Politics & Government News

3:06 AM on Friday, June 5

A maritime drone used in the Ukraine war has exploded at a Black Sea port in neighboring Romania

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 passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning

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

5:52 PM on Thursday, June 4

An ex-girlfriend alleges U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner repeatedly grabbed her hard enough to leave marks, pulled her from a cab by the wrist, and, in one incident, twisted her arm behind her back and held her in a room when they dated more than a decade ago

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

1:03 PM on Thursday, June 4

Days after the state’s primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor

7:38 AM on Thursday, June 4

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June, according to a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog

7:12 AM on Thursday, June 4

Senate Republicans are working toward passage of legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies

11:57 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Somalia's opposition supporters and security forces have clashed in Mogadishu for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration

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