Politics & Government News

8:08 AM on Monday, August 31

France and Sweden have signed agreements for France to supply the Nordic country with four modern frigates

7:36 AM on Monday, August 31

An international arbitration panel in The Hague has ruled that India must honor a decades-old water-sharing treaty with Pakistan

6:00 AM on Monday, August 31

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation into a controversial DEA strategy that allowed large fentanyl shipments to reach the streets

5:02 AM on Monday, August 31

4:49 AM on Monday, August 31

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey faces a competitive Democratic primary challenge in Massachusetts on Tuesday from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton in his bid for a third full term

1:59 AM on Monday, August 31

Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after the government adopts new security and defense plans later in the year

10:13 PM on Sunday, August 30

An election in eastern Germany on Sunday could produce the first far-right state governor in the country’s post-World War II history

9:10 PM on Sunday, August 30

Colleges around the country are seeking approval for a new federal grant program, Workforce Pell, to aid students enrolled for short-term job training

9:09 PM on Sunday, August 30

Donald Trump frequently hints at seeking a third presidential term, even wearing 2028 campaign hats

8:41 PM on Sunday, August 30

Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

5:44 PM on Sunday, August 30

Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections

3:16 PM on Sunday, August 30

The U.S. Treasury Department is preventing certain journalists from covering a finance meeting among the world’s most powerful countries

3:00 PM on Sunday, August 30

Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States

2:39 PM on Sunday, August 30

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions

12:59 PM on Sunday, August 30

Colombia's president says a key leader of the dissident factions of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces has been killed during a military operation

7:57 AM on Sunday, August 30

Members of the Polish special forces are taking part in an exercise that simulates moving through enemy lines and launching a drone strike on a key enemy location

1:39 AM on Sunday, August 30

Iceland's voters have rejected a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union

10:00 PM on Saturday, August 29

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has sailed past Singapore as it heads home

9:47 PM on Saturday, August 29

Guinea-Bissau is voting in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers

3:06 PM on Saturday, August 29

President Donald Trump says he will attend the Presidents Cup matches next month near Chicago as the honorary chairman