Politics & Government News

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Germany’s government plans to give its intelligence services broader powers in response to a rising threat from powers such as Russia and extremists

6:41 AM on Wednesday, August 12

President Donald Trump's executive order to change the childhood vaccine schedule could endear him to some “Make America Healthy Again” voters who want more flexibility on immunization

6:22 AM on Wednesday, August 12

South Africa is asking several African governments to reimburse it for repatriating over 80,000 immigrants

6:04 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened retaliation against Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels, calling them "piracy."

2:28 AM on Wednesday, August 12

The Thai government has pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok intensified calls for tougher enforcement

11:21 PM on Tuesday, August 11

Fear of a Chinese invasion is fueling suspicion toward the spouses of some of Taiwan's citizens

6:20 PM on Tuesday, August 11

President Donald Trump says he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat

5:52 PM on Tuesday, August 11

A federal judge has agreed to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to have the U.S. Postal Service play a central role in deciding who can receive a mail ballot

10:19 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Hungary's Parliament has elected András Baka as president as the new government dismantles structures left by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

9:38 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Primary elections are taking place in six U.S. states — Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin

5:05 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Authorities in Yemen say at least six people were killed when Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait

4:03 AM on Tuesday, August 11

U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year that he had “no cards" in the fight against Russia

12:08 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures will face a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump in his fight for reelection to an Alabama congressional seat the GOP redrew as part of a larger effort to help the party keep control of the U.S. House

12:07 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin has won the Democratic nomination in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, ousting U.S. Rep. John Larson

12:05 AM on Tuesday, August 11

The Democratic Party's ideological divide remained unresolved even as the establishment candidate eked out a narrow win in the Wisconsin governor's primary over a democratic socialist

12:04 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman have advanced to a runoff in South Carolina’s special Republican primary to replace the late Lindsey Graham in the Senate

12:01 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary in the latest victory for an insurgent progressive over the party’s establishment

Tuesday, August 11

Moderate Democrat David Crowley has won the Wisconsin primary for governor