Politics & Government News

10:49 AM on Sunday, July 5

A White House report brands the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution, especially at the National Museum of American History, as radical activists who cannot be trusted

9:31 AM on Sunday, July 5

French President Emmanuel Macron plans to visit Syria soon, according to Syrian state media

5:01 AM on Sunday, July 5

Pope Leo XIV is going on summer vacation after a whirlwind finale to the first half of 2026

3:00 AM on Sunday, July 5

Nigeria reports that two of its nationals were killed in South Africa following anti-immigrant protests targeting African workers

12:59 AM on Sunday, July 5

A Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea has killed one person, according to Moscow-installed officials

9:03 PM on Saturday, July 4

Prosecutors will present their case this week against the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk

7:43 PM on Saturday, July 4

A pastor of a prominent underground church detained in China in October has been released, according to rights advocates

6:14 PM on Saturday, July 4

A massive demonstration has been held for a 35th consecutive day in the Albanian capital of Tirana, with protesters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the temporary replacement of his government by a government of technicians, constitutional reform and an end to corruption

4:03 PM on Saturday, July 4

A group of 150 people from 50 countries has become U.S. citizens at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate

2:33 PM on Saturday, July 4

Authorities in California say former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband has been involved in a hit-and-run and could face misdemeanor charges

2:52 AM on Saturday, July 4

Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg as Kyiv ramps up bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure

12:59 AM on Saturday, July 4

Delegates at the national convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany party have overwhelmingly reelected its leaders, including Alice Weidel

12:45 AM on Saturday, July 4

A referendum in Slovakia to cancel lifelong payments for populist Prime Minister Robert Fico and other leaders has failed due to low turnout

12:39 AM on Saturday, July 4

Pope Leo XIV is spending the Fourth of July in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate

10:14 PM on Friday, July 3

President Donald Trump has mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.”

5:56 PM on Friday, July 3

President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypass emissions control systems on vehicles

1:10 PM on Friday, July 3

A federal court has given President Donald Trump's administration permission to reinstall interpretive panels that critics say whitewash the history of slavery at the site of President George Washington's home in Philadelphia

11:07 AM on Friday, July 3

Conservative politician Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru's presidential runoff election

4:30 AM on Friday, July 3

President Donald Trump has ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about communism

9:08 PM on Thursday, July 2

President Vladimir Putin remains unfazed by Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries, despite severe fuel shortages