Politics & Government News

11:17 AM on Friday, May 29

Members of a Russia-led economic alliance have warned member Armenia that it could face suspension over its aspirations to join the European Union

11:15 AM on Friday, May 29

The Trump administration has extended protections shielding about 11,000 Lebanese from deportation, allowing them to stay and work in the U.S. for another six months and marking a rare reprieve to any of the people protected by temporary measures which have been harshly criticized by Republicans

10:44 AM on Friday, May 29

The White House is moving to give political appointees more control over federal grants

10:21 AM on Friday, May 29

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE,” and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples

8:54 AM on Friday, May 29

Musical artists' cancellations from a Donald Trump-linked U.S. celebration in Washington continue the Republican president’s tense history with the entertainment industry

7:57 AM on Friday, May 29

A Brazilian court has ruled that officials must restore and preserve Fordlandia

6:46 AM on Friday, May 29

UK prosecutors allege a Greek national traveled to Britain on behalf of a foreign intelligence service to conduct surveillance on a journalist critical of the Iranian regime

5:35 AM on Friday, May 29

5:14 AM on Friday, May 29

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has cast Pope Leo XIV as a global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff at the Vatican

4:15 AM on Friday, May 29

Officials say the European Union will unlock 16.4 billion euros or around $19 billion in funds for Hungary after recently elected Prime Minister Péter Magyar enacted rapid reforms

3:33 AM on Friday, May 29

A residential treatment center in Missouri advertises to adoptive parents that it can help heal struggling children

3:32 AM on Friday, May 29

A Philippine anti-graft court has ordered the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada over allegations of pocketing millions in a flood-control project

3:31 AM on Friday, May 29

Many for-profit residential facilities in the so-called troubled teen industry nationwide that claim to treat severe mental and behavioral health issues in children and teens are deftly tapping into taxpayer money meant for students with disabilities

3:29 AM on Friday, May 29

A residential treatment center in Missouri advertises to adoptive parents that it can help heal struggling children

2:00 AM on Friday, May 29

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is running for reelection after a tough first term

11:03 PM on Thursday, May 28

President Vladimir Putin is facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians and appears ready to change the narrative around the conflict

10:34 PM on Thursday, May 28

The Philippines' top diplomat says Southeast Asian leaders will hold a commemorative summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia in June

7:10 PM on Thursday, May 28

Vietnam’s leader To Lam is warning that the war in the Middle East has shown how important strategic waterways can be to the world as a whole

12:55 PM on Thursday, May 28

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo denies an agreement with the U.S. for anti-drug trafficking operations in Guatemala

11:30 AM on Monday, May 11