Politics & Government News

6:38 PM on Sunday, October 26

The opposition in Cameroon says two protesters were shot dead on Sunday as security forces cracked down on protesters

6:15 PM on Sunday, October 26

A report says at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups remain worldwide and face growing threats from logging, mining, missionaries and organized crime

6:08 PM on Sunday, October 26

Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so

5:49 PM on Sunday, October 26

President Javier Milei of Argentina emerges triumphant in high-stakes midterm elections closely watched by Washington

2:41 PM on Sunday, October 26

A 24-year-old man fleeing federal immigration agents trying to detain him in Virginia has been fatally struck by a vehicle

2:35 PM on Sunday, October 26

1:11 PM on Sunday, October 26

President Donald Trump is heading to Japan where he'll meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time

1:10 PM on Sunday, October 26

A former Tennessee state representative has been sentenced to eight months in prison for her role in a scheme involving a taxpayer-funded mail business

12:53 PM on Sunday, October 26

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is warning that he is about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens

12:46 PM on Sunday, October 26

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a leading Democratic critic of President Donald Trump, says he'll consider running for the White House in 2028 after the midterm elections next year

11:12 AM on Sunday, October 26

11:03 AM on Sunday, October 26

A U.S. warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital as the Trump administration increases military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro

10:55 AM on Sunday, October 26

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on

10:37 AM on Sunday, October 26

The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility

7:25 AM on Sunday, October 26

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

6:09 AM on Sunday, October 26

Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, has been questioned for three hours at the city’s main courthouse

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

12:22 AM on Sunday, October 26

Russia has targeted Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with drones, killing three people in their homes, according to authorities on Sunday

9:59 PM on Saturday, October 25

Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has won decisive victories in key districts across the country in midterm elections, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backing from the Trump administration

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