Politics & Government News

1:06 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Spotlight PA has found that Penn State's Board of Trustees held nearly 20 private conferences over the past year in which top university officials briefed members on key projects, plans, and initiatives

11:49 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Turkey has rejected a European Parliament report calling for possible sanctions on its justice minister and other officials accused of human rights violations

11:05 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Cuba’s Communist Party has called an unscheduled session, days after President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced an economic reform package

10:03 AM on Wednesday, June 17

A court in Uganda has charged Erias Lukwago, an attorney for jailed opposition leader Kizza Besigye, with concealing treason

9:54 AM on Wednesday, June 17

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

9:14 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Police have fired rubber bullets and used stun grenades against migrants protesting near a community hall in South Africa where thousands are being processed for deportation

8:49 AM on Wednesday, June 17

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is downplaying the impact of the Trump administration's decision to reduce military support for allies

8:32 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the killing of a Russian artist critical of President Vladimir Putin looks like a political assassination

7:17 AM on Wednesday, June 17

6:53 AM on Wednesday, June 17

For the first time in a generation, Washingtonians are waking up to a general election lineup that doesn't include Eleanor Holmes Norton as delegate

6:21 AM on Wednesday, June 17

New York Democratic Assemblyman Alex Bores is running for Congress, and the tech industry is deeply involved

5:46 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will leave the G7 summit without a formal meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as the free trade agreement between the countries faces an uncertain future

5:08 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has secured key support from world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in France

4:15 AM on Wednesday, June 17

A British yacht owner who was warned away from a Russian warship by gunfire is criticizing the U.K. government after Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to downplay the incident

3:34 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has appeared before a judge in Madrid

3:21 AM on Wednesday, June 17

President Donald Trump is trying to stop the confirmation process for his own nominee to head the nation’s intelligence agencies

1:08 AM on Wednesday, June 17

At the start of this decade, Latin America leaned left as progressive politicians gained power amid public outrage over inequities worsened by the pandemic

11:06 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Franklin Roosevelt helped launch the modern system of presidential libraries in the late 1930s

11:00 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Germany and Poland have signed a new defense agreement to strengthen European military cooperation amid tensions with Russia

4:10 PM on Tuesday, June 16

President Donald Trump is crediting his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums