Politics & Government News

3:17 PM on Thursday, April 9

A New York City Council member and her sister, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, appeared together at a rally held by religious leaders to condemn an ongoing federal bribery investigation

2:53 PM on Thursday, April 9

Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin say that the fired president of the system was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty and staff

1:13 PM on Thursday, April 9

Abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration's reluctance to restrict access to abortion pills

12:48 PM on Thursday, April 9

Days before a pivotal election, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces an unusually strong challenge from center-right rival Péter Magyar, whose Tisza party has gained support amid economic stagnation and frozen EU funds

12:13 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is proposing cuts to federal funding for tribal colleges and universities for the second year in a row

11:40 AM on Thursday, April 9

The head of the International Monetary Fund says the war in Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy, and that's the case whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds

11:31 AM on Thursday, April 9

European leaders are trying to influence an end to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran from the sidelines

8:20 AM on Thursday, April 9

8:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump wants to quit the military organization

8:07 AM on Thursday, April 9

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan is cutting down on official and luxury vehicles to save fuel as oil prices rise due to the Iran war

7:39 AM on Thursday, April 9

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are saying President Donald Trump should be removed from office after he threatened Iranian civilization would “die” if it didn’t meet his demands

6:39 AM on Thursday, April 9

French authorities say at least four people died while trying to board an inflatable boat for a dangerous sea crossing from northern France to the U.K. The prefect of the Pas-de-Calais region said Thursday that 38 others were rescued including one whose condition involved a medical emergency

6:37 AM on Thursday, April 9

A new report says security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public officials

3:47 AM on Thursday, April 9

Myanmar’s parliament has approved a cabinet that largely includes former generals and holdovers from the past military-led government under Min Aung Hlaing

1:48 AM on Thursday, April 9

Voters in Benin are heading to the polls Sunday to elect a new president

1:29 AM on Thursday, April 9

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

1:18 AM on Thursday, April 9

Pro-Iran groups have used artificial intelligence to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the narrative during the war against the U.S. and Israel, and foster opposition to it

12:10 AM on Thursday, April 9

Protesters are rallying against a planned immigration detention facility in Maryland

12:08 AM on Thursday, April 9

Republicans have had some setbacks this election year, with recent Democratic wins Wisconsin and Georgia

12:02 AM on Thursday, April 9

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the rare European leader seeking President Donald Trump's approval