Politics & Government News

7:36 AM on Friday, July 24

Maine Democrats who have been scrambling to tap a new nominee for a pivotal U.S. Senate race against Republican Susan Collins are expected to nominate Troy Jackson at a last-minute convention this weekend

7:32 AM on Friday, July 24

A new lawsuit argues that voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots haven't arrived by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their vote is counted

6:57 AM on Friday, July 24

Poland's main opposition party, Law and Justice, faces a split in a disagreement over its future direction

6:19 AM on Friday, July 24

Andy Burnham is making swift moves as Britain's new prime minister

5:59 AM on Friday, July 24

Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned halfway through his term, citing medical reasons

5:44 AM on Friday, July 24

4:45 AM on Friday, July 24

A South African court has ordered a halt to impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa

3:27 AM on Friday, July 24

China says it's adding 14 European entities to an export control list in retaliation for the European Union penalizing 14 Chinese enterprises as part of its latest round of sanctions against Russia

3:25 AM on Friday, July 24

Ozgur Ozel, the deposed leader of Turkey's main opposition party, has formed a new political party to challenge President Erdogan

3:09 AM on Friday, July 24

The European Commission has found TikTok did not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors

10:09 PM on Thursday, July 23

The beaches in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos are rare public spaces to escape the crowds and heat, but many residents say they are being priced out as the local government opens up more coastal land to developers

7:30 PM on Thursday, July 23

The confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana’s coast has climbed to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational team struggled to salvage the partially submerged vessel

6:00 PM on Thursday, July 23

Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri recounts how his fears turned to uncertainty and then joy after he was unexpectedly released from detention in China

2:04 PM on Thursday, July 23

President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court

12:21 PM on Thursday, July 23

The government has withdrawn subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet

11:14 AM on Thursday, July 23

Laura Loomer, President Donald Trump's ally with a reputation for incendiary social media comments, has sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a dramatic about-face regarding the war

6:19 AM on Thursday, July 23

A Turkish governor has been sacked after photos of him in tight cycling shorts went viral

12:02 AM on Thursday, July 23

The U.S. military has announced it conducted a 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes

6:21 PM on Wednesday, July 22

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration is ready to help end the war in Ukraine but acknowledges there's no quick path to a deal

11:33 AM on Wednesday, July 22

Nicaragua’s lawmakers say they will carry out a plan by President Daniel Ortega to abolish elections in the Central American country