Politics & Government News

11:06 PM on Sunday, April 19

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a showdown in Parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington

11:02 PM on Sunday, April 19

Four candidates to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations will audition for the job this week, far fewer than there were 10 years ago when António Guterres was selected as U.N. chief

4:33 PM on Sunday, April 19

Authorities say around 25 protesters were arrested as about 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to enter a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin

2:00 PM on Sunday, April 19

A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court eventually struck down is scheduled to launch on Monday

1:11 PM on Sunday, April 19

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to the U.S. were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected

1:10 PM on Sunday, April 19

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will sue Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa

9:57 AM on Sunday, April 19

Authorities in Iowa say three University of Iowa students have been wounded in a shooting that erupted in a nightlife district near campus

7:25 AM on Sunday, April 19

A political bribery scandal in Ohio is shadowing Jon Husted this election year

6:52 AM on Sunday, April 19

The FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the last year

6:47 AM on Sunday, April 19

Doug Fiefia once worked at Google

4:41 AM on Sunday, April 19

Senior Cabinet ministers are rallying around U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose leadership is under threat

12:25 AM on Sunday, April 19

U.S. President Donald Trump’s oil embargo on Cuba has worsened an energy crisis that has turned Havana’s nightlife dark and quiet

11:47 PM on Saturday, April 18

President Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz

11:11 PM on Saturday, April 18

In the wide-open race for California governor, billionaire Tom Steyer is on a spending binge

11:00 PM on Saturday, April 18

An exit poll in Bulgaria suggests the center-left Progressive Bulgaria coalition led by ex-President Rumen Radev will win the country's parliamentary election

7:00 PM on Saturday, April 18

South Korea says North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the North’s eastern waters

8:20 AM on Saturday, April 18

Iran is not ready for new face-to-face talks with the U.S., according to a senior Iranian official

4:24 AM on Saturday, April 18

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Angola's leaders to “break the cycles of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries

11:05 PM on Friday, April 17

The stories of Black and Indigenous men who fought during the American Revolution are sometimes overlooked

1:37 PM on Friday, April 17

Tennessee plans to nearly double its universal school voucher program, directing about $260 million in public funds to private schools