Politics & Government News

7:07 AM on Thursday, March 19

A U.S. senator from Oklahoma who is poised to join President Donald Trump's cabinet says it was a serious brain injury to his son that drew him closer to the president

7:01 AM on Thursday, March 19

For many U.S. Jews, following current events these days can be emotionally tumultuous

6:48 AM on Thursday, March 19

Congolese and Rwandan officials have agreed on coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo where Congo is fighting rebels backed by the neighboring Rwanda

4:33 AM on Thursday, March 19

European Union leaders are meeting to tackle soaring oil and gas prices driven by the war in the Middle East

1:41 AM on Thursday, March 19

Senegal is tightening its crackdown on gay people, and activists say fear is spreading

12:02 AM on Thursday, March 19

The State Department is struggling to manage the Iran war as staffing cuts hit important bureaus, according to current and former officials

11:24 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Thailand’s incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will remain in office following a successful vote in the country's Parliament

10:43 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The FBI is investigating whether Joe Kent, who resigned his position as a top counterterrorism official this week in protest of the Iran war, improperly shared classified information

8:42 PM on Wednesday, March 18

A former senior counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war says he and other national security officials with concerns about U.S. strikes on Iran were not allowed to express those concerns to President Donald Trump

8:27 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The first oil and gas lease sale held in years in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska has been touted by officials as the strongest to date

7:15 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is condemning special interest money that poured into the state ahead of this week’s primary, including from a pro-Israel political group that the billionaire and potential 2028 presidential contender once supported

6:50 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Allegations that César Chavez sexually abused women and girls are reshaping how many communities honor him

6:16 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Democratic lawmakers have stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files by Justice Department leaders, and say they will push to force Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions under oath about the case

5:57 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The U.S. national debt has hit a record $39 trillion

5:08 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Senator Rand Paul has made it clear he has little regard for President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, fellow Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin

4:33 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez has announced the appointment of a new defense minister

2:28 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta revealed she was among women and girls who say they were sexually abused by César Chavez, the long-admired Latino icon, while he led the United Farm Workers union

12:18 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Cuba’s president has lashed out after the latest threat from the Trump administration after President Donald Trump said he can do “whatever he wants” with the island

1:23 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Iran has broadened its strikes on major energy facilities in the Middle East, eliciting strong warnings from Gulf Arab states that called it a dangerous escalation that threatened to draw them into direct combat with Tehran

12:06 AM on Wednesday, March 18

The U_S_ government’s top intelligence official has told lawmakers that Iran’s government “appears to be intact but largely degraded.”