Politics & Government News

11:58 AM on Monday, April 20

FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, contending its article posted last week that talked about his alleged excessive drinking was a “malicious hit piece.”

11:13 AM on Monday, April 20

Spain has launched a mass legalization measure for migrants, allowing them to apply for legal status starting on Monday

9:46 AM on Monday, April 20

The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say it’s unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won’t admit kids from LGBTQ+ families

8:41 AM on Monday, April 20

There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa

8:34 AM on Monday, April 20

Virginia voters will consider a ballot measure Tuesday that would give the Democratic-majority legislature temporary power to redraw the state’s congressional districts

8:31 AM on Monday, April 20

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7:03 AM on Monday, April 20

The American Library Association says book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs

6:39 AM on Monday, April 20

Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain

6:25 AM on Monday, April 20

Bulgaria's center-left coalition led by ex-president Rumen Radev has won the parliamentary election, according to the central electoral commission

5:27 AM on Monday, April 20

South Korea and India have agreed to nearly double bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030, up from about $27 billion

4:47 AM on Monday, April 20

Europe is focusing on the Palestinians after Hungary's election defeat of Israel ally Viktor Orbán

1:03 AM on Monday, April 20

Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct on the social media platform X

12:06 AM on Monday, April 20

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledges he made a mistake appointing Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington

12:02 AM on Monday, April 20

Four candidates to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations will audition for the job this week, far fewer than there were 10 years ago when António Guterres was selected as U.N. chief

2:11 PM on Sunday, April 19

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to the U.S. were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected

1:25 AM on Sunday, April 19

U.S. President Donald Trump’s oil embargo on Cuba has worsened an energy crisis that has turned Havana’s nightlife dark and quiet

12:47 AM on Sunday, April 19

President Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz

2:37 PM on Friday, April 17

Tennessee plans to nearly double its universal school voucher program, directing about $260 million in public funds to private schools

8:47 AM on Friday, April 17