Politics & Government News

9:51 AM on Monday, April 13

A former Nigerian oil minister has denied taking bribes in exchange for government contracts

9:49 AM on Monday, April 13

A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

9:10 AM on Monday, April 13

Local opposition to solar has long been an obstacle for green energy developers in the United States, but some communities are working to reverse local restrictions

8:43 AM on Monday, April 13

7:58 AM on Monday, April 13

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is on the verge of securing a majority government as special elections are held in three districts on Monday

7:03 AM on Monday, April 13

For the Trump family, business is booming

6:04 AM on Monday, April 13

Péter Magyar has called on Hungary’s president to convene parliament to form a new government quickly

4:48 AM on Monday, April 13

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is in China again this week where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping

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

Thousands of Peruvians are back at the polls for a second day of voting

9:20 PM on Sunday, April 12

Pope Leo XIV has responded to President Donald Trump's criticism over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, saying the Vatican's peace appeals are rooted in the Gospel

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

Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar says he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin but won't initiate contact

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

10:22 AM on Sunday, April 12

Peru's next president is being chosen from among 35 candidates, including a former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress

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