Politics & Government News

6:13 PM on Wednesday, September 9

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed measures to lower fuel prices, just weeks before the presidential election

5:19 PM on Wednesday, September 9

President Donald Trump had been eagerly awaiting his trip to Texas for his Republican Party's midterm convention

4:12 PM on Wednesday, September 9

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of "South Park," are changing the show's name to "SOUTH AMERICA," at least for now

3:39 PM on Wednesday, September 9

Democrats are descending on Donald Trump’s midterm convention in Texas and urging voters to consider the reality of his presidency rather than the spectacle of his made-for-TV event

3:36 PM on Wednesday, September 9

The battle over Missouri’s congressional districts has returned to the U.S. Supreme Court, just two months before a crucial November election

3:10 PM on Wednesday, September 9

Spain's national intelligence agency issued multiple warnings before the Ceuta border crisis about a potential mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave in late July

2:56 PM on Wednesday, September 9

A news anchor has been unexpectedly named the next monarch of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom

2:43 PM on Wednesday, September 9

President Donald Trump says oil prices that spiked because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after the U.S. midterm elections

1:29 PM on Wednesday, September 9

Israel has opened its embassy in Slovenia, boosting relations with the small European Union nation as ties soured with the United Kingdom and some of the other longtime allies

12:30 PM on Wednesday, September 9

The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council for the first time in 20 years for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into uranium traces detected by inspectors at various undeclared sites in Iran

10:57 AM on Wednesday, September 9

Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador are in limbo as a deadline nears for the Trump administration to decide on ending them, as it has done with hundreds of thousands from Venezuela, Haiti and other countries

10:51 AM on Wednesday, September 9

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino has restored two senior police officials to their posts, overruling a decision by fellow Justice Andre Mendonca

10:24 AM on Wednesday, September 9

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is providing new clarity on the U.S. approach toward combating drug trafficking in Latin American waters

10:06 AM on Wednesday, September 9

British police say they have opened a criminal investigation into allegations anti-immigration party Reform UK broke rules against foreign donations

8:37 AM on Wednesday, September 9

Republicans are gathering in Dallas for a unique two-day midterm convention, focusing on President Donald Trump

7:37 AM on Wednesday, September 9

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has defended the decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, emphasizing fairness and justice

7:02 AM on Wednesday, September 9

Republicans are opening their unique midterm convention that's being described as a “Trump-a-Palooza.”

5:57 AM on Wednesday, September 9

Martín Taborda's dream of graduating from Argentina’s University of Buenos Aires has slipped away

5:05 AM on Wednesday, September 9

A new AP-NORC/USA Facts poll finds that Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections, foreign affairs or the environment

11:57 AM on Tuesday, September 8

The White House says the United States is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and some motorcycles from Canada, as their trade war escalates