Politics & Government News

2:39 PM on Tuesday, October 21

2:17 PM on Tuesday, October 21

President Donald Trump's pick to lead an office charged with protecting whistleblowers appears to be in jeopardy

2:13 PM on Tuesday, October 21

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is denying his government failed to prepare for school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic

2:11 PM on Tuesday, October 21

At least 20 people have been arrested in Cameroon in connection with protests over the Oct. 12 presidential election, authorities said on Tuesday, as tensions mounted ahead of the proclamation of results expected later this week

1:05 PM on Tuesday, October 21

A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor to for a local politician

1:04 PM on Tuesday, October 21

12:57 PM on Tuesday, October 21

President Donald Trump’s choice to challenge maverick Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has announced his candidacy

12:50 PM on Tuesday, October 21

Spain will extradite to the United States the former executive director of a United Nations office who is accused of accepting bribes

12:00 PM on Tuesday, October 21

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11:28 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Mahmoud Khalil appeared in a federal appeals court in Philadelphia as he battles a deportation case linked to his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University

11:09 AM on Tuesday, October 21

10:53 AM on Tuesday, October 21

A raid last month in Chicago has signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and ratcheted up tensions in a city already on edge

10:19 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Greece’s conservative government is seeking to ban protests at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, an iconic monument outside Parliament in Athens which has frequently been the site of demonstrations

10:11 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey

10:10 AM on Tuesday, October 21

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety, and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law

10:01 AM on Tuesday, October 21

A raid last month in Chicago has signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and ratcheted up tensions in a city already on edge

7:01 AM on Tuesday, October 21

A new poll finds most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive

4:40 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated political landscape

8:43 PM on Monday, October 20

Japan's parliament has elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister