Politics & Government News

3:04 PM on Thursday, April 16

Benin’s Constitutional Court has confirmed the presidential election victory of Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni in the West African country's weekend election

2:16 PM on Thursday, April 16

California is clashing with the Trump administration again with a bill that could leave doctors caught between state and federal law

2:02 PM on Thursday, April 16

Keiko Fujimori leads in Peru's presidential race with 17.06% of the vote

12:51 PM on Thursday, April 16

The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action

12:47 PM on Thursday, April 16

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that while Cuba does not want military aggression from the United States, his country is prepared to fight should it happen

12:42 PM on Thursday, April 16

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a key suspect in a corruption scandal that has sparked public outrage in the Philippines has been arrested in the Czech Republic and efforts were underway to repatriate the former lawmaker

11:57 AM on Thursday, April 16

Congressional Republicans are sending President Donald Trump a resolution for his signature that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

11:51 AM on Thursday, April 16

A leftist South African politician who has drawn the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle at a political rally in 2018

10:49 AM on Thursday, April 16

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8:38 AM on Thursday, April 16

Pope Leo XIV has led a peace meeting in Cameroon’s northwestern city of Bamenda, which is part of a region battered by a separatist violence

8:36 AM on Thursday, April 16

Indonesia is reviewing a U.S. proposal for overflight access to its airspace

7:14 AM on Thursday, April 16

Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, is playing a crucial role in mediating between Iran and the U.S. A recent video shows him in Tehran, highlighting his involvement in easing tensions

7:02 AM on Thursday, April 16

The House has passed legislation that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants living in the United States

5:59 AM on Thursday, April 16

A South African opposition party leader, Julius Malema, has been sentenced to five years in prison for breaking firearm laws

3:36 AM on Thursday, April 16

Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “handful of tyrants” exploiting Earth through war and greed

1:05 AM on Thursday, April 16

Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa has been marked by an unusual dynamic with U.S. President Donald Trump

5:02 PM on Wednesday, April 15

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States

10:22 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez are leading in the race for president in the vote count after Peru’s general election

7:08 AM on Wednesday, April 15

A special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District on Thursday will fill the House seat most recently held by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill