Politics & Government News

2:29 AM on Saturday, September 13

Turkish authorities have detained the mayor of an Istanbul district and 47 other officials over corruption allegations

11:07 PM on Friday, September 12

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is intensifying his crackdown on protests challenging his rule

10:25 PM on Friday, September 12

Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch takes to the stage in Beirut, defying extremist threats

9:16 PM on Friday, September 12

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to over 27 years in prison for attempting a coup

9:03 PM on Friday, September 12

Georgia Democrats hope a recent special election win in a deep-red state Senate district means their party could make gains in 2026

8:51 PM on Friday, September 12

The Philippine defense and military chiefs have rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects have implicated several congressmen and public works officials and sparked pockets of street protests

5:07 PM on Friday, September 12

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate

4:27 PM on Friday, September 12

A Rhode Island judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration from changing the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people

3:46 PM on Friday, September 12

A federal appeals court has ruled the Trump administration can end legal protections for around 430,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela

2:53 PM on Friday, September 12

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019

11:19 AM on Friday, September 12

The Department of Homeland Security says an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them

11:18 AM on Friday, September 12

President Donald Trump says the Republican candidate for New York City mayor is “not exactly prime time.”

10:04 AM on Friday, September 12

Some Nebraska lawmakers and residents say the Republican governor's plan to convert a prison into an immigration detention center has come with few details about the transition

9:39 AM on Friday, September 12

The 24th U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón says she encountered a surprising number of people who are writing and sharing poetry during her travels around the country

7:39 AM on Friday, September 12

Nepal’s president has appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister

6:24 AM on Friday, September 12

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Qatar’s prime minister Friday before he visits Israel this weekend

5:53 AM on Friday, September 12

President Donald Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor

5:30 AM on Friday, September 12

President Donald Trump says he'll send the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, to address crime concerns there

11:00 PM on Thursday, September 11

A 22-year-old Utah man who was booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist’s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting

6:54 PM on Wednesday, September 10

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Utah man in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk