Politics & Government News

12:31 PM on Tuesday, August 18

An appeals court has ruled that continued leadership of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Nevada by the Trump administration’s pick violates federal law

12:08 PM on Tuesday, August 18

11:37 AM on Tuesday, August 18

A federal judge has allowed paint tests on a historic building next to the White House to move ahead, granting President Donald Trump a win in his plan to add new coat of white paint to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

11:32 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Inspectors with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog have begun excavating a site linked to a clandestine nuclear program run by Syria's former government

10:52 AM on Tuesday, August 18

The Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as President Donald Trump's administration scrutinizes the country’s growing global influence

9:28 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted the head of Myanmar’s military-backed government, who visited Moscow on a trip intended to further boost cooperation between the countries

9:00 AM on Tuesday, August 18

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7:54 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo’s criticism of President Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Kuril Islands, the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that is claimed by both countries

7:15 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a law introducing a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants

7:00 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Sonia Gandhi has a memoir coming out this fall, reflecting on her life in India's political dynasty

6:50 AM on Tuesday, August 18

President Donald Trump has been promoting new data showing U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago

2:30 AM on Tuesday, August 18

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says a solid alliance with the United States underpins national security

12:07 AM on Tuesday, August 18

In a tragic attempt to reach Europe, dozens of Moroccans died trying to cross into Spain

10:25 PM on Monday, August 17

9:32 PM on Monday, August 17

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected to serve a second five-year term

8:18 PM on Monday, August 17

President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea does not just slight a longtime ally

7:20 PM on Monday, August 17

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says oil drilling in northern coastal regions could be a "passport to the country’s future."

4:06 PM on Monday, August 17

Civil rights advocates have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring the state’s public schools to display the Ten Commandments

2:20 PM on Monday, August 17

The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.”