Politics & Government News

11:47 AM on Saturday, October 25

A federal judge has ruled that the detention of a Chicago man by immigration authorities is illegal

10:58 AM on Saturday, October 25

Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House

10:35 AM on Saturday, October 25

U.N. officials say Iran-backed Houthi rebels have intensified their crackdown against the United Nations in Yemen, detaining two additional workers

10:14 AM on Saturday, October 25

Every October, there's a week when Europe and the U.S. are out of sync with daylight saving time, potentially confusing people organizing international meetings

9:12 AM on Saturday, October 25

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro claims the U.S. is waging a war against him as the world's largest warship nears the country

6:14 AM on Saturday, October 25

The government shutdown is quickly becoming a way for President Donald Trump to exercise new command over the government

5:03 AM on Saturday, October 25

Two Cameroon opposition leaders have been arrested as protests rage over the presidential election results

5:02 AM on Saturday, October 25

Centuries-old private libraries are bringing modern comfort and awe to book lovers and history buffs in New England

4:35 AM on Saturday, October 25

British police are searching for an asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prison

3:38 AM on Saturday, October 25

Three Chinese citizens have been arrested in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, for attempting to illegally purchase uranium

3:34 AM on Saturday, October 25

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland’s left-leaning parties including Sinn Féin, has won the country’s presidential election in a landslide victory against her center-right rival

12:12 AM on Saturday, October 25

Officials say Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday have killed at least four people and wounded 20

10:37 PM on Friday, October 24

Voters in Ivory Coast have cast their ballots to elect a new leader as President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term

9:12 PM on Friday, October 24

Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security

9:07 PM on Friday, October 24

Donald Trump has seized a central role on the global stage, leaving European allies on the sidelines

9:03 PM on Friday, October 24

A government program in Spain is training African migrants as shepherds to tackle rural depopulation and job shortages

9:02 PM on Friday, October 24

Polling places open Saturday for in-person voting in two of the year’s most closely watched elections: The New York City mayor’s race and the contest to pick New Jersey’s next governor

6:01 PM on Friday, October 24

Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan has warned Southeast Asian counterparts that neutrality is shrinking due to big power rivalry

5:00 PM on Friday, October 24

President Donald Trump is heading to Asia for his first trip since taking office in January

9:27 PM on Thursday, October 23

Voters in Ireland are going to the polls to elect one of two women as their new president