Politics & Government News

10:00 AM on Friday, June 12

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is vowing to fight for his position after the sudden resignation of the defense secretary

6:01 AM on Friday, June 12

A coalition of renewable energy groups is suing Pentagon officials over their failure to complete national security reviews for new onshore wind farms on private lands

5:02 AM on Friday, June 12

Independents have grown increasingly unhappy with President Donald Trump during his second term, particularly independents without a college degree

1:08 AM on Friday, June 12

The European Union is set to implement a new set of rules governing how each of its 27 member states will deal with irregular migration and asylum seekers

12:06 AM on Friday, June 12

The relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron began with a handshake nearly a decade ago

12:01 AM on Friday, June 12

Republicans routinely highlight their devotion to President Donald Trump

8:54 PM on Thursday, June 11

Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at age 47

8:43 PM on Thursday, June 11

A top Alaska elections official has threatened to disqualify from the August primary a U.S. Senate candidate who shares the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan

8:40 PM on Thursday, June 11

President Donald Trump's board at the Kennedy Center is trying to keep his name on the building before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday

8:37 PM on Thursday, June 11

The Philippine government says China’s imposition of sanctions, including an entry ban, against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. was “an unfriendly act” that could further strain relations

5:35 PM on Thursday, June 11

The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed in February while legal challenges to the levies continue to work their way through the courts, a federal court ruled Thursday

4:37 PM on Thursday, June 11

The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame

2:30 PM on Thursday, June 11

The U.S. government has announced sanctions against Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company in a move expected to further increase tensions between the two countries

2:16 PM on Thursday, June 11

President Donald Trump is nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence

11:34 AM on Thursday, June 11

India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party has launched a nationwide protest campaign

8:54 AM on Thursday, June 11

The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, has been delayed due to unresolved issues

8:08 AM on Thursday, June 11

President Donald Trump says he’s called off new military strikes on Iran hours after threatening to escalate the 3-month-old war

1:05 AM on Thursday, June 11

U.S. President Donald Trump has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war

12:04 AM on Thursday, June 11

A New Mexico judge has dismissed a challenge over the legality of the state's fledgling universal childcare program

12:04 AM on Thursday, June 11

A key surveillance tool that allows the United States to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire