Politics & Government News

7:21 AM on Sunday, May 24

British mountain guide Kenton Cool has scaled Mount Everest for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents by a non-Sherpa guide

6:47 AM on Sunday, May 24

Democrats are poised to finish several seats behind Republicans in 2026 in the nationwide race to redraw maps for the U.S. House

6:43 AM on Sunday, May 24

Syria has held follow-up parliamentary elections in the Kurdish-majority areas of Hassakeh and Kobani

1:10 AM on Sunday, May 24

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

5:51 PM on Saturday, May 23

The U.S. Secret Service says a man who opened fire near a White House security checkpoint is dead

5:37 PM on Saturday, May 23

Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado is planning to run for the job of Venezuela's president again

11:58 AM on Saturday, May 23

Clashes have erupted between protesters and riot police after a massive anti-government rally in Serbia's capital, Belgrade

11:29 AM on Saturday, May 23

Extra European Union border checks have been suspended at the Port of Dover

10:41 AM on Saturday, May 23

The travel industry is on edge after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated his threat to withdraw U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in so-called “sanctuary cities” in a move that could jeopardize international flights

9:47 AM on Saturday, May 23

South African activists detained while trying to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza have alleged abuse by Israeli soldiers

9:40 AM on Saturday, May 23

President Donald Trump says a deal with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated.”

8:41 AM on Saturday, May 23

France has banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his "unspeakable" behavior toward activists from a flotilla to Gaza

7:55 AM on Saturday, May 23

The Department of Justice is acknowledging it's removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot

7:33 AM on Saturday, May 23

Mark Takano can't help but see the parallels in U.S. history

6:59 AM on Saturday, May 23

Democrat Chris Rabb seemed to be a long shot running for a congressional seat in Philadelphia

6:33 AM on Saturday, May 23

U.S. Muslim pilgrims have been preparing for this year's Hajj against the backdrop of a tenuous ceasefire, tensions and uncertainty in the Iran war

11:02 PM on Friday, May 22

Republicans are rushing to redraw congressional districts to their advantage after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened minority protections under the Voting Rights Act

9:29 PM on Friday, May 22

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in India ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad

7:24 AM on Thursday, May 21

1:21 PM on Monday, May 11