Politics & Government News

4:44 PM on Monday, June 15

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their crackdown on women

4:38 PM on Monday, June 15

Republican divisions are on full display in the closing hours of primary runoffs for U.S. Senate and governor

4:00 PM on Monday, June 15

Joe Carrasco is among 400 Texas landowners in the Big Bend region facing land seizure by the Trump administration for border security infrastructure

2:55 PM on Monday, June 15

A group of cybersecurity executives and experts is asking the Trump administration to lift its directive preventing the use of Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence models by foreign nationals, saying the move could help U.S. adversaries more than it hurts them

2:31 PM on Monday, June 15

Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group announced a unilateral ceasefire Monday, as the nation heads into a highly polarized presidential election, that will decide whether President Gustavo Petro’s party remains in office, or if it is replaced by an ultra conservative leader who has promised to cancel peace talks with rebel groups

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2:07 PM on Monday, June 15

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, accusing the Trump administration of targeting him for political purposes as he weighs a presidential bid

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12:45 PM on Monday, June 15

A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation to the country with which the U.S. is now at war

11:57 AM on Monday, June 15

Israelis from across the political spectrum are angry about the interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, calling it a disaster for Israel and directing their fury at one man: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

11:00 AM on Monday, June 15

Vice President JD Vance writes about his religious journey in a new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith."

10:58 AM on Monday, June 15

Sweden's parliament has passed a law requiring public sector workers to report unauthorized migrants to the police

10:30 AM on Monday, June 15

UFC CEO Dana White called fight night at the White House a smashing success

10:18 AM on Monday, June 15

Michigan State has lost its president and athletic director weeks apart and now faces a leadership crisis

10:09 AM on Monday, June 15

Greece’s migration minister calls criticism from human rights groups a “badge of honor” and plans to toughen migration policies

9:48 AM on Monday, June 15

Ukraine has officially started European Union membership negotiations, a long process that requires political reforms while facing a Russian invasion

6:57 AM on Monday, June 15

Bay Area voters previously represented by Democratic former congressman Eric Swalwell will narrow down a field of nearly a dozen candidates hoping to replace him in a special primary on Tuesday

2:49 AM on Monday, June 15

World leaders are gathering in a French spa town for a Group of Seven summit

11:01 PM on Sunday, June 14

President Donald Trump has started his visit to the G7 summit by hailing an agreement aimed at ending the U.S. conflict with Iran

11:02 PM on Saturday, June 13

President Donald Trump has celebrated turning 80 by announcing a preliminary agreement to end the war and a UFC cage-fighting event on the White House lawn