Politics & Government News

8:57 PM on Monday, May 25

At least four states have adopted laws this year making it a crime to disrupt worship services, a reaction to a high-profile protest inside a Minnesota church that prompted outrage from faith leaders

8:55 PM on Monday, May 25

Four immigration judges in Washington state were ahead of a sea change in immigration enforcement that has reversed a long American tradition

4:50 PM on Monday, May 25

India's trade minister says that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent visit to India has helped pave the way for a complete reset of Canada-India relations

3:12 PM on Monday, May 25

Senegal’s president has appointed a former banking executive as the new prime minister after his predecessor was sacked last week

3:10 PM on Monday, May 25

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney compared Alberta’s vote on whether to move toward independence to Brexit, calling it a potential “dangerous bluff.”

2:32 PM on Monday, May 25

The Brazilian government has committed $617.5 million to boost ecological investment in the Amazon

10:59 AM on Monday, May 25

9:45 AM on Monday, May 25

Cambodia’s new conscription law, which imposes penalties of up to five years in prison for evading military service, has come into effect

8:50 AM on Monday, May 25

The U_S_ military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.”

7:02 AM on Monday, May 25

Texas voters will pick a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff election on Tuesday

7:00 AM on Monday, May 25

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has deepened ties with China during a trip to Beijing

6:21 AM on Monday, May 25

Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid says the U.S.-Iran deal fails to meet Israel's goals and is criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing Washington to negotiate with little Israeli input

6:12 AM on Monday, May 25

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has received a royal pardon from his 27-year treason sentence

5:47 AM on Monday, May 25

Texas Republican Senate candidates Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton had no public campaign events on the last day before Tuesday's runoff

5:05 AM on Monday, May 25

Cypriot YouTuber and TikToker Fidias Panayiotou says he’ll hold onto his European Parliament seat despite winning one in Cyprus’ House of Representatives

3:24 AM on Monday, May 25

Belarus' exiled opposition leader visits Kyiv as the city recovers from Russia’s largest missile attack of the year

3:04 AM on Monday, May 25

The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has pleaded guilty to embezzling over 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party

2:11 AM on Monday, May 25

Lithuanian authorities are on high alert after a massive data leak involving over 600,000 entries from national registers

12:02 AM on Monday, May 25

Gladys Marín is unsure if she will vote in Colombia's presidential election due to safety fears

10:44 PM on Sunday, May 24

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India highlights efforts to stabilize relations between Washington and New Delhi