Politics & Government News

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Polish prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian man with sabotage and diversionary activities on behalf of Russian intelligence

9:55 PM on Wednesday, July 15

U.N. agencies say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal

9:05 PM on Wednesday, July 15

Americans are waiting longer for disaster aid under President Donald Trump, with delays often lasting weeks or months

9:04 PM on Wednesday, July 15

An activist's hunger strike has become a rallying point for India’s new Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-led movement that emerged in response to exam paper leaks and student suicides

8:30 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The United States is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th-biggest economy

6:22 PM on Wednesday, July 15

Election officials in Arizona's most populous county now agree on how to jointly oversee the vote

5:06 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The New York Times has filed a motion to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, teeing up a significant court fight over press freedom and the government’s ability to force reporters to identify sources

3:00 PM on Wednesday, July 15

More than half of House Democrats have voted to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel

1:34 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed “American flag blue” by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray

10:30 AM on Wednesday, July 15

Guy Scott, the Zambian politician who briefly served as acting president to become Africa’s first white head of state in more than two decades, has died

10:18 AM on Wednesday, July 15

The world has largely viewed the U.S. more favorably than China for years, but those opinions now have flipped in Beijing’s favor

10:13 AM on Wednesday, July 15

The Trump administration has replaced an exhibit on slavery at the site of President George Washington’s home in Philadelphia with a version that historians say whitewashes the nation’s history

5:46 AM on Wednesday, July 15

President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue traffic stops after two deadly shootings within a week, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them

5:10 AM on Wednesday, July 15

President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as “one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots.”

4:41 AM on Wednesday, July 15

President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers should continue vehicle stops despite recent fatal shootings

10:23 PM on Tuesday, July 14

France's National Assembly has given final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication

9:12 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Goldman Sachs’ former top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler is facing skepticism from lawmakers as she testifies about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein

11:50 AM on Monday, June 29