Politics & Government News

3:23 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Ontario's premier wants the U.S. ambassador to Canada to apologize to Ontario’s representative in Washington after the ambassador reportedly shouted profanely at him about the province’s anti-tariff ad

2:26 PM on Wednesday, October 29

A national battle over redistricting is advancing in more states

2:24 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Shutdown

2:19 PM on Wednesday, October 29

According to court documents, a Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been indicted along with five others accused of blocking vehicles during protests outside a federal immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago

2:14 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh among 6 indicted for blocking ICE vehicle during Chicago-area protest

2:12 PM on Wednesday, October 29

There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia’s Jon Ossoff

1:53 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Attorneys for Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator being held by immigration authorities in California, are challenging his detention in court

1:53 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Authorities say a North Carolina man charged with killing four of his children and placing their remains in the trunk of a vehicle believe the slayings occurred over several months

1:36 PM on Wednesday, October 29

A Mississippi city has ended its contract with Atlanta-based Flock Safety to provide gunshot detection devices that could speed police response to the sound of gunfire

1:29 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.S. has lifted sanctions against separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik

1:02 PM on Wednesday, October 29

A senior Border Patrol official is due in court for the second day in a row in the first of his daily court-mandated check-ins about the Chicago area immigration enforcement operation, which has produced more than 1,800 arrests and complaints of excessive force

12:39 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year

11:32 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran doesn’t appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country’s nuclear sites

9:24 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Hurricane Melissa has caused severe flooding and storm surge in Cuba after leaving Jamaica with power outages and killing at least 40 people in Haiti

8:35 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.S. confirms it will reduce its troop presence on NATO’s borders with Ukraine

7:40 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has sought to rally his committee as a center of Democratic messaging and response to the Trump administration's agenda

1:29 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

9:06 PM on Tuesday, October 28

Relief organizations are mobilizing to help across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, tying for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history

8:18 PM on Tuesday, October 28

The United States and South Korea have advanced trade talks after negotiations and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to President Donald Trump

7:13 AM on Sunday, October 26

Dutch voters face an array of choices in Wednesday's general election