Politics & Government News

11:11 AM on Saturday, September 27

Gabon has held its first legislative and local elections since a 2023 military coup ended a 50-year political dynasty

10:41 AM on Saturday, September 27

President Donald Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle what he is calling “domestic terrorists.”

9:38 AM on Saturday, September 27

Russia gets the microphone at the U.N. world leaders’ meeting Saturday

9:27 AM on Saturday, September 27

Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department saying it was revoking the visa of Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro's visa

8:56 AM on Saturday, September 27

President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily aren't American citizens

8:51 AM on Saturday, September 27

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship

5:44 AM on Saturday, September 27

French authorities report that two women have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. on a makeshift boat carrying other migrants

4:22 AM on Saturday, September 27

Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 44 people across Gaza, according to health officials

1:24 AM on Saturday, September 27

Moldovans will head to the polls to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election fraught with claims of Russian interference

1:02 AM on Saturday, September 27

People in Iran increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about the future ahead of the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program

12:48 AM on Saturday, September 27

The people of Seychelles are voting in an election to choose a new leader and parliament

12:08 AM on Saturday, September 27

Former FBI director James Comey has been charged with lying to Congress, Jimmy Kimmel is back on air after his suspension over his Charlie Kirk remarks, and world leaders speak at the U.N. These are the week's top stories

12:02 AM on Saturday, September 27

As Congress confronts a possible government shutdown, it's also weighing the Trump administration's willingness to simply halt federal spending — even when it's against the law

12:01 AM on Saturday, September 27

American soybean farmers are worried about where they're going to sell their crops and whether they'll lose money this year because China hasn't bought any for months

8:18 PM on Friday, September 26

The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers

6:18 PM on Friday, September 26

President Donald Trump is planning big tariffs on pharmaceuticals, kitchen counters, bathroom vanities, upholstered furniture and heavy trucks

12:05 AM on Friday, September 26

Surrounded by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza

5:09 AM on Monday, September 22

A 30-day window to stop the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran closes Sunday

5:04 AM on Monday, September 22

United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program will be reimposed Sunday

12:06 PM on Friday, August 29