Politics & Government News

7:44 AM on Friday, February 20

President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting that are designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden

5:11 AM on Friday, February 20

Turkish authorities have arrested investigative journalist Alican Uludag, charging him with insulting the president

2:09 AM on Friday, February 20

India joined a U.S.-led initiative to strengthen technology cooperation among strategic allies in a move Friday that underscores the nations’ warming ties after a brief strain over New Delhi’s unabated purchase of discounted Russian oil

1:53 AM on Friday, February 20

Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday remained defiant in his first reaction to a life sentence imposed by a Seoul court for his short-lived declaration of martial law but didn’t clearly say whether he would appeal

1:34 AM on Friday, February 20

A bitter feud in Zambia has left former President Edgar Lungu’s body unburied in a South African funeral home for more than eight months

8:43 PM on Thursday, February 19

Venezuela's acting president signs into law amnesty measure that could free hundreds detained for political reasons

8:09 PM on Thursday, February 19

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is urging supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico as he rides on wider attention thanks to late-night host Stephen Colbert

8:09 PM on Thursday, February 19

Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas is claiming he's being “blackmailed” following a report he allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire

7:08 PM on Thursday, February 19

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event

5:55 PM on Thursday, February 19

The White House has announced a trade agreement with Indonesia

5:15 PM on Thursday, February 19

El Salvador and Mexico have reported major cocaine seizures at sea this week, as U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats leave 11 people dead

4:15 PM on Thursday, February 19

New Mexico’s attorney general has reopened an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch as allegations of sex abuse and trafficking swirl

4:03 PM on Thursday, February 19

Bolivia’s long-serving socialist former leader, Evo Morales, has reappeared in his political stronghold of the tropics after almost seven weeks of unexplained absence

11:16 AM on Thursday, February 19

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez has signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others

8:30 AM on Thursday, February 19

President Donald Trump is in Georgia Thursday for a trip designed to help boost Republicans’ political standing heading into the midterms

6:16 AM on Thursday, February 19

New research shows midsize U.S. companies pay far more in Trump-era tariffs, and the costs land at home

3:04 AM on Thursday, February 19

Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East

12:15 AM on Thursday, February 19

The National Governors Association is pulling out of an annual meeting at the White House after President Donald Trump declined to invite two Democratic governors

12:07 AM on Thursday, February 19

The White House has insisted that President Donald Trump was visiting Georgia to promote the economy

12:05 AM on Thursday, February 19

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition