Politics & Government News

2:57 PM on Thursday, June 18

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has lashed out at members of Israel’s government, saying that the country is deeply isolated and its leaders have failed to appreciate U.S. diplomatic and military support

2:50 PM on Thursday, June 18

Janeese Lewis George has won Washington, D.C.'s Democratic primary for mayor, setting up a potential clash with the Trump administration over the city’s limited autonomy

2:43 PM on Thursday, June 18

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is dismissing a criminal case that alleged President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others tried to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in the state

1:25 PM on Thursday, June 18

A federal appeals court panel says the Trump administration can replace a slavery exhibit at George Washington’s home in Philadelphia

1:00 PM on Thursday, June 18

French President Emmanuel Macron's effort to court U.S. President Donald Trump culminated in a surprise moment at the Versailles Palace

12:43 PM on Thursday, June 18

Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package with unprecedented free-market measures

12:38 PM on Thursday, June 18

Washington, D.C., mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffie has conceded the Democratic primary race to Janeese Lewis George

12:10 PM on Thursday, June 18

Zimbabwe’s lower house has approved constitutional changes that would delay elections and extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure by two years

11:58 AM on Thursday, June 18

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a dinner for U.S. President Donald Trump at Versailles, where Trump signed an initial deal with Iran

11:50 AM on Thursday, June 18

A proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires in California to counter federal cuts to healthcare for low-income people has sufficient public support to qualify for the November ballot

11:27 AM on Thursday, June 18

Federal regulators have ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system

10:08 AM on Thursday, June 18

The Supreme Court has ruled against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users

8:23 AM on Thursday, June 18

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei endorsed direct negotiations with the U.S. late Thursday in a statement read by state media, marking his first reaction to the agreement reached between Iran and the U.S. to end hostilities

8:05 AM on Thursday, June 18

America's 250th birthday marks a milestone of resilience for Native Americans

6:27 AM on Thursday, June 18

Authorities in Niger say that an attack at the airport in Niger’s capital has killed 11 soldiers and two civilians, while 22 of the attackers have been killed by security forces

5:39 AM on Thursday, June 18

The Slovak government has won a parliamentary confidence vote after the country's debt exceeded constitutional fiscal limits

2:55 AM on Thursday, June 18

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe

12:10 AM on Thursday, June 18

Parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited months for the Education Department to address complaints of bullying or discrimination

12:07 AM on Thursday, June 18

Former President Barack Obama, joined by three former presidents, is celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago in an extraordinary event that brought together former world leaders, A-list celebrities, athletes and other internationally known figures

12:01 AM on Thursday, June 18

Vice President JD Vance has embraced the role of being the chief defender of the agreement he and President Donald Trump signed with Iran over the weekend