Politics & Government News

12:18 AM on Monday, April 13

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader

12:10 AM on Monday, April 13

Viktor Orbán’s electoral defeat in Hungary has sent shockwaves across the world

12:07 AM on Monday, April 13

The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States

12:04 AM on Monday, April 13

The church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech is getting upgraded with a $1.2 million federal grant

9:57 PM on Sunday, April 12

Logistical issues have forced a delay in deciding Peru's election

9:20 PM on Sunday, April 12

President Donald Trump is sharply criticizing Pope Leo XIV, saying the U_S_-born pope is “not doing a very good job” and is “a very liberal person.”

9:01 PM on Sunday, April 12

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rallied to celebrate 100 days in office, boosting his early accomplishments and charting future goals as he pledged to lead with a relentless focus on the city’s working-class

7:35 PM on Sunday, April 12

European leaders are welcoming Péter Magyar's election victory in Hungary, and the fall from power of long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

6:07 PM on Sunday, April 12

Waters off the coast of California will soon be open to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022

3:59 PM on Sunday, April 12

North Carolina authorities are searching for a possible arson suspect after a woman with serious burns said a man doused her with gasoline and set her on fire

3:35 PM on Sunday, April 12

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor following sexual assault accusations that he continues to deny

11:48 AM on Sunday, April 12

Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the U.S. has no valid reason to attack the island or to try to depose him

10:22 AM on Sunday, April 12

Peru's next president is being chosen from a pool of 35 candidates that includes a former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress

8:41 AM on Sunday, April 12

South Africa's Democratic Alliance has elected Geordin Hill-Lewis as its new leader

2:25 AM on Sunday, April 12

Votes have been cast in Benin where the country is choosing a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after a decade in power

12:13 AM on Sunday, April 12

Authorities say that a stampede at a popular mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens

12:11 AM on Sunday, April 12

Hungarian voters have ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions

12:02 AM on Sunday, April 12

Millions of Americans are expected to claim new federal tax breaks for tips and overtime wages under a law enacted by President Donald Trump

9:54 PM on Saturday, April 11

Hobbling on one leg, Carlos Ulberg refused to let an injured knee ruin the opportunity he earned at UFC 327 on Saturday night

8:46 AM on Friday, April 10

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has brought about an end to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule