Politics & Government News

3:27 PM on Sunday, September 7

Former U.S. Rep. John Burton has died at age 92

11:39 AM on Sunday, September 7

As Chicago braces for an influx of federal immigration agents and possibly National Guard troops, churches citywide are turning up their response from the pulpit

8:10 AM on Sunday, September 7

President Irfaan Ali of Guyana has been sworn in for a second term after winning reelection last weekend

6:59 AM on Sunday, September 7

Some history teachers are concerned about what may come of a White House review of the Smithsonian's public-facing content

5:54 AM on Sunday, September 7

President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the U.S. in the largest deportation program in American history

5:40 AM on Sunday, September 7

President Donald Trump often uses hyperbole to describe his achievements and challenges

4:45 AM on Sunday, September 7

President Donald Trump attended the U.S. Open on Sunday, drawing boos from the crowd

4:33 AM on Sunday, September 7

In a swath of the nation’s capital that sits across the tracks, and the river, residents can see the Washington Monument, the Waldorf Astoria and the U.S. Capitol dome

2:27 AM on Sunday, September 7

Norway is holding an election for parliament with inequality and the future of a century-old wealth tax in focus

11:40 PM on Saturday, September 6

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election

10:40 PM on Saturday, September 6

A veteran politician best known for decriminalizing cannabis in Thailand has become the country's new prime minister

9:03 PM on Saturday, September 6

Mozambique has won World Bank backing for a $6 billion hydroelectric plant, southern Africa’s biggest such project in 50 years

8:37 PM on Saturday, September 6

Russia has launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine since the war began, targeting Kyiv with drones and missiles

7:48 PM on Saturday, September 6

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters at a town hall in Brooklyn, slamming President Donald Trump and boosting their shared progressive message

2:30 PM on Saturday, September 6

A person with knowledge of the details says President Donald Trump will watch the U.S. Open men’s final from Rolex’s suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium

1:27 PM on Saturday, September 6

President Donald Trump is amplifying his promises to dispatch the National Guard to Chicago by posting a parody image from “Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom overhead

11:21 AM on Saturday, September 6

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7:00 AM on Saturday, September 6

Argentines have been captivated by a growing corruption scandal involving President Javier Milei's close associates

9:05 PM on Friday, September 5

President Donald Trump’s plan to dispatch National Guard troops and immigration agents into Chicago has put many Latino residents on edge

9:01 PM on Friday, September 5

Hundreds of federal agents descended on a sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles in Georgia and detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals