Politics & Government News

8:12 AM on Saturday, November 22

There was a time when presidential hopefuls were coy about their ambitions

8:10 AM on Saturday, November 22

Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change

3:42 AM on Saturday, November 22

The McNeese Cowboys square off against the George Washington Revolutionaries at John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, Cayman Islands

2:26 AM on Saturday, November 22

Gunmen abducted 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s School in Niger state, Nigeria, according to an updated tally issued Saturday by the Christian Association of Nigeria

11:02 PM on Friday, November 21

The Justice Department is on the clock to release files relating to Jeffrey Epstein after President Donald Trump signed a measure passed by Congress

11:02 PM on Friday, November 21

Trump has signed legislation compelling the Justice Department to release the files on Jeffrey Epstein

10:10 PM on Friday, November 21

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has announced she will resign from Congress on January 5, 2026

8:41 PM on Friday, November 21

President Donald Trump says he’s “immediately” ending temporary legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota

8:12 PM on Friday, November 21

A United Nations human rights official is urging the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island’s entire population, hitting sectors including health care, nutrition and education

7:42 PM on Friday, November 21

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has broken the glass ceiling to become Japan's first female leader

7:23 PM on Friday, November 21

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January

7:17 PM on Friday, November 21

Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Trump loyalist-turned critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January

7:15 PM on Friday, November 21

Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force say they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about its policy regarding displays of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols

5:37 PM on Friday, November 21

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race

3:43 PM on Friday, November 21

North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban is back on the books after the state’s highest court could not muster the majority required to deem it unconstitutional

2:43 PM on Friday, November 21

Authorities have arrested seven local bodyguards in connection with the assassination of a popular mayor in western Mexico

2:08 PM on Friday, November 21

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide

1:47 PM on Friday, November 21

An American proposal to end the war in Ukraine puts the country in a delicate diplomatic position — caught between placating its most important ally, the United States, and not capitulating to Russia, its much larger neighbor that launched a full-scale invasion nearly four years ago

7:18 AM on Friday, November 21

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is resigning from Congress in January

4:43 AM on Friday, November 21

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told his country that it could face a pivotal choice between standing up for its sovereignty and preserving the American support it needs, as leaders discuss a U.S. peace proposal seen as favoring Russia