Politics & Government News

8:19 AM on Tuesday, November 11

BBC Director-General Tim Davie has left the broadcaster in turmoil after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened legal action

8:14 AM on Tuesday, November 11

Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and seven other parties have rallied in the capital calling on the interim government to legalize a national charter for political reforms

7:39 AM on Tuesday, November 11

7:10 AM on Tuesday, November 11

The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar has risen to 27

4:42 AM on Tuesday, November 11

Prosecutors have announced the arrest of a man accused of calling for attacks on German politicians and officials

4:42 AM on Tuesday, November 11

Penn State faces the Coppin State Eagles after Kiyomi McMiller scored 20 points in Penn State's 82-77 win against the Cincinnati Bearcats

4:42 AM on Tuesday, November 11

George Washington hosts the American Eagles after Tre Dinkins scored 22 points in George Washington's 99-95 win over the South Florida Bulls

11:50 PM on Monday, November 10

The European Union has given a U.N.-affiliated organization hundreds of millions of dollars to help African migrants return from failed journeys to Europe and support them back home

11:46 PM on Monday, November 10

The European Union has given a U.N.-affiliated body hundreds of millions of dollars to help thousands of African migrants return from failed journeys to Europe and support them back home

11:24 PM on Monday, November 10

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit Australia on Wednesday for the first time since taking office last year

9:51 PM on Monday, November 10

New Mexico has enacted legislation to support food assistance with state funding each week if SNAP federal food aid falters

4:30 PM on Monday, November 10

The deal cut by some Senate Democrats to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and identity just days after sweeping election victories had raised hopes that the left’s disparate factions were pulling in the same direction heading into the 2026 midterms

3:40 PM on Monday, November 10

Authorities in Mali say armed men publicly killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military

2:31 PM on Monday, November 10

The BBC's top leader and head of its news division are the latest leaders at the institution to be forced out by controversies, this time over criticism of how it edited U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

1:52 PM on Monday, November 10

The sudden resignation of two top bosses at the BBC over the editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump dealt a huge blow to the broadcaster

11:57 AM on Monday, November 10

The Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans

7:53 AM on Monday, November 10

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments on a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan that could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for Japan requiring her country’s use of force have triggered war of words between Tokyo and Beijing

5:17 AM on Monday, November 10

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action over the way a speech he made was edited in a documentary aired by the British broadcaster

4:49 AM on Monday, November 10

Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the government shutdown ends

12:10 AM on Saturday, November 8

Iraqis are preparing for a crucial parliamentary election