Politics & Government News

6:58 AM on Wednesday, July 15

Hungary’s former foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, has resigned from his parliamentary seat to join Chinese electric automaker BYD

6:26 AM on Wednesday, July 15

Lithuania's president says intelligence suggests Russia is planning attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic states or Poland

5:12 AM on Wednesday, July 15

3:01 AM on Wednesday, July 15

The European Union’s top official has signed an agreement to move forward on joint weapons production deal with Ukraine

4:25 PM on Tuesday, July 14

The U.S. military will leave Iraq by the end of September following a 23-year presence that started with the 2003 invasion against Saddam Hussein and ended with much smaller operations against the Islamic State group

3:59 PM on Tuesday, July 14

President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections

3:15 PM on Tuesday, July 14

The fence separating Gibraltar from Spain has been dismantled to ease travel for thousands who cross daily

3:13 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Pat Oliphant, one of the most influential political cartoonists, has died at 90

2:50 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Fresh off a first-class flight from Glasgow, an orange traffic cone received a hero’s welcome at Boston Logan International Airport, complete with a bagpiper, diplomats and state leaders

2:45 PM on Tuesday, July 14

There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way

1:38 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Authorities say a man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer

1:03 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Maine Democrats are fighting to link Republican Sen. Susan Collins to a new fatal shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in their state

11:34 AM on Tuesday, July 14

A group of Caribbean leaders has met with senior clergy from the Church of England as the push for slavery reparations intensifies

8:18 AM on Tuesday, July 14

British counterterror police say former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a targeted attack

7:20 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Trump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, according to a person familiar with the matter

5:44 AM on Tuesday, July 14

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress

1:18 AM on Tuesday, July 14

A senior official has been expelled from China's ruling Communist Party, state media said Tuesday, as part of leader Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

10:04 PM on Monday, July 13

This year’s Bastille Day celebrations in France focus on European unity and support for Ukraine

9:07 PM on Monday, July 13

President Donald Trump has warmly welcomed new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House

8:13 AM on Monday, July 13

Sen. Angus King says the motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing