Politics & Government News

7:13 AM on Wednesday, May 20

For most of the past 17 years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained in power due in part to a tight alliance with ultra-Orthodox religious parties

6:58 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Barney Frank has died

6:01 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

6:00 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has released videos taunting activists detained from a flotilla challenging the Gaza blockade

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President Donald Trump has scored another win against a Republican rival, dislodging Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s primary and knocking out one of his most outspoken critics on Capitol Hill

5:16 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Polish officials have welcomed U.S. statements clarifying that the decision not to deploy 4,000 U.S. troops to Poland is temporary

5:02 AM on Wednesday, May 20

George Soros’ Open Society Foundations pledged $300 million Wednesday to initiatives it says will defend democratic rights and advance economic security in the U.S. over the next five years

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4:44 AM on Wednesday, May 20

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States

3:48 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A small but growing group of Republican lawmakers is showing independence from President Donald Trump

2:27 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Lithuania's president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday after a suspected drone was detected near the Belarus border

2:23 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A knife attack at a restaurant in Shanghai has injured three people including two Japanese citizens

2:06 AM on Wednesday, May 20

The U.K. government has quietly delayed some new sanctions on Russian oil to help Britons cope with rising costs from the Iran war

2:06 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A new poll finds that Republicans are unhappier with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy than they were a few months ago, but they’re largely continuing to stand behind him as the war with Iran continues

1:41 AM on Wednesday, May 20

In New Delhi, some auto-rickshaws are now displaying images of U_S_ President Donald Trump with the slogan “Happy Birthday America!”

9:10 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting in Beijing

9:01 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Thomas Massie, a Republican congressman from Kentucky, has lost his primary bid for reelection