Politics & Government News

3:27 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Arizona Republicans are fighting over whether to send a hard-right candidate to the general election for governor, even after recent statewide losses

2:32 PM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor,” amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from a White House that has declared a “war on fraud.”

1:44 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Peru has declared a state of emergency across more than 700 districts after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides linked to El Nino Costero

1:18 PM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump sought in his first State of the Union address to sell Americans on the idea of a booming economy, falling prices, and soaring jobs, yet he faces a skeptical public with a much gloomier view

1:17 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Candidates and political groups are pouring money into Texas’ hotly contested U.S. Senate race at a record pace

1:13 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Mexican lawmakers have approved President Claudia Sheinbaum’s initiative to gradually reduce the work week from 48 hours to 40 hours

12:32 PM on Wednesday, February 25

The Trump administration is expanding its pressure on Iran by imposing new sanctions aimed at the country's missile, drone and oil networks

12:22 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Harvard says former university president Larry Summers will resign from teaching during review of his Epstein ties

11:44 AM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump’s return to office has seen sweeping changes to how immigration enforcement is carried out

11:30 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Canada is sending $8 million Canadian (US$6.7 million) in food aid to people in Cuba as the island faces a tightened U.S. embargo and threats of tariffs against countries providing it with oil

8:37 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Floods in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have killed at least 46 people and forced thousands from their homes

8:15 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary’s energy system

8:13 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Haiti's government has retaken control of a key area from powerful gangs as glimmers of life appear in the heart of Port-au-Prince

8:12 AM on Wednesday, February 25

After months of pressure, the Louvre has a new director

6:40 AM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell

5:43 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Ukrainian delegation is set to meet on Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys ahead of another round of trilateral talks with Russia

2:12 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Facing tough odds in an upcoming election, Hungary’s pro-Russian prime minister is trying to convince voters that the greatest threat to the country is not economic stagnation, but neighboring Ukraine

2:08 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome from lawmakers in Israel

12:10 AM on Wednesday, February 25

A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received the Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

9:45 PM on Tuesday, February 24