Politics & Government News

1:39 AM on Monday, November 17

A hard-right former lawmaker and admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump appeared poised to win a polarizing presidential runoff against a member of Chile’s Communist Party representing the incumbent government next month

11:56 PM on Sunday, November 16

Schools across the U.S. are seeing a big drop in enrollment from immigrant families

11:32 PM on Sunday, November 16

Hungary is gearing up for a heated political battle as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces an unprecedented challenge from his opponent, Péter Magyar

11:28 PM on Sunday, November 16

Japan's new conservative leader has stirred tensions with China, leading to a diplomatic rift

10:22 PM on Sunday, November 16

An Indiana lawmaker who resisted President Donald Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw the state’s congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff’s deputies to his home

9:27 PM on Sunday, November 16

In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files to move on from 'hoax'

9:11 PM on Sunday, November 16

President Donald Trump is brushing aside concerns about conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with a far-right activist known for his antisemitic views

8:44 PM on Sunday, November 16

President Donald Trump is indicating that he plans to meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and says they’ll “work something out."

7:14 PM on Sunday, November 16

Trump says talks with Venezuela a possibility as US ramps up military pressure in the Caribbean

5:39 PM on Sunday, November 16

5:21 PM on Sunday, November 16

A new report finds that foreign students enrolled at U.S. colleges in strong numbers this fall despite fears that a Trump administration crackdown would trigger a nosedive

1:13 PM on Sunday, November 16

President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it

1:12 PM on Sunday, November 16

A top Border Patrol commander is touting dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents report encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes

11:55 AM on Sunday, November 16

Ecuadorians have struck down a proposal that would have let foreign countries run military bases in the South American country where drug gangs are extorting communities and killing politicians as they fight for territory

11:02 AM on Sunday, November 16

President Donald Trump says the U.S. “may be having some discussions” with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

8:51 AM on Sunday, November 16

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state

7:38 AM on Sunday, November 16

Many Republican leaders insist there's no problem with the GOP's policies, the party's message or President Donald Trump’s leadership, despite big losses in this month's elections

12:16 AM on Sunday, November 16

Chile is bracing for a tense presidential runoff after a first-round vote on Sunday set up a showdown between a member of the Communist Party and an ultraconservative veteran politician, sharply polarizing the country between the political left and right

3:26 PM on Saturday, November 15

Thousands of people in Mexico City are protesting crime, corruption and impunity

1:01 PM on Saturday, November 15

Lebanon's president has asked the foreign minister to file a complaint against Israel for building a wall inside Lebanese territory