Politics & Government News

1:24 PM on Friday, August 21

Philanthropist Nancy Kissinger, the wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, has died

9:51 AM on Friday, August 21

The number of people receiving SNAP food aid has fallen more than 13% in a year as changes to the biggest U.S. food aid program start to kick in

8:22 AM on Friday, August 21

Fundraising platforms are organizing this month to raise more money for underfunded Black-led nonprofits

7:20 AM on Friday, August 21

6:53 AM on Friday, August 21

Indonesian authorities warn they will take legal action against anyone starting open fires, as huge blazes on Borneo and elsewhere created a choking haze that blankets cities

6:35 AM on Friday, August 21

The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that

6:11 AM on Friday, August 21

Notable new books for the fall season range from Emma Cline's novel about a dying man's final journey to former President Joe Biden's White House memoir

6:09 AM on Friday, August 21

Election news will likely fill the headlines this fall, but among book buyers fiction will likely have top billing

5:36 AM on Friday, August 21

5:06 AM on Friday, August 21

Tehran’s grocery stores are well-stocked, but many Iranian families can barely afford the basics

3:55 AM on Friday, August 21

Top ministers for Indonesia and China have discussed increasing defense cooperation and strengthening food and energy security between their countries

1:01 AM on Friday, August 21

The U.S. and South Korean militaries have wrapped up their annual drill six days earlier than initially scheduled in a conciliatory gesture toward North Korea

12:01 AM on Friday, August 21

President Donald Trump's administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Iran

11:36 PM on Thursday, August 20

The U.S. has deported more than 160 people to Haiti for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians

7:05 PM on Thursday, August 20

Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s massive vigils to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted under a Beijing-imposed national security law

4:09 PM on Thursday, August 20

The United States has deported nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala this year and sent dozens more to Honduras

4:07 PM on Thursday, August 20

Migrants in Ceuta have been moved to makeshift shelters by Spanish police

3:39 PM on Thursday, August 20

The United States has sent 20 deportees to Liberia as part of a new deal involving 1,200 migrants

1:48 PM on Thursday, August 20

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been taken back to prison after a medical examination at a private hospital

8:56 AM on Thursday, August 20

Tunisians are facing water and electricity shortages amid extreme heat, fueling anger at the country's leadership