Politics & Government News

5:27 AM on Tuesday, April 21

The Hong Kong government is seeking to confiscate millions of dollars in funds and corporate shares it says are linked to crimes committed by jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai

2:11 AM on Tuesday, April 21

Iran has granted its commanders more autonomy over militias in Iraq, allowing some to act without Tehran’s approval

12:24 AM on Tuesday, April 21

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden received the Champion of Writers Award from the Authors Guild

9:04 PM on Monday, April 20

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he survived a vote on his leadership among his own party’s lawmakers, after recent slumps in the polls prompted speculation he might be ousted

6:55 PM on Monday, April 20

The Justice Department has filed a complaint against Washington, D.C., and its water authority for a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River

5:43 PM on Monday, April 20

The U.S. Justice Department has demanded hundreds of thousands of ballots and related records from the Detroit area from the 2024 election

5:22 PM on Monday, April 20

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job

5:00 PM on Monday, April 20

Peru’s electoral tribunal has set a deadline for officials to finish counting votes and name the candidates advancing to the second round of the presidential election

4:33 PM on Monday, April 20

Another Democrat is exiting the crowded contest for California governor

3:52 PM on Monday, April 20

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3:51 PM on Monday, April 20

Mexico's government says a Canadian tourist has been killed and 13 other people injured when a man with a gun opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids

3:01 PM on Monday, April 20

A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion

2:34 PM on Monday, April 20

Cuba’s government is confirming that it recently met with U.S. officials on the island

2:13 PM on Monday, April 20

The Justice Department has subpoenaed several witnesses to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington as part of its investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan

2:04 PM on Monday, April 20

Animal welfare activists converged outside of Wisconsin Gov_ Tony Evers’ Capitol office on Monday, chanting “Free the dogs!”

11:58 AM on Monday, April 20

FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, contending its article posted last week that talked about his alleged excessive drinking was a “malicious hit piece.”

11:13 AM on Monday, April 20

Spain has launched a mass legalization measure for migrants, allowing them to apply in-person for legal status

8:41 AM on Monday, April 20

There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa

3:02 AM on Monday, April 20

U.S. President Donald Trump is giving mixed messages about the path ahead for the U.S. war with Iran

12:02 AM on Monday, April 20

Four candidates to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations will audition for the job this week, far fewer than there were 10 years ago when António Guterres was selected as U.N. chief