Politics & Government News

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 8:56 PM

Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance to challenge extradition from Peru to US, lawyer says

The lawyer for the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway says his client has changed his mind and...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 8:24 PM

Oregon is invested in Fox Corp. and is investigating its board over bogus election fraud claims

Oregon’s attorney general has announced she has begun investigating the board of directors of Fox Corp. for breaching its fiduciary duties by...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 7:13 PM

Senegal violence threatens country's stability as experts call on government to instill calm

Senegal experts have called on the government to instill calm after days of the country’s deadliest violence in years and concerns it could have...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 6:03 PM

House Republicans ready contempt vote against FBI director Wray over Biden document

The House Oversight chairman says he plans to move forward with holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 5:44 PM

Breonna Taylor supporters launch campaign against GOP gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky

The mother of slain Black woman Breonna Taylor is baccking a grassroots campaign aimed at defeating Republican Daniel Cameron’s bid for Kentucky...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 5:23 PM

Trump lawyers meet with Justice Dept. officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago case

Lawyers for Donald Trump were meeting with Justice Department officials on Monday as a decision nears on whether to bring charges over the...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 5:21 PM

Dozens of dangerous rail crossings will be eliminated with $570 million in grants

The Biden administration is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states just as the industry is...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 5:00 PM

Mexico president's ruling party ousts once-dominant party in most populous state

The ruling party of Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has won the governorship of the country’s most populous state

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 3:56 PM

Federal judge calls Indiana attorney general's TikTok lawsuit largely 'political posturing'

The fate of an Indiana lawsuit against the social media company TikTok is uncertain after a federal judge lambasted it as “political posturing.”

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 3:29 PM

Partisan stalemate keeps child sexual assault lawsuit window from advancing in Pennsylvania

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 2:49 PM

At Normandy D-Day celebrations, echoes of Ukraine's looming fight

There are no Ukrainian troops present at this year's commemorations of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, which launched the Allied invasion of...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 2:41 PM

With new video, Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota edges closer to Republican presidential race

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has taken another step toward entering the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 2:30 PM

Former Vice President Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump

Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed paperwork declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a historic challenge to his former...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 2:25 PM

US sanctions Russian intelligence-linked group over efforts to destabilize pro-Western Moldova

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of people linked to Russian intelligence who it says has helped the Kremlin destabilize Moldova’s...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 2:23 PM

New Hampshire Gov. Sununu rules out 2024 presidential bid, warns that crowded GOP field helps Trump

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says he will not seek the presidency in 2024

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 1:51 PM

Scholar, activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate

Activist and scholar Cornel West says he is running for president in 2024 as a third-party candidate

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 1:11 PM

Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, according to SEC lawsuit

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an...

politics / Mon, Jun 5, 2023 12:12 PM

Austrian party reverses leadership result after spreadsheet hiccup

Austria’s main center-left opposition party has reversed the result of its weekend leadership election, announcing that a computer error...