Politics & Government News

10:43 AM on Saturday, April 18

The governments of the Dominican Republic and Haiti have agreed to reopen their airspace starting in May, allowing flights between their countries for the first time in more than two years

10:16 AM on Saturday, April 18

President Donald Trump has directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine

9:50 AM on Saturday, April 18

Pope Leo XIV says it is “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the war in Iran but that he will continue preaching the Gospel message of peace

9:20 AM on Saturday, April 18

Iran is not ready for new face-to-face talks with the U.S., according to a senior Iranian official

8:49 AM on Saturday, April 18

Much of the political spotlight this election year in Arizona has been focused on the office that runs elections in Maricopa County, the state’s largest

7:55 AM on Saturday, April 18

The son of an 85-year-old French widow who has returned to France after being detained in the U.S. for overstaying her visa says the family's priority is her health and rest

7:46 AM on Saturday, April 18

Some of the harshest words that President Donald Trump has used against a leading Democratic rival aren't about political differences but rather a learning disability

7:37 AM on Saturday, April 18

President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party is facing a test in Indiana's upcoming primary

7:10 AM on Saturday, April 18

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has laid to rest a diplomatic spat between her government and Spain over the Spanish colonial past

5:59 AM on Saturday, April 18

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is hosting two events to rally progressive leaders from around the world who fear for the liberal order

5:24 AM on Saturday, April 18

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Angola's leaders to “break the cycles of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries

4:28 AM on Saturday, April 18

The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz has escalated again as Iran reverses its reopening of the crucial waterway and fires on ships attempting to pass

1:42 AM on Saturday, April 18

A new law named after Charlie Kirk is encouraging Tennessee teachers to include the positive impacts of religion in American history classes

12:56 AM on Saturday, April 18

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway

12:05 AM on Saturday, April 18

The stories of Black and Indigenous men who fought during the American Revolution are sometimes overlooked

Saturday, April 18

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces renewed scrutiny over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. Mandelson, a known associate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was initially denied security clearance

9:41 PM on Friday, April 17

An American delegation has met recently with Cuban government officials in the island nation

8:23 PM on Friday, April 17

A lead prosecutor in the John Brennan investigation has been removed from the case after expressing concerns to Justice Department officials about the viability of a potential criminal prosecution of the former CIA director

1:15 PM on Friday, April 17

Sky-high ticket prices won’t be the only thing emptying the wallets of soccer fans attending World Cup matches at some U.S. venues this spring

8:46 AM on Friday, April 17