Politics & Government News

2:57 PM on Tuesday, September 15

The war against Iran has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to cost up to $3 billion a month or more

1:27 PM on Tuesday, September 15

Students at the University of Texas at Austin say they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the racist attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office suggested white Americans were being “displaced.”

12:36 PM on Tuesday, September 15

A federal judge has blocked the Kennedy Center from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the iconic performing arts venue in a move meant to recognize his renovation efforts

12:32 PM on Tuesday, September 15

Italy has extended for another 15 days border checks on Spanish visitors that it imposed after more than 72,000 migrants poured into Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco in late July

12:02 PM on Tuesday, September 15

The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America

10:41 AM on Tuesday, September 15

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada intends to emerge from its trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump “stronger, more resilient, more independent,” while telling Washington that future cooperation must be based on respect for each country’s sovereignty

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8:54 AM on Tuesday, September 15

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has met with a U.S. envoy to push for the lifting of the remaining U.S. sanctions against his country

8:37 AM on Tuesday, September 15

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8:04 AM on Tuesday, September 15

China has introduced new border control rules that could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activities threatening national or industrial security

7:57 AM on Tuesday, September 15

Authorities in Eswatini says that soldiers in the African nation have accidentally shot two U.S. government personnel last week

6:08 AM on Tuesday, September 15

The Congressional Black Caucus Institute is launching a multimillion-dollar campaign to engage lower-propensity voters in key districts before the midterm elections

4:17 AM on Tuesday, September 15

NATO says its fighter jets have shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace

4:15 AM on Tuesday, September 15

A fuel shortage in Yemen is hampering the movement of people attempting to flee the country’s escalating fighting and seeking safety across the Red Sea in Djibouti

12:23 AM on Tuesday, September 15

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Europe seeking deeper ties with the European Union as Canada’s trade war with President Donald Trump intensifies

12:05 AM on Tuesday, September 15

National Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated across the U.S. The celebration highlighting Latino diversity and culture runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15

12:04 AM on Tuesday, September 15

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation

9:56 PM on Monday, September 14

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