Politics & Government News

11:09 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Pennsylvania's highest court has ruled that skill games are considered slot machines under state law

9:41 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Polish prosecutors say a 44-year-old Russian artist who has been critical of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed at close range near his home in eastern Poland

9:38 AM on Tuesday, June 16

A federal judge has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial

7:17 AM on Tuesday, June 16

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6:43 AM on Tuesday, June 16

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea that could endanger freedom of navigation as happened in the Strait of Hormuz

6:03 AM on Tuesday, June 16

4:05 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Soon, half of all American schoolkids will live in states that offer public money for a private education

11:08 PM on Monday, June 15

U.S. allies are proposing a naval mission to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz

8:33 PM on Monday, June 15

Former state lawmaker Jim Marchant has won the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state

7:51 PM on Monday, June 15

Republicans on Capitol Hill say they need more information about the agreement between the United States and Iran announced Sunday by President Donald Trump

5:40 PM on Monday, June 15

For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America

5:34 PM on Monday, June 15

Ever since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he seek to raise interest rates to tame inflation or cut them as Trump has long demanded

4:03 PM on Monday, June 15

A key platform that Cubans in the U.S. use to send money and goods to relatives in Cuba has stopped operations

2:28 PM on Monday, June 15

A top Alaska elections official has ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the state’s August primary ballot

8:01 AM on Monday, June 15

Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral has a new organ, giving the 700-year-old building a proper instrument for services and concerts

2:08 AM on Monday, June 15

Hong Kong has launched a public consultation for its first five-year plan in a politically symbolic step that brings it closer to mainland China’s development approach

8:56 PM on Sunday, June 14

A Russian bombardment of Ukraine's biggest cities has set ablaze part of an Eastern Orthodox landmark and killed 11 people

10:50 AM on Thursday, June 11

A massive UFC event is set to take over the White House's South Lawn

11:02 AM on Tuesday, June 2