Politics & Government News

6:55 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Niger has formally left the International Criminal Court after accusing the global tribunal of what it says is selective justice

6:54 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė and her cabinet have stepped down after changes to the ruling coalition

4:51 AM on Tuesday, June 23

The estranged husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison

2:34 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Security forces in Turkey have detained over 200 people with suspected links to extremist groups, including the Islamic State

11:04 PM on Monday, June 22

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History highlights the complexities of the American story

11:01 PM on Monday, June 22

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has admitted defeat, resigning less than two years after leading his party to a massive victory in 2024

7:10 PM on Monday, June 22

The Pentagon has told lawmakers it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the war in Iran

5:48 PM on Monday, June 22

Authorities have arrested two more people in Missouri and Washington state in connection with a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC event at the White House earlier this month

5:39 PM on Monday, June 22

Tucker Carlson says he won't support the Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections

4:29 PM on Monday, June 22

Romanian lawmakers have rejected a new government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Adrian Vestea, deepening the country's political crisis

3:50 PM on Monday, June 22

Oregon's rural hospitals are set to receive $37.5 million in state and federal funds to support labor and delivery care

3:39 PM on Monday, June 22

A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used

3:27 PM on Monday, June 22

A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August primary ballot

3:21 PM on Monday, June 22

The Senate has passed a bipartisan housing bill that aims to bring down home prices and increase supply

2:02 PM on Monday, June 22

National Guard members and U.S. Park Police are patrolling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

7:23 AM on Monday, June 22

Vice President JD Vance says peace talks with Iran created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” to end the war that began at the end of February

6:13 AM on Monday, June 22

Two of South Carolina’s top officeholders will compete one-on-one for the Republican nomination for governor in a primary runoff election on Tuesday

6:10 AM on Monday, June 22

Democratic nomination contests for New York’s seats in the closely divided U.S. House take center stage Tuesday in a state primary

11:08 PM on Sunday, June 21

New York’s congressional candidates are delivering closing arguments ahead of primary elections Tuesday, as an ascendent progressive left takes on establishment Democrats

11:01 PM on Sunday, June 21

Abelardo de la Espriella is poised to become Colombia’s next president