Politics & Government News

7:55 AM on Saturday, April 18

The son of an 85-year-old French widow who has returned to France after being detained in the U.S. for overstaying her visa says the family's priority is her health and rest

7:46 AM on Saturday, April 18

Some of the harshest words that President Donald Trump has used against a leading Democratic rival aren't about political differences but rather a learning disability

7:37 AM on Saturday, April 18

President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party is facing a test in Indiana's upcoming primary

7:10 AM on Saturday, April 18

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has laid to rest a diplomatic spat between her government and Spain over the Spanish colonial past

5:59 AM on Saturday, April 18

Progressive and traditional democratic leaders have gathered in Barcelona to discuss restoring faith in the liberal order

5:24 AM on Saturday, April 18

Pope Leo XIV is wrapping up his visit to Cameroon with a Mass in the capital Yaounde

1:42 AM on Saturday, April 18

A new law named after Charlie Kirk is encouraging Tennessee teachers to include the positive impacts of religion in American history classes

12:56 AM on Saturday, April 18

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, warning that it would continue to block transit as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect

12:05 AM on Saturday, April 18

The stories of Black and Indigenous men who fought during the American Revolution are sometimes overlooked

Saturday, April 18

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces renewed scrutiny over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. Mandelson, a known associate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was initially denied security clearance

9:41 PM on Friday, April 17

An American delegation has met recently with Cuban government officials in the island nation

8:59 PM on Friday, April 17

Costa Rica has received a second group of migrants deported from the United States

8:23 PM on Friday, April 17

A lead prosecutor in the John Brennan investigation has been removed from the case after expressing concerns to Justice Department officials about the viability of a potential criminal prosecution of the former CIA director

7:17 PM on Friday, April 17

6:27 PM on Friday, April 17

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Lindsey Boylan in her City Council race, throwing his political weight behind the first woman to accuse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment

6:06 PM on Friday, April 17

4:50 PM on Friday, April 17

A federal judge has sentenced a former Wisconsin man to 20 months in prison for making campaign contributions after renouncing his U.S. citizenship

2:39 PM on Friday, April 17

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss the company's new AI model, Mythos

1:15 PM on Friday, April 17

Sky-high ticket prices won’t be the only thing emptying the wallets of soccer fans attending World Cup matches at some U.S. venues this spring

6:03 AM on Friday, April 17

Cameras in U.S. courtrooms have offered the world a portal into the inner workings of notorious criminal proceedings