Politics & Government News

4:21 PM on Tuesday, August 26

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order challenging a 1989 Supreme Court decision that protects flag burning as free speech

3:45 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Activists have raised concerns about the health of Belarusian journalist Aleh Suprunyuk, who was sentenced to three and a half years in prison

3:38 PM on Tuesday, August 26

President Donald Trump, the NFL and scores of stars in the entertainment and sports worlds have reacted to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement

3:38 PM on Tuesday, August 26

President Donald Trump has sparked backlash from some members of his loyal base by saying his administration would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities

3:20 PM on Tuesday, August 26

A plan to restructure over $9 billion in debt for Puerto Rico's power company has hit a big snag

3:05 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Final election numbers show that Bolivian voters practically threw the long-governing party out of Congress in elections earlier this month

2:57 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attempt to continue a legal battle involving an ex-aide's sexual harassment claim has been rejected by a judge

2:39 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other top Democrats are warning President Donald Trump to stay out of the cities they run

2:18 PM on Tuesday, August 26

An Orthodox archbishop who exchanged friendly greetings and gifts with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska is apologizing to “those who have experienced pain, suffering, or confusion" because of his actions

2:04 PM on Tuesday, August 26

1:35 PM on Tuesday, August 26

The Democratic National Committee leadership has withdrawn a measure that would have clarified the party’s position on the Israel-Hamas war

1:14 PM on Tuesday, August 26

1:01 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Uganda has agreed to receive immigrants deported from the United States

12:25 PM on Tuesday, August 26

12:25 PM on Tuesday, August 26

10:49 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Lisa Cook made headlines three years ago when she became the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world

8:18 AM on Tuesday, August 26

The leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform party has pledged to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally

11:23 PM on Monday, August 25

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is accusing Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and says the country is cutting off diplomatic relations in response

2:29 PM on Monday, August 25

The University of Florida has selected an interim president after their last choice was rejected by the state Board of Governors that oversees the university system

2:20 PM on Thursday, August 21