Politics & Government News

7:47 AM on Friday, May 22

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An advocacy group is suing President Donald Trump's administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare

6:39 AM on Friday, May 22

President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry Republican senators finally said no, even if temporarily

5:06 AM on Friday, May 22

Donald Trump has a reputation for slashing his taxes using techniques that some experts find aggressive

4:04 AM on Friday, May 22

President Donald Trump made inroads with Latino voters in 2024, earning support that helped propel him to a second term in the White House

2:19 AM on Friday, May 22

The United States has sanctioned Tanzania’s police chief and barred him from entering the U.S., citing alleged human rights violations committed by the police force

12:14 AM on Friday, May 22

Serbia’s university students are gearing up for a major rally this weekend, pushing for political changes under President Aleksandar Vucic

11:03 PM on Thursday, May 21

California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country

11:02 PM on Thursday, May 21

8:40 PM on Thursday, May 21

The government in the oil-rich province of Alberta plans a referendum on leaving Canada but says it won't actually be a vote on whether to separate

7:30 PM on Thursday, May 21

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González is pledging to boost the amount of electric energy available to power the U.S. territory as chronic outages persist

6:01 PM on Thursday, May 21

President Donald Trump has stirred confusion by saying the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland

5:57 PM on Thursday, May 21

The House has rejected a proposal for a new Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall

1:47 PM on Thursday, May 21

President Donald Trump has again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba

7:55 AM on Thursday, May 21

A satirical project called the Cockroach Janta Party has become a viral sensation in India

6:04 AM on Thursday, May 21

Republicans are struggling to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran

5:47 AM on Thursday, May 21

People have set fire to an Ebola treatment center in one of the towns at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo as fear and anger grows over a health crisis authorities and aid agencies are struggling to contain

5:18 AM on Thursday, May 21

Documents reveal Queen Elizabeth II was eager for her second son, Andrew, to become Britain's trade envoy in 2001

4:32 AM on Thursday, May 21

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's recent summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin highlighted different dynamics with each country

11:12 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Stephen Colbert has wrapped up his final broadcast of CBS' “The Late Show” with a memorable night