Politics & Government News

7:25 AM on Sunday, October 26

Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent, has been elected as Ireland's president

6:32 AM on Sunday, October 26

Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing is the “heart.”

6:09 AM on Sunday, October 26

Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, has been brought to the city’s main courthouse for questioning in a new espionage investigation

5:39 AM on Sunday, October 26

Republicans in Indiana and Kansas are resisting pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw congressional districts

4:13 AM on Sunday, October 26

Dutch voters face a wide array of choices in Wednesday's general election

3:01 AM on Sunday, October 26

Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable cruise missile, moving closer to deploying it, according to President Vladimir Putin

2:03 AM on Sunday, October 26

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will solve the crisis between Afghanistan and Pakistan ‘very quickly

12:26 AM on Sunday, October 26

A militant Kurdish group has announced its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey

12:14 AM on Sunday, October 26

Kurdish rebel group PKK announces it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

9:59 PM on Saturday, October 25

Argentines will be heading to the polls in high-stakes midterm elections that could help shape libertarian President Javier Milei’s political path — and the future of U.S. financial support for his government

6:05 PM on Saturday, October 25

East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

4:39 PM on Saturday, October 25

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Israel, the U.S. and the other mediators of the Gaza ceasefire deal are sharing information to disrupt any threats and that allowed them to identify a possible impending attack last weekend

1:46 PM on Saturday, October 25

President Donald Trump says he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario

1:17 PM on Saturday, October 25

U.S. and Chinese officials say a trade deal between the world’s two largest economies is drawing closer

10:58 AM on Saturday, October 25

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

9:12 AM on Saturday, October 25

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro says the U.S. is “fabricating” a war against him as the world’s biggest warship approaches the South American country, while moving to revoke the citizenship of an opponent who he accuses of egging on an invasion

10:37 PM on Friday, October 24

Votes are being counted in Ivory Coast after citizens cast their ballots to elect a new leader

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

9:01 PM on Friday, October 24

The rights of trans youth could be a factor Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial election and legislative control in Richmond

7:27 AM on Wednesday, October 8