Politics & Government News

11:24 AM on Wednesday, May 6

The Justice Department has agreed to return Tennessee Republican congressman Andy Ogles’ personal cellphone that was seized during an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it's abandoning its probe into the President Donald Trump supporter

11:17 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Voters in one Ohio county have upheld a ban on industrial-scale wind and solar power, with 52.9% supporting the restriction

10:55 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Central African Republic’s former prime minister and major opposition figure, Anicet Georges Dologuélé, criticized the confiscation of his diplomatic passport as an abuse of power

9:01 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Millions of taxpayers penalized by the IRS during the coronavirus pandemic for late payments or filings may qualify for refunds or penalty terminations

9:00 AM on Wednesday, May 6

8:23 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Hungary has returned a shipment of Ukrainian cash and gold worth $82 million to Ukraine's state Oschadbank

7:50 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is in critical condition in an Iranian hospital

7:19 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Sweden's coast guard has detained a tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet.”

6:15 AM on Wednesday, May 6

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4:53 AM on Wednesday, May 6

The number of antisemitic incidents in the United States tallied by the Anti-Defamation League declined by 33% in 2025 — the first drop in five years — due in large part to what the ADL said was a dramatic decrease of incidents on college campuses

4:44 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month

4:19 AM on Wednesday, May 6

China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

2:52 AM on Wednesday, May 6

An Iranian man who murdered his wife has lost his landmark court bid to prevent Australia from sending him to live on a tiny Pacific island

2:39 AM on Wednesday, May 6

A new AP-NORC poll finds about 6 in 10 U.S. adults say the country is no longer a great place for immigrants, though they believe it used to be

11:33 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Reporters Without Borders says Burkina Faso's authorities secretly detained and abused a prominent journalist and dozens of others in a makeshift facility

10:45 PM on Tuesday, May 5

9:58 PM on Tuesday, May 5

British voters will cast ballots in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term

8:44 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Police say a number of Australian women with alleged ties to Islamic State group militants face charges if they return from Syria

3:52 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Seven candidates who want to be California's next governor have engaged in sharp attacks on each other on issues from gas prices to taxes to immigration