Politics & Government News

11:04 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The European Union's energy commissioner says a jet fuel shortage can't be ruled out in the long term

10:55 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Senate is moving to confirm Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve

10:41 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs

9:54 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional seats

9:47 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The European Commission plans to urge all EU nations to ban gay “conversion therapy.”

9:19 AM on Wednesday, May 13

The Trump administration says a former executive at a private prison operator will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

8:41 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Turkey has lifted a restriction on direct trade with Armenia in a symbolic step toward improved relations

8:33 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Witnesses say a burst of gunfire has rung out in the Philippine Senate where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for a charge of crime against humanity

8:03 AM on Wednesday, May 13

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence

7:10 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Senate Democrats plan to force Republicans to go on record about the Trump administration's dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

6:23 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is losing the confidence of some Democratic officials, who are concerned about the direction of the party's political machine barely a year into his term

5:50 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 100 Russian drones targeted his country in the latest wave of strikes in the 4-year-old war

5:06 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Republicans want voters to think of working-class tax cuts when they weigh the economy and the 2025 law that President Donald Trump calls his “big beautiful bill.”

4:38 AM on Wednesday, May 13

King Charles III delivered the government’s legislative program for the coming year at the ceremonial opening of Britain’s Parliament

12:28 AM on Wednesday, May 13

King Charles III has outlined the British government's legislative plans as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure to stay in power

12:13 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Timed for release during AAPI Heritage Month, “The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas” has dropped on HBO Max

12:06 AM on Wednesday, May 13

Brad Raffensperger is trying to reintroduce himself to Georgia Republicans as he runs for governor

8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 12

The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”

11:43 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech and Wall Street to agriculture and aerospace joined President Donald Trump on his trip to China

1:20 PM on Monday, April 27