Politics & Government News

8:41 AM on Friday, September 12

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is making an impassioned plea for Americans and young people to use the horror of Charlie Kirk’s public assassination as an inflection point to turn the country away from political violence and division

8:21 AM on Friday, September 12

8:20 AM on Friday, September 12

Dozens of angry European lawmakers bang their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk

8:17 AM on Friday, September 12

The United States has suspended talks with Kosovo, saying the actions by its caretaker government were leading to increased tensions and instability in the small Balkan country and the region

8:10 AM on Friday, September 12

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is traveling to Madrid this weekend for trade talks with Chinese counterparts

7:58 AM on Friday, September 12

President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods this spring and summer

7:44 AM on Friday, September 12

Belarus has forcibly deported political prisoners released in a U.S.-led deal, according to opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

7:39 AM on Friday, September 12

Nepal’s president has appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister, the first woman to head the South Asian country’s government, following massive protests that collapsed the previous administration

7:33 AM on Friday, September 12

Utah governor says Charlie Kirk assassination suspect is believed to have acted alone and the investigation is ongoing

7:29 AM on Friday, September 12

Utah governor calls Kirk killing 'attack on the American experiment,' urges new generation to 'choose a different path'

7:29 AM on Friday, September 12

Nepal's president names former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim premier, country's first woman to head government

6:45 AM on Friday, September 12

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the genius of the American system of government is that no one should have too much power

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

5:20 AM on Friday, September 12

Authorities have identified a 22-year-old Utah man in custody in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk

3:33 AM on Friday, September 12

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is willing to risk a government shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don’t accept Democratic demands on health care

3:12 AM on Friday, September 12

France says its is deploying fighter jets to Poland, and the UK has announced new sanctions against Russia

11:00 PM on Thursday, September 11

Utah's governor says the Charlie Kirk assassination suspect is believed to have acted alone and the investigation is ongoing despite his arrest

9:03 PM on Thursday, September 11

President Donald Trump has threatened sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, to quell protests

6:12 PM on Thursday, September 11

Vice President JD Vance flew to Salt Lake City aboard Air Force Two to pick up Charlie Kirk's casket and transport it to his home state of Arizona

6:54 PM on Wednesday, September 10

Authorities say a 22-year-old Utah man was arrested in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event on a college campus