Politics & Government News

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Ghana has started a voluntary repatriation program for its citizens as a reaction to anti-immigration tensions in South Africa

6:08 AM on Wednesday, May 27

Judges at the International Criminal Court have set Nov. 30 as the start date for the trial of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity

5:58 AM on Wednesday, May 27

U.S. President Donald Trump has expanded the number of refugee places available for white South Africans

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Hungary's parliament has voted to remain a member of the International Criminal Court

2:39 AM on Wednesday, May 27

A group led by a Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines has launched a fact-finding body to document accounts of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drugs crackdown

11:08 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and others to Mexico, where they face cartel violence and limited legal options

9:06 PM on Tuesday, May 26

President Donald Trump is congratulating Texas Sen. John Cornyn for having a “great career” while also congratulating the man who beat Cornyn in a primary with his endorsement

9:05 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are taking their own lives at a pace that's unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, an Associated Press Investigation has found

7:59 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Joe Biden has sued the Justice Department in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter

5:25 PM on Tuesday, May 26

A person familiar with the matter says Canada has reached a deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany from a planned Pacific Coast terminal

2:38 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Southern Poverty Law Center says a Justice Department indictment against the group is part of a “top-down” campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies and represents a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed

2:31 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout

2:06 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Canadian government says travelers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications from Congo, South Sudan and Uganda

9:57 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Authorities have confirmed that one person died and 9 others remain unaccounted for after a chemical tank imploded at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state

9:25 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in a massively expensive, drawn-out U.S. Senate primary race

3:17 AM on Tuesday, May 26

The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on major corporations in the United States to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts

9:02 PM on Monday, May 25

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate