Politics & Government News

1:36 PM on Wednesday, October 29

A Mississippi city has ended its contract with Atlanta-based Flock Safety to provide gunshot detection devices that could speed police response to the sound of gunfire

1:29 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.S. has lifted sanctions against separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik

1:22 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The Times of London has apologized for running an article that falsely claimed ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had criticized current candidate Zohran Mamdani

1:03 PM on Wednesday, October 29

President Donald Trump's nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait is facing rejection by the Republican-controlled Senate

12:10 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Some of Broadway's biggest stars emphasized that everyone can donate something of their time, talent or treasure at Town & Country's annual Philanthropy Summit on Tuesday

11:57 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing the details as soon as Thursday

11:28 AM on Wednesday, October 29

10:57 AM on Wednesday, October 29

As New York City's mayor's race enters its final stretch, there are echoes and contrasts to another famously bitter city election in 1977

9:47 AM on Wednesday, October 29

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has conducted a successful test of a new atomic-powered and nuclear-capable underwater drone, declaring that the new weapon can’t be intercepted

9:45 AM on Wednesday, October 29

8:56 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Lithuania’s government will keep the country’s two border crossings with Belarus closed for the next month after balloons used to smuggle cigarettes across the frontier brought disruption to the capital’s airport

7:40 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has sought to rally his committee as a center of Democratic messaging and response to the Trump administration's agenda

7:08 AM on Wednesday, October 29

A new AP-NORC poll finds that in the tumultuous political climate marked by this year’s assassination of a conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah and a Democratic legislator in Minnesota, younger adults are much less worried about political violence than older adults

5:18 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Donald Trump Jr. has mocked protesters involved in "No Kings" demonstrations across the United States while praising his father's business approach to the Middle East

4:44 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.K. government has deported a convicted sex offender from Ethiopia who was mistakenly released from prison last week

12:13 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Tanzania’s presidential election is teetering toward chaos after protests erupted and the military has been deployed

12:08 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The nation’s biggest city will pick its next mayor on Tuesday in an election that has sparked debate over the future of the Democratic Party

9:21 PM on Tuesday, October 28

Stewart McLaurin knew it was coming

6:26 PM on Tuesday, October 28

North Korea says it has conducted successful cruise missile tests, showcasing its military capabilities

5:01 PM on Tuesday, October 28

The United States and South Korea have advanced their trade talks during President Donald Trump's visit to that country