Politics & Government News

4:21 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Michigan can keep a lid on the personal information of registered voters

3:06 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Zimbabwe’s Senate has approved constitutional amendments that would remove direct presidential elections and extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term

2:59 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Civil society organizations in South Africa says that adolescent girls and women are among the first to feel the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts

2:14 PM on Wednesday, June 24

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill for the creation of state police in a major reform that would reshape the policing structure of the conflict-racked nation

2:11 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia’s president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon

1:48 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Alibaba has sued the U.S. Department of Defense, demanding removal from a list naming it a Chinese military company

12:42 PM on Wednesday, June 24

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from executing subpoenas in a criminal probe that sought transgender care records for patients treated at New York hospitals

12:38 PM on Wednesday, June 24

A federal judge has permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections

10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Iván Cepeda has conceded Colombia’s presidential election to Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative outsider endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump

8:52 AM on Wednesday, June 24

A former chief of staff to New York ex-Mayor Eric Adams has been arrested in a bribery case

8:35 AM on Wednesday, June 24

A federal judge has permanently blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his first executive order on elections

8:03 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Democratic congressional primary results in New York City are accelerating the party's debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

7:07 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Mallory McMorrow is trying to turn the delayed opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge into a campaign issue in Michigan’s Senate race

5:07 AM on Wednesday, June 24

A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 4 in 10 U_S_ adults feel “proud” about the country's 250th anniversary, while about 3 in 10 feel “excited.”

5:03 AM on Wednesday, June 24

President Donald Trump has insisted that the United States is the only nation to guarantee citizenship to children born within its borders

4:17 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Andy Burnham is closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister without a contest

1:09 AM on Wednesday, June 24

The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim U.S.-Iran deal to reach an end to the war

12:03 AM on Wednesday, June 24

President Donald Trump has berated Senate Republicans during his visit to the Capitol for allowing a vote to block his war in Iran, further escalating a feud that has diverted GOP efforts to focus on election-year affordability issues and brought much of the chamber’s business to a halt

12:02 AM on Wednesday, June 24

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is checking in face-to-face with President Donald Trump

11:29 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The Army’s commander of its forces in Europe and Africa is unexpectedly stepping down after just 18 months in the job