Politics & Government News

7:06 PM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump used an inoperable escalator and a defective teleprompter at the United Nations to paint the global body as dysfunctional

6:20 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump and officials involved in recent deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean

4:06 PM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump has stopped short of promising a financial bailout for Argentina

3:59 PM on Tuesday, September 23

A jury has found Ryan Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year

3:56 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Federal agents have arrested Dimitri Vorbe, one of Haiti’s most powerful businessmen and the latest elite figure from the troubled Caribbean country to be detained on U.S. soil

3:21 PM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump's unproven statements about Tylenol, childhood vaccines and autism are validating the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement and revealing its potential political power

3:04 PM on Tuesday, September 23

A former Tennessee House speaker has received a three-year prison sentence over a scheme with a onetime aide to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers after they left their top leadership roles due to scandals

2:55 PM on Tuesday, September 23

The North Carolina legislature has approved a criminal justice package in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte's light rail

2:51 PM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump's Tylenol and vaccine warnings have left some pregnant women angry and others with questions

2:41 PM on Tuesday, September 23

U.N. General Assembly speeches address many facets of human existence

2:12 PM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump has become the latest in a long line of men to opine on women's pain when he told expectant moms to “tough it out” without Tylenol

2:09 PM on Tuesday, September 23

The Archdiocese of Chicago plans to honor Sen. Dick Durbin with a lifetime achievement award, sparking controversy over his support for abortion rights

2:06 PM on Tuesday, September 23

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that the Stargate AI data center in Texas will be joined by five more across the U.S. This expansion is part of a $500 billion infrastructure investment promoted by President Donald Trump

1:51 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves has celebrated the failure of an effort to strip his immunity for alleged corruption

9:12 AM on Tuesday, September 23

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected direct negotiations with the United States over his country’s nuclear program

5:17 AM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia

9:13 PM on Monday, September 22

A GOP business owner has won a Georgia state Senate race over a Democrat who drew national attention for a better-than-expected showing in a special election last month

9:02 PM on Monday, September 22

President Donald Trump has returned to the United Nations to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution

8:01 PM on Monday, September 22

Southern Chinese cities have closed schools, businesses and airports as they brace for one of the strongest typhoons in years

10:40 AM on Thursday, September 18

President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with U.S. news organizations over his time in office has led to a host of legal battles and disputes