Politics & Government News

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Ghana has started a voluntary repatriation program for its citizens as a reaction to anti-immigration tensions in South Africa

8:44 AM on Wednesday, May 27

South Africa's government and Afrikaner advocacy groups reject the notion of a humanitarian emergency affecting white people in the country

8:08 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Judges at the International Criminal Court have set Nov. 30 as the start date for the trial of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity

7:58 AM on Wednesday, May 27

U.S. President Donald Trump has expanded the number of refugee places available for white South Africans

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Hungary's parliament has voted to remain a member of the International Criminal Court

4:39 AM on Wednesday, May 27

A group led by a Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines has launched a fact-finding body to document accounts of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drugs crackdown

1:08 AM on Wednesday, May 27

The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and others to Mexico, where they face cartel violence and limited legal options

11:33 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The mayor of Minneapolis says the police chief hired to oversee reforms after George Floyd’s killing has chosen to resign rather than face discipline for interfering with an investigation into his conduct

11:06 PM on Tuesday, May 26

President Donald Trump is congratulating Texas Sen. John Cornyn for having a “great career” while also congratulating the man who beat Cornyn in a primary with his endorsement

11:05 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are taking their own lives at a pace that's unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, an Associated Press Investigation has found

9:59 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Joe Biden has sued the Justice Department in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter

7:25 PM on Tuesday, May 26

A person familiar with the matter says Canada has reached a deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany from a planned Pacific Coast terminal

4:31 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout

11:57 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Authorities have confirmed that one person died and 9 others remain unaccounted for after a chemical tank imploded at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state

11:25 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in a massively expensive, drawn-out U.S. Senate primary race

5:17 AM on Tuesday, May 26

The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on major corporations in the United States to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts

11:02 PM on Monday, May 25

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate