Politics & Government News

10:08 AM on Friday, May 8

Police say a bomb has exploded at the party headquarters of Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, but no one was injured

9:25 AM on Friday, May 8

9:00 AM on Friday, May 8

The Trump administration has reached a proposed settlement in an antitrust case against Agri Stats, a data-sharing company for the meatpacking industry

5:42 AM on Friday, May 8

A Rwandan academic and government critic died in custody as he was set to be freed from jail, immediately raising concern from a prominent rights group that urged an investigation into the death of Aimable Karasira

5:03 AM on Friday, May 8

Bulgaria’s parliament has approved Rumen Radev as the new prime minister, hoping to tackle political instability and boost economic development

2:21 AM on Friday, May 8

Family members and activists are calling for the release of imprisoned Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu due to health concerns

1:46 AM on Friday, May 8

Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña says he deeply values his country’s ties with Taiwan, in a show of solidarity after China asked the South American nation to sever diplomatic relations with Taipei

12:24 AM on Friday, May 8

While Pope Francis opened his pontificate with a flurry of reforms and appointments to shake things up, Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing

11:55 PM on Thursday, May 7

Péter Magyar takes office as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule

11:29 PM on Thursday, May 7

Southeast Asian leaders have adopted in an annual summit a contingency plan to mitigate the impact of the Iran war on their people and economies but acknowledged it will be difficult to enforce complex steps like establishing a regional fuel reserve to ensure a steady supply

8:00 PM on Thursday, May 7

The Trump administration is conducting a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States

7:38 PM on Thursday, May 7

A major federal raid around a park near downtown Los Angeles known for homeless encampments and out-in-the-open drug use came just as voters began selecting their next mayor

7:27 PM on Thursday, May 7

President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls “American flag blue.”

7:26 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional

4:42 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal court has ruled against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court

12:33 PM on Thursday, May 7

Former FBI Director James Comey is seeking to cancel his upcoming court appearance in North Carolina

9:55 AM on Thursday, May 7

A U.K. border official and a former Hong Kong police officer have been convicted of assisting China’s spy agency by conducting “shadow” policing operations in Britain

2:41 AM on Thursday, May 7

The U_S_ military says that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three U_S_ Navy ships as they transited the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”

11:11 PM on Wednesday, May 6

President Donald Trump's plan to coat the granite exterior of a historic building next to the White House with white paint could cost taxpayers at least $7.5 million

6:41 PM on Wednesday, May 6