Politics & Government News

10:35 PM on Thursday, October 16

9:16 PM on Thursday, October 16

U_S_ Sen_ Ted Cruz has been trying to rally fellow evangelical Christians and urge Congress to designate Nigeria as a violator of religious freedom with unfounded claims of “Christian mass murder."

7:36 PM on Thursday, October 16

6:43 PM on Thursday, October 16

The Department of Homeland Security says the father of a Marine arrested by immigration authorities when visiting his pregnant daughter at Camp Pendleton has a criminal record that includes charges of domestic violence and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

5:16 PM on Thursday, October 16

Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares and former Democratic Del

4:19 PM on Thursday, October 16

A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trump’s administration

4:11 PM on Thursday, October 16

Two people arrested in a July shooting outside an immigration detention center in Texas are facing new charges that follow President Donald Trump’s order last month to designate a decentralized movement known as antifa as a domestic terrorist organization

3:48 PM on Thursday, October 16

Venezuela’s ambassador to the U_N_ is condemning a recent U_S_ strike on a small boat in Caribbean waters that killed six people, calling it “a new set of extrajudicial executions.”

3:27 PM on Thursday, October 16

Venezuelan government officials floated a plan in which President Nicolás Maduro would eventually leave office, a bid aimed at easing mounting U.S. pressure on the government in Caracas

3:15 PM on Thursday, October 16

Republican leaders in North Carolina have proposed a new U.S. House district map that could thwart reelection prospects of a Democratic incumbent in the state's only swing seat

1:41 PM on Thursday, October 16

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has been charged with storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives notes that contained classified information

1:34 PM on Thursday, October 16

The governing party in Cameroon says one of its offices was set on fire as tensions are rising over alleged fraud in the Oct. 12 presidential election

1:23 PM on Thursday, October 16

An unprecedented number of states are considering redrawing their congressional district lines mid-decade

10:34 AM on Thursday, October 16

Peru’s president refuses to resign after Gen Z protests turned violent overnight, prompting investigations by authorities into at least one civilian death

6:56 AM on Thursday, October 16

France’s latest political crisis has eased, for now

6:16 AM on Thursday, October 16

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has been charged in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information

6:00 AM on Thursday, October 16

Michelle Obama is set to promote her upcoming book on fashion, “The Look,” through a special podcast series

3:01 AM on Thursday, October 16

New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa tried to blunt Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s momentum during a highly contentious first general election debate Thursday evening

2:48 AM on Thursday, October 16

Russia has launched a heavy bombardment on Ukraine's energy facilities, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles

8:19 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A new wave of protests is unfolding worldwide, driven by young people expressing discontent with their governments