Politics & Government News

2:58 PM on Sunday, September 21

Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s long-standing pledge to take on those he perceives as his political enemies has prompted debates over free speech, media censorship and political prosecutions

2:57 PM on Sunday, September 21

2:26 PM on Sunday, September 21

Brazilians have taken to the streets in all 26 states and the Federal District to protest a potential pardon for former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies convicted of attempting a coup

1:58 PM on Sunday, September 21

President Donald Trump has mentioned that billionaires like Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell could be part of deal in which the U.S. will take control of TikTok

12:11 PM on Sunday, September 21

Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party, held a special congress on Sunday and reelected its leader

11:26 AM on Sunday, September 21

France and Saudi Arabia hope to use this year’s United Nations General Assembly and the increasingly horrific war in the Gaza Strip to inject new urgency into the quest for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

9:49 AM on Sunday, September 21

Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Belgorod region have killed two civilians while Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine left one man dead

9:12 AM on Sunday, September 21

Canada has recognized a Palestinian state, despite opposition from the U.S., hoping it leads to peace based on two states living side by side

9:10 AM on Sunday, September 21

With less than two months until this year's United Nations climate change conference, many prospective attendees are still looking for housing in the small Brazilian host city of Belem

9:07 AM on Sunday, September 21

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has recognized a Palestinian state.

8:31 AM on Sunday, September 21

It's the opening debate in the race for governor in New Jersey

6:19 AM on Sunday, September 21

The Taliban government has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

5:59 AM on Sunday, September 21

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has pushed for more military dialogue in a meeting with China's Premier Li Qiang

4:51 AM on Sunday, September 21

Some French mayors have defied government orders and flown Palestinian flags on town halls, with more expected to follow suit as France prepares to formally recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly

4:21 AM on Sunday, September 21

The U.K., Australia and Canada have formally recognized a Palestinian state, prompting an angry response from Israel

3:03 AM on Sunday, September 21

Vote counting was underway in Guinea Sunday evening in some polling stations in a referendum on a draft constitution that could allow the leader of the country’s junta to run for the presidency

1:39 AM on Sunday, September 21

Philippine police have arrested 49 people suspected of attacking officers in violent clashes near the president palace

12:01 AM on Sunday, September 21

President Donald Trump and his supporters will pay tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination has intensified political tensions in the United States

5:12 PM on Saturday, September 20

12:23 PM on Friday, September 19