Politics & Government News

9:41 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Bulgaria is to stop sending weapons to Ukraine, the Balkan country’s defense minister has announced

8:04 AM on Tuesday, June 9

The Marguerite Casey Foundation plans to donate at least $500 million over the next decade

8:00 AM on Tuesday, June 9

5:03 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Rahm Emanuel has been making moves in New Hampshire, hinting at a possible return to Washington politics

5:01 AM on Tuesday, June 9

A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is wading into more than a dozen House and Senate contests across the country

8:34 PM on Monday, June 8

Alaska U_S_ Senate candidate Dan Sullivan acknowledges that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent Republican gives him “an instant megaphone.”

8:34 PM on Monday, June 8

Protesters in Bolivia demanding the resignation of conservative President Rodrigo Paz were hurling firecrackers, stones and sticks at police who responded

7:58 PM on Monday, June 8

Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million

5:00 PM on Monday, June 8

Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things

4:58 PM on Monday, June 8

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas

4:46 PM on Monday, June 8

4:28 PM on Monday, June 8

The State Department will soon offer a “premium” expedited service for foreigners seeking business or tourist visas that will set applicants back $750 on top of the basic processing fee of $185

3:41 PM on Monday, June 8

Vice President JD Vance has added a chicken coop, along with a dozen baby chicks, to his residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory

12:49 PM on Monday, June 8

Senators are warning that a key U.S. surveillance authority could expire this week after bipartisan opposition to President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence community derailed an extension effort

12:35 PM on Monday, June 8

Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals

12:11 PM on Monday, June 8

Retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour has been installed as Canada’s governor general

8:19 AM on Monday, June 8

President Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, has confirmed that he would attend the first NBA Finals game in New York since 1999

12:13 AM on Monday, June 8

The Hong Kong government is proposing to allow the city’s leader to classify certain criminal acts as national security offenses

9:03 PM on Sunday, June 7

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit

12:01 AM on Saturday, May 30

Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government