Politics & Government News

9:41 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Bulgaria is to stop sending weapons to Ukraine, the Balkan country’s defense minister has announced

8:20 AM on Tuesday, June 9

8:04 AM on Tuesday, June 9

The Marguerite Casey Foundation plans to donate at least $500 million over the next decade

8:00 AM on Tuesday, June 9

6:45 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Chinese and North Korean state-run media devoted thousands of words to President Xi Jinping’s summit with leader Kim Jong Un in North Korea this week but didn't mention a key matter for Washington: the North’s steadfast pursuit of nuclear weapons that could threaten the United States and its allies in Asia

6:26 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Chinese President Xi Jinping has returned home, ending a rare state visit to North Korea

5:26 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders at summit in Estonia amid tensions over Ukrainian drones straying into the region

5:03 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Rahm Emanuel has been making moves in New Hampshire, hinting at a possible return to Washington politics

5:01 AM on Tuesday, June 9

A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is wading into more than a dozen House and Senate contests across the country

12:01 AM on Tuesday, June 9

Spencer Pratt’s improbable rise from reality television personality to national political sensation ended when he failed to qualify for the runoff to challenge Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass

8:34 PM on Monday, June 8

Alaska U_S_ Senate candidate Dan Sullivan acknowledges that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent Republican gives him “an instant megaphone.”

8:34 PM on Monday, June 8

Protesters in Bolivia demanding the resignation of conservative President Rodrigo Paz were hurling firecrackers, stones and sticks at police who responded

7:58 PM on Monday, June 8

Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million

12:49 PM on Monday, June 8

Senators are warning that a key U.S. surveillance authority could expire this week after bipartisan opposition to President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence community derailed an extension effort

12:35 PM on Monday, June 8

Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals

12:11 PM on Monday, June 8

Retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour has been installed as Canada’s governor general

8:19 AM on Monday, June 8

President Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, has confirmed that he would attend the first NBA Finals game in New York since 1999

12:13 AM on Monday, June 8

The Hong Kong government is proposing to allow the city’s leader to classify certain criminal acts as national security offenses

9:03 PM on Sunday, June 7

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit

12:01 AM on Saturday, May 30

Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government