Politics & Government News

6:36 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Tens of thousands of Argentines were flooding the streets of major cities nationwide to protest funding cuts by libertarian President Javier Milei to the public university system — a near-universal point of pride in this crisis-prone country

5:35 PM on Tuesday, May 12

5:12 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Brazil says that the European Union has moved to block its animal product exports from September, just days after a mega deal between the South American trade bloc Mercosur and the EU on a trans-Atlantic market estimated at $22 trillion went into effect, at least provisionally

5:04 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Former President Barack Obama has met with U.S. candidate James Talarico in Texas, backing a campaign seen by Democrats one of their best chances of winning in the conservative state

4:51 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Republican Senators say they need more details on a $1 billion security proposal for the White House, including a proposed $220 million to secure President Donald Trump’s new East Wing ballroom

4:14 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Texas public schools have seen a drop of about 76,000 students this academic year, marking the first non-pandemic decline in nearly 40 years

3:59 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Brazil’s government has launched an anti-organized crime program, allowing $2 billion in spending on public security

3:09 PM on Tuesday, May 12

FBI Director Kash Patel has strongly denied allegations of excessive drinking on the job

2:51 PM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal

2:15 PM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said

1:39 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration head

1:18 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile as a key part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces

12:56 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Residents heading to the polls in West Virginia's primary election now must present a valid photo ID in order to vote

11:43 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech, agriculture as well as aerospace and defense have been invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week

9:08 AM on Tuesday, May 12

The 85-year-old French widow of a U.S. military veteran shares her experience in U.S. immigration detention

8:17 AM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump has departed for Beijing to meet with China's President Xi Jinping

5:02 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the rising cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles

4:07 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Kuwait has accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Gulf Arab nation

12:03 AM on Tuesday, May 12

The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” is taking center stage as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state’s 2nd District

12:02 AM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape U.S. House districts have seen mixed outcomes