Politics & Government News

politics / Tue, Sep 26, 2023 8:27 AM

At least 20 dead in gas station explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia

An explosion at a crowded gas station in Nagorno-Karabakh has killed at least 20 people and injured nearly 300 others as thousands have rushed to...

politics / Tue, Sep 26, 2023 8:26 AM

Serbia demands that NATO takes over the policing of Kosovo's north after a deadly shootout

Serbia’s president has demanded that NATO-led troops stationed in Kosovo take over the security from Kosovo police in the north of the country

politics / Tue, Sep 26, 2023 7:18 AM

Saudi delegation visits Palestinian territories as Israel and Saudi Arabia eye normalization

The newly appointed Saudi ambassador to the Palestinian Authority is visiting the Israeli-occupied West Bank for the first time

politics / Tue, Sep 26, 2023 6:51 AM

Trump lawyers say prosecutors want to 'silence' him with gag order in his federal 2020 election case

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are slamming prosecutors’ request for a narrow gag order in his 2020 election subversion case in...

politics / Tue, Sep 26, 2023 6:11 AM

New book alleges Trump's ex-chief of staff's suits smelled 'like a bonfire' from burning papers

A former aide in Donald Trump's White House says chief of staff Mark Meadows burned papers so often after the 2020 election his wife complained his...

politics / Tue, Sep 26, 2023 4:19 AM

India and US army chiefs call for free and stable Indo-Pacific as Chinese influence grows

India’s army chief says the country is committed to maintaining a free and stable Indo-Pacific, where the sovereignty and territorial integrity of...

politics / Tue, Sep 26, 2023 12:07 AM

Donald Trump, skipping GOP debate, eyes California delegate sweep in the state he loves to hate

Donald Trump lost heavily Democratic California by over 5 million votes in the 2020 election

politics / Tue, Sep 26, 2023 12:05 AM

As Gen. Milley steps down as chairman, his work on Ukraine is just one part of a complicated legacy

As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Mark Milley has spent the better part of the last two years rallying allies to provide...

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 10:01 PM

Court appointee proposes Alabama congressional districts to provide representation to Black voters

A court-appointed special master on Monday submitted three proposals for new congressional districts in Alabama after federal judges ruled the...

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 7:36 PM

Trump admires a Glock handgun — but stops short of buying — as he campaigns in South Carolina

Former President Donald Trump has stopped by a gun shop and admired a Glock handgun while returning to in-person campaigning in South Carolina

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 7:14 PM

Mel Tucker's attorney: Michigan State doesn't have cause to fire suspended coach over phone sex

Mel Tucker’s attorney says Michigan State does not have cause to fire its suspended football coach after Tucker acknowledged having phone sex with...

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 7:11 PM

Video shows California deputy slamming 16-year-old girl to the ground outside football game

A video shows a Southern California sheriff’s deputy slamming a teenage girl to the ground during a fight outside a Friday night high school...

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 5:32 PM

Former New Zealand prime minister and pandemic prep leader says we're unprepared for the next one

If another pandemic happens, the world will again be unprepared

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 5:14 PM

US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Energy chief Granholm says

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says nuclear fusion is a pioneering technology and the Biden administration wants to harness it as part of...

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 4:57 PM

Opposition lawmakers call on Canada's House speaker to resign for honoring man who fought for Nazis

Opposition parties in Canada have called on the speaker of the House of Commons to resign for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military...

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 4:51 PM

Libya's top prosecutor jails 8 officials for potential negligence in the deadly collapse of dams

Libya’s chief prosecutor says he has ordered the detention of eight current and former officials pending his investigation into the collapse of...

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 4:35 PM

Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are arguing that attempts to kick him off the presidential ballot under a rarely used constitutional...

politics / Mon, Sep 25, 2023 4:30 PM

Watchdog files open meetings lawsuit against secret panel studying Wisconsin justice's impeachment