his record and pushing back on criticism that he has politicized law enforcement

12:02 AM on Tuesday, September 16

A swarm of Russian drones flew last week into Poland in what officials there regarded as a deliberate provocation

12:02 AM on Tuesday, September 16

The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has been charged with aggravated murder