Politics & Government News

3:35 PM on Sunday, April 12

Fellow Democrats are abandoning Eric Swalwell’s campaign for California governor in droves after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted a former staffer,

11:48 AM on Sunday, April 12

Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the U.S. has no valid reason to attack the island or to try to depose him

10:22 AM on Sunday, April 12

Peru's next president is being chosen from a pool of 35 candidates that includes a former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress

8:41 AM on Sunday, April 12

South Africa's Democratic Alliance has elected Geordin Hill-Lewis as its new leader

8:06 AM on Sunday, April 12

In an analysis of how Donald Trump treats almost every setback as a win and repeats it until many people doubt the loss, Associated Press writer Will Weissert cites the war with Iran as one of the latest examples

8:01 AM on Sunday, April 12

America’s history is being seen through different lenses as the country celebrates its 250th anniversary

7:56 AM on Sunday, April 12

In an analysis of how Donald Trump treats almost every setback as a win and repeats it until many people doubt the loss, Associated Press writer Will Weissert cites the war with Iran as one of the latest examples

2:25 AM on Sunday, April 12

Votes have been cast in Benin where the country is choosing a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after a decade in power

1:37 AM on Sunday, April 12

China has announced it will resume some ties with Taiwan, including direct flights and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products

1:35 AM on Sunday, April 12

President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy will immediately begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz

12:17 AM on Sunday, April 12

U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. Navy will “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement

12:13 AM on Sunday, April 12

Authorities say that a stampede at a popular mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens

12:11 AM on Sunday, April 12

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

12:02 AM on Sunday, April 12

Millions of Americans are expected to claim new federal tax breaks for tips and overtime wages under a law enacted by President Donald Trump

12:02 AM on Sunday, April 12

President Barack Obama in 2011 declared it was time to leave behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and “pivot” to Asia to counter China's rise

10:22 PM on Saturday, April 11

The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s

9:54 PM on Saturday, April 11

Hobbling on one leg, Carlos Ulberg refused to let an injured knee ruin the opportunity he earned at UFC 327 on Saturday night

1:50 AM on Saturday, April 11

Prominent supporters of California Rep. Eric Swalwell's bid for governor are withdrawing their support in a stunning political reversal

12:27 AM on Saturday, April 11

U.S. Vice President JD Vance says negotiations between the United States and Iran ended without a peace deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon

3:48 PM on Monday, March 30