Politics & Government News

12:59 PM on Tuesday, June 9

The gap between Peru's presidential candidates has narrowed to less than 20,000 votes with 96% of ballots counted after Sunday's runoff

10:49 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud, amplifying concerns the White House will use a new Justice Department division to target political rivals

9:41 AM on Tuesday, June 9

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

8:20 AM on Tuesday, June 9

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

7:02 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Renderings of a dramatically redesigned Pennsylvania Station in New York City have been released by Amtrak and the developers

6:45 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Chinese and North Korean state-run media devoted thousands of words to President Xi Jinping’s summit with leader Kim Jong Un in North Korea this week but didn't mention a key matter for Washington: the North’s steadfast pursuit of nuclear weapons that could threaten the United States and its allies in Asia

6:30 AM on Tuesday, June 9

The White House's South Lawn has hosted many sports over the decades but never a UFC fight like the one President Donald Trump is organizing for his 80th birthday

6:26 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Chinese President Xi Jinping has returned home, ending a rare state visit to North Korea

5:26 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders at summit in Estonia amid tensions over Ukrainian drones straying into the region

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

12:01 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Spencer Pratt’s improbable rise from reality television personality to national political sensation ended when he failed to qualify for the runoff to challenge Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

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