Politics & Government News

12:10 PM on Thursday, May 7

At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class

11:29 AM on Thursday, May 7

History teachers across the U.S. are working to make the nation's founding documents relevant as the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches

UK border official and former Hong Kong cop convicted of assisting Chinese spy agency in Britain

10:55 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

President Donald Trump adjusts his microphone while speaking during an event for military mothers in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Rubio meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after Trump’s criticism over Iran

8:23 AM on Thursday, May 7

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV

Canada is kicking its US booze habit as trade tensions persist

8:20 AM on Thursday, May 7

FILE - Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Thomas was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Justice Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1991. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history

7:11 AM on Thursday, May 7

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is now the second longest-serving justice in history, overtaking someone who was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln

AgingIN Opens Registration for Longevity Pre-Summit and 2026 Conference ‘Peak Purpose: Redefining How We Live and Age’

7:07 AM on Thursday, May 7

China gives suspended death sentences to 2 former defense ministers accused of bribery

6:16 AM on Thursday, May 7

A Chinese military court has given suspended death sentences to former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe for bribery

An Emirati patrol boat, left, is near a tanker anchored in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from a coastal road near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Iran creates new agency to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz while reviewing peace deal with US

3:41 AM on Thursday, May 7

Iran has created a government agency to control and tax vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Senator Steve Daines, left, is greeted by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a U.S. congressional delegation visit at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

China signals again that Taiwan is a priority ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

2:23 AM on Thursday, May 7

China is signaling that Taiwan will be a priority ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping next week

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and wife Victoria arrive at a polling station in central London, Thursday, May 7, 2026 to cast their votes in the local elections.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

British voters cast ballots in local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer's leadership

2:00 AM on Thursday, May 7

British voters are casting ballots in local and regional elections that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Keir Starmer

In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV exchanges gifts with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, as they meet in the pope's private library at the Vatican, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP)

Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio's fence-mending visit over Trump attacks

1:57 AM on Thursday, May 7

The Vatican says the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” was discussed in talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

In this image taken from video released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, left, is greeted by Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung upon arrival in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Paraguay’s president visits Taiwan as pressure from China grows

1:42 AM on Thursday, May 7

Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña has arrived in Taiwan for his first visit to the self-ruled island

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, right, listens to Rep. John James, R-Mich., left, speak during a tour of Atomic Industries' manufacturing facility, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republicans once saw Michigan as ripe for a takeover, but the mood is shifting

12:15 AM on Thursday, May 7

Michigan Republicans once viewed 2026 as their best chance to reclaim power in the battleground state

FILE - The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is seen at the White House complex, April 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump wants to paint the Eisenhower office building white. Now a key federal agency considers it

12:11 AM on Thursday, May 7

President Donald Trump's plan to put a coat of white paint on the granite exterior of a historic building that's part of the White House complex is getting a hearing by a key federal agency

Rep. Todd Warner, R-Chapel Hill, arrives to the House chamber wearing a Trump flag for a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Tennessee lawmakers to vote on new US House map sought by Trump that carves up Memphis

12:02 AM on Thursday, May 7

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are debating a plan to reshape a majority-Black congressional district

Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, top left, delivers her opening statement during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting ahead of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings in Cebu, Philippines, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Eloisa Lopez/Pool Photo via AP)

Southeast Asian leaders will reaffirm core values in veiled Mideast war rebuke

10:57 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Southeast Asian leaders plan to issue a contingency plan that upholds international law, sovereignty and freedom of navigation in what could be seen as a veiled rebuke to the United States, Israel and Iran over the Middle East war which has impacted their region, according to a draft declaration seen by The Associated Press

FILE - This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

A note a former cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt is released

7:33 PM on Wednesday, May 6

A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first jail suicide attempt has been made public after it had been sealed and locked in a courthouse vault for nearly five years as part of an unrelated legal dispute

America’s founding promise of religious freedom has long coexisted with prejudice, even as many Christians have worked to confront it

8:19 AM on Monday, April 27

What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

8:34 AM on Friday, April 24

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