Politics & Government News

5:48 AM on Friday, June 5

In France, a firestorm of recrimination rages over the feared killing of an 11-year-old girl named Lyhanna

5:19 AM on Friday, June 5

The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill

4:42 AM on Friday, June 5

Washington, D.C., is gearing up for pivotal primaries this month to elect a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor

4:20 AM on Friday, June 5

Rights lawyers have filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa’s top human rights body

4:18 AM on Friday, June 5

A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years

3:06 AM on Friday, June 5

A maritime drone used in the Ukraine conflict exploded at a Black Sea port in Romania on Friday

2:51 AM on Friday, June 5

The Senate has blocked a procedural vote on extending a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies

2:43 AM on Friday, June 5

A report by Britain's public spending watchdog shows that the former Prince Andrew made money by subletting cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades

12:03 AM on Friday, June 5

Peruvians are set to choose their ninth president in 10 years in a runoff election Sunday

10:39 PM on Thursday, June 4

European Union and Balkan leaders are meeting in Montenegro for talks on expanding the bloc

10:20 PM on Thursday, June 4

The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House

9:33 PM on Thursday, June 4

The 2026 World Cup has drawn intense criticism from globe-trotting fans who over the years have helped define the tournament's festive atmosphere

9:05 PM on Thursday, June 4

Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11

9:01 PM on Thursday, June 4

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is hosting his first major campaign event since media reports surfaced that he previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women while he was married

9:01 PM on Thursday, June 4

A Northern Nevada congressional seat that’s open for the first time in 15 years is testing Republican voters’ appetite for a candidate with a long political resume or a newcomer with President Donald Trump's backing

7:31 PM on Thursday, June 4

Democrats competing over a coveted congressional district in Manhattan have slugged it out during a heated debate

7:19 PM on Thursday, June 4

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in what will be his first visit in years

2:03 PM on Thursday, June 4

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals

9:05 PM on Wednesday, June 3

An Associated Press investigation reveals that dozens of children who were separated under the first Trump administration have been reseparated, despite a judge's order to reunite them

9:02 PM on Wednesday, June 3

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks