Politics & Government News

6:59 AM on Wednesday, April 29

5:56 AM on Wednesday, April 29

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is warning EU countries to focus their energy aid on vulnerable households and industries

4:09 AM on Wednesday, April 29

Kosovo is heading for its second early election in just several months after lawmakers repeatedly failed to elect a new president

3:40 AM on Wednesday, April 29

The European Union says Meta is failing to keep underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram

12:06 AM on Wednesday, April 29

A new AP-NORC survey finds that most U_S_ adults try to avoid news stories about President Donald Trump at least “sometimes.”

8:26 PM on Tuesday, April 28

A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on immigration enforcement missions in Southern California

7:22 PM on Tuesday, April 28

A federal judge has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s voter records

6:02 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Eight candidates running to become governor of California have lobbed heated criticism at each other in a chaotic televised debate

5:49 PM on Tuesday, April 28

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without a chance for a bond hearing, citing “serious constitutional questions.”

5:05 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Guyana has complained to Caribbean leaders after Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez wore a controversial pin on official visits depicting a map of Guyana’s western region that Venezuela has long claimed as its own

3:39 PM on Tuesday, April 28

The State Department says it's preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America’s 250th birthday and featuring a picture of President Donald Trump

2:05 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Ministers and officials are gathered in Colombia for a high-level conference aimed at accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels, with financing emerging as a key challenge

12:12 PM on Tuesday, April 28

One of the directors of Camp Mystic has offered a tearful apology to the families of the 25 girls and two teen counselors killed in the 2025 Texas flood

10:43 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Ukraine is accusing Israel of allowing the import of grain it claims Russia stole from occupied areas

10:43 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Federal agents have served search warrants in Minnesota in an ongoing fraud investigation of publicly funded social programs for children

9:35 AM on Tuesday, April 28

King Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment

8:34 AM on Tuesday, April 28

The United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC effective Friday, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices

12:14 AM on Tuesday, April 28

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has avoided a parliamentary inquiry over appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington

12:10 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Ron DeSantis is back in the national spotlight as he pushes for a new congressional map in Florida

12:09 AM on Tuesday, April 28

King Charles III has marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build “one of the most consequential alliances in human history.”