Politics & Government News

4:03 AM on Sunday, October 12

Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago

1:03 AM on Sunday, October 12

Kosovo is holding municipal elections on Sunday, with the left-wing Self-Determination Movement, or Vetevendosje

5:41 PM on Saturday, October 11

The sound of hymns clashed with drums as thousands gathered for Pride Fest in Wake Forest, North Carolina

1:58 PM on Saturday, October 11

National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday

1:53 PM on Saturday, October 11

The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James on allegations of mortgage fraud has raised alarms among her allies and Black leaders, who condemned it as a politicization of the justice system for President Donald Trump's personal grievances

11:48 AM on Saturday, October 11

In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí has led raids on prisons holding gang leaders nationwide

11:42 AM on Saturday, October 11

A ceasefire is holding in Gaza between Israel and Hamas after two years of war

11:13 AM on Saturday, October 11

Months of relative calm in the long-simmering trade war between the U.S. and China may be coming to an end

11:00 AM on Saturday, October 11

President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown

10:55 AM on Saturday, October 11

Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure US troops are paid on Wednesday despite the shutdown

10:34 AM on Saturday, October 11

Authorities say the death toll from landslides and floods set off by incessant rainfall in central and southeastern Mexico has increased to 41 people

8:10 AM on Saturday, October 11

Former President Joe Biden's treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer has entered a new phase

7:20 AM on Saturday, October 11

Authorities in the Ivory Coast have arrested at least 237 people during a protest against what activists call the country's authoritarian drift

5:48 AM on Saturday, October 11

The cryptocurrency industry spent millions last year to unseat a longtime critic, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and install its allies in Washington

4:53 AM on Saturday, October 11

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to neighborhoods in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in its second day

10:28 PM on Friday, October 10

Official results show that opposition leader Patrick Herminie has won the presidential election in Seychelles, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in Saturday’s runoff vote

9:05 PM on Friday, October 10

National Guard troops have started patrolling in Memphis, Tennessee

9:01 PM on Friday, October 10

New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno is the city's next mayor

11:58 AM on Friday, October 10

7:17 PM on Tuesday, October 7