Politics & Government News

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

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

7:50 PM on Friday, May 22

David Brock Smith has won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Oregon

7:18 PM on Friday, May 22

A four-week conference at the United Nations to review the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons has ended without an agreement as the United States and Iran spar over Iran's nuclear program

6:38 PM on Friday, May 22

Argentine Nahuel Gallo, who spent 448 days imprisoned in Venezuela, is calling for the international community to increase pressure on the government of interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez to release other prisoners

5:38 PM on Friday, May 22

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko after months of simmering tension

4:09 PM on Friday, May 22

The Michigan House has approved a bill giving Mackinac Island control over ferry services, including prices for fares, parking, and baggage handling

4:06 PM on Friday, May 22

The Trump administration is announcing a new policy that requires foreigners in the U.S. to leave and apply for a green card from their home country

4:05 PM on Friday, May 22

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become a focal point in the debate over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

3:46 PM on Friday, May 22

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is facing new calls to resign from within his own party

2:23 PM on Friday, May 22

A human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Tennessee has been dismissed without a trial

12:37 PM on Friday, May 22

Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying she needed to leave office as her husband battles cancer

10:38 AM on Friday, May 22

In pushing to prove his loyalty to President Donald Trump, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has agitated the same Republican lawmakers whose votes he may need to secure the permanent job

10:11 AM on Friday, May 22

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s determined to build a better Canada after Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith announced a public vote on whether to move toward independence

8:52 AM on Friday, May 22

Hundreds of Ukrainians have marched through Kyiv to demand that the government veto a bill they say could prematurely declare missing soldiers dead

7:21 AM on Friday, May 22

Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as President Trump’s director of national intelligence, citing her husband's battle with cancer

6:16 AM on Friday, May 22

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “slight progress” has been made during talks with Iran

2:10 AM on Friday, May 22

Raúl Castro rarely makes public appearances these days

11:01 PM on Thursday, May 21

President Donald Trump has begun testing his midterm message, focusing on the economy

11:00 PM on Thursday, May 21

Secretary of State Marco Rubio already faced a difficult task in soothing NATO allies anxious about President Donald Trump's often-abrupt announcements