Politics & Government News

5:07 PM on Thursday, September 18

Iran has decided at the last minute to withdraw a resolution prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities that it put forward for a vote before an annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations

4:44 PM on Thursday, September 18

The parties of the two main candidates in Malawi’s presidential election have declared victory

4:12 PM on Thursday, September 18

Jon Stewart plans to host Thursday’s episode of “The Daily Show.”

4:04 PM on Thursday, September 18

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees

4:03 PM on Thursday, September 18

Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules to avoid Democratic delays

3:39 PM on Thursday, September 18

A veteran water expert from Arizona says his nomination has been pulled to lead the federal agency overseeing water management in the western U.S. Ted Cooke tells The Associated Press that he was preparing for a confirmation hearing but his name was removed from the agenda

3:30 PM on Thursday, September 18

ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show off the air indefinitely

3:27 PM on Thursday, September 18

As encounters with federal immigration agents around Chicago increase, tactics used by activists and immigrant leaders to fight back are also escalating

2:36 PM on Thursday, September 18

As mid-cycle redistricting advances in several states, former Secretary of Transportation and Democratic commentator Pete Buttigieg returned to his home state of Indiana Thursday to rally against GOP efforts there to redraw the congressional map

2:01 PM on Thursday, September 18

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that he has often praised

1:06 PM on Thursday, September 18

President Donald Trump has suggested he's working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

12:35 PM on Thursday, September 18

A government watchdog has raised concerns about high administrative costs in Georgia's Medicaid program

12:25 PM on Thursday, September 18

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11:34 AM on Thursday, September 18

The official who steered the U.N.’s diplomacy in Syria for nearly seven turbulent years is resigning

10:59 AM on Thursday, September 18

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned members of a Sinaloa cartel faction known as Los Mayos

10:14 AM on Thursday, September 18

Jimmy Kimmel’s television future is hanging in the balance after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing

9:59 AM on Thursday, September 18

ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show following comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk has set off a flood of reactions

4:17 AM on Thursday, September 18

Congressional Democrats have unveiled a bill that would bolster free speech protections against government officials

11:08 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has met with President Claudia Sheinbaum on a two-day visit to Mexico focused on how to diversify trade under U.S. tariff threats and keep the most important free trade agreement in the Western Hemisphere alive in the lead up to negotiations next year

12:36 PM on Wednesday, September 17

A United Nations armored personnel carrier in the Central African Republic has crashed into a river outside the capital, leaving five U.N. police officers missing