Politics & Government News

3:01 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine is planning to force two Senate votes on President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the coming weeks, keeping the pressure on his Republican colleagues as many of them have voiced frustration with the policies

2:53 AM on Tuesday, September 16

A top World Food Program official says a string of natural disasters and global conflicts, combined with drastic cuts to international aid means that some of the world’s neediest people are suffering from serious food shortages, and will face further reductions in assistance soon

1:50 AM on Tuesday, September 16

A U.S. judge says she is powerless to stop the return of men in Ghana’s custody to countries where U.S. immigration judges determined they faced torture or persecution

1:32 AM on Tuesday, September 16

A U.N. commission reports that billions in public funds have been stolen in South Sudan over the past decade

12:21 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Authorities say that social media platforms should not require age verification for all users when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes into effect in December in Australia

11:45 PM on Monday, September 15

Palestinian residents have reported heavy strikes across Gaza City and Israel's defense minister has said "Gaza is burning."

11:23 PM on Monday, September 15

President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists

10:32 PM on Monday, September 15

Voting is underway in Malawi’s elections, where the country will choose a president, lawmakers and local government representatives

10:10 PM on Monday, September 15

As Congress nears sending the U.S. into a government shutdown, Michigan faces its own

10:08 PM on Monday, September 15

Tuesday's special legislative election in Minnesota will determine control of the state House

10:06 PM on Monday, September 15

Kash Patel will confront skeptical Senate Democrats at a congressional hearing likely to be dominated by questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing as well as the recent firings of senior officials who have accused the FBI director of illegal political retribution

10:04 PM on Monday, September 15

A private school founded by a Hawaiian princess gives admissions preference to Native Hawaiian applicants

10:04 PM on Monday, September 15

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive in the United Kingdom for a state visit

8:27 PM on Monday, September 15

Australia has offered to gift Papua New Guinea an extension to its Parliament House as the South Pacific island nation celebrates its 50th independence anniversary

7:33 PM on Monday, September 15

The Trump administration has added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in nearly three decades

5:12 PM on Monday, September 15

Security at Charlie Kirk's speaking events and college campus debates around the country varied greatly

3:26 PM on Monday, September 15

TikTok users in the U.S. may get a reprieve from the threat of a shutdown after the Trump administration announced it has reached a framework deal with China for the ownership of popular social video platform

2:14 PM on Monday, September 15

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel

11:41 AM on Monday, September 15

Vice President JD Vance says the national unity he's “desperate” for after the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk cannot be had with people who condone political violence

6:34 AM on Monday, September 15

A framework deal has been reached between China and the U.S. for the ownership of TikTok