Politics & Government News

5:07 AM on Monday, September 14

French organizers of the 2030 Winter Olympics have appointed Vincent Roberti as interim president following the departure of Edgar Grospiron

1:16 AM on Monday, September 14

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a new order freezing President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm elections

10:08 PM on Sunday, September 13

President Donald Trump has agreed to a significant portion of a stringent ethics proposal that is part of a broader cryptocurrency bill headed for a key vote this week

9:44 PM on Sunday, September 13

The venerable newsmagazine “60 Minutes” opened its 59th season on CBS-TV on Sunday night

7:44 PM on Sunday, September 13

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in many years

3:56 PM on Sunday, September 13

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has unsealed an investigation into a film about former President Jair Bolsonaro

3:54 PM on Sunday, September 13

President Donald Trump says he'll look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago

2:45 PM on Sunday, September 13

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election

1:59 PM on Sunday, September 13

President Donald Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey

1:50 PM on Sunday, September 13

A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after senior visiting officials, including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden, passed through

1:44 PM on Sunday, September 13

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence

1:35 PM on Sunday, September 13

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed support for a united Ireland, suggesting a merger between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

12:16 PM on Sunday, September 13

Hundreds of people have lined up outside Rome’s city hall to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, the prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner who died on Friday, aged 78

7:32 AM on Sunday, September 13

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, wiped away tears and laughed as he shared how thankful he is to survive following a harrowing late-night emergency landing into a lake of the small plane he was riding in

6:00 AM on Sunday, September 13

The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government

2:52 AM on Sunday, September 13

Sweden’s national election was too close to call early Monday with preliminary results giving the left-wing opposition a narrow three-seat advantage over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing coalition

2:31 AM on Sunday, September 13

Oman said it had to postpone a meeting with Iran and other regional countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz

1:53 AM on Sunday, September 13

State-run media in Iran say an Iranian commercial vessel has been struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded

12:01 AM on Sunday, September 13

President Donald Trump has presented Irishman Shane Lowry, winner of the Irish Open, with the championship trophy

4:57 AM on Saturday, September 12