Politics & Government News

3:37 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Experts have slashed their 2026 and 2027 growth forecasts for the German economy, Europe’s biggest, while governments across the continent are introducing measures to help soften the price impact of the Iran war

2:22 AM on Wednesday, April 1

South Korea and Indonesia are expanding their cooperation on defense projects, technology, and supply chains as their leaders upgrade their strategic partnership

1:17 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Chile’s new president is a devout Catholic in a country that has grown increasingly secular but retains conservative traits in various areas

10:01 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Amsterdam is marking 25 years since the world's first gay marriages were celebrated in the Netherlands

5:21 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has been hospitalized after undergoing what her office described as a minor procedure to remove fluid that was pressing on her lung

5:16 PM on Tuesday, March 31

The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul

4:27 PM on Tuesday, March 31

An appeals court panel has suspended a federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to bring hundreds of Voice of America employees back to work from paid leave

4:23 PM on Tuesday, March 31

President Donald Trump entered his war of choice against Iran without consulting global allies

4:18 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied

4:05 PM on Tuesday, March 31

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful

3:33 PM on Tuesday, March 31

A federal judge has thrown out a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing Colorado and Denver of interfering with the enforcement of immigration laws

2:48 PM on Tuesday, March 31

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to tighten voting rules by creating a national list of eligible voters and limiting mail ballots

2:25 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Prosecutors and defense attorneys have made their closing arguments in the trial of a man charged in the 2024 shooting death of New York City police officer

12:14 PM on Tuesday, March 31

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to suspend construction of a $400 million ballroom after it demolished the East Wing of the White House

10:03 AM on Tuesday, March 31

President Donald Trump drew mostly applause as he greeted the crowd on the opening night of the musical “Chicago” at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday night

5:03 AM on Tuesday, March 31

King Charles III is going ahead with a state visit to the United States in April, despite calls for the ceremonial event to be called off due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of the British government for failing to support the war in Iran

10:44 PM on Monday, March 30

President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran

9:05 PM on Monday, March 30

Bruce Springsteen was in a defiant but upbeat mood in Minneapolis as he launched his latest U.S. tour

5:34 AM on Thursday, March 26

9:07 AM on Monday, March 16