Politics & Government News

7:26 AM on Tuesday, September 16

The Taliban leader has banned fibre optic internet in Afghanistan's Balkh province to “prevent immorality,” according to a spokesman for the administration

7:15 AM on Tuesday, September 16

President Donald Trump is intensifying immigration enforcement in sanctuary cities like Boston

7:01 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is running as a Democrat for governor

6:30 AM on Tuesday, September 16

5:01 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine is planning to force two Senate votes on President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the coming weeks, keeping the pressure on his Republican colleagues as many of them have voiced frustration with the policies

4:53 AM on Tuesday, September 16

A top World Food Program official says a string of natural disasters and global conflicts, combined with drastic cuts to international aid means that some of the world’s neediest people are suffering from serious food shortages, and will face further reductions in assistance soon

3:50 AM on Tuesday, September 16

A U.S. judge says she is powerless to stop the return of men in Ghana’s custody to countries where U.S. immigration judges determined they faced torture or persecution

3:32 AM on Tuesday, September 16

A U.N. commission reports that billions in public funds have been stolen in South Sudan over the past decade

2:21 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Authorities say that social media platforms should not require age verification for all users when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes into effect in December in Australia

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

President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists

12:32 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Voting is underway in Malawi’s elections, where the country will choose a president, lawmakers and local government representatives

12:04 AM on Tuesday, September 16

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive in the United Kingdom for a state visit

12:02 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Prosecutors are looking at filing a capital murder charge against the Utah man jailed in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

10:27 PM on Monday, September 15

Australia has offered to gift Papua New Guinea an extension to its Parliament House as the South Pacific island nation celebrates its 50th independence anniversary

7:12 PM on Monday, September 15

Security at Charlie Kirk's speaking events and college campus debates around the country varied greatly

5:26 PM on Monday, September 15

TikTok users in the U.S. may get a reprieve from the threat of a shutdown after the Trump administration announced it has reached a framework deal with China for the ownership of popular social video platform

4:14 PM on Monday, September 15

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel

1:41 PM on Monday, September 15

Vice President JD Vance says the national unity he's “desperate” for after the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk cannot be had with people who condone political violence

8:34 AM on Monday, September 15

A framework deal has been reached between China and the U.S. for the ownership of TikTok