Politics & Government News

3:14 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island

2:57 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Cuba's independence on May 20, 1902, isn't celebrated by its socialist government

1:42 PM on Wednesday, May 20

President Donald Trump's legal team has reached a deal with the Justice Department to drop tax claims against him, his family and associates

1:08 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors

12:59 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Democratic leaders are trying to prevent Maureen Galindo, a candidate who has repeatedly expressed antisemitic views, from winning their party’s nomination in next week’s Texas runoff, and they’ve accused Republicans of propping up her campaign

12:34 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A U.S. citizen has been found not guilty of illegally voting in the 2018 election in Ohio while she was a lawful permanent resident

11:48 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed two decrees on Wednesday to add pressure on big tech companies by making them liable for illegal content shared by its users and opening way for investigations through a government body on their response to such cases

11:34 AM on Wednesday, May 20

11:17 AM on Wednesday, May 20

The runoff field for a U.S. Senate seat has been set in Alabama, a state that also will have a high-profile race for governor this fall and congressional seats that could be scrambled amid a wave of Republican redistricting

11:07 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Republican senators are considering dropping a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support on Capitol Hill

10:45 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A former federal prosecutor is facing federal charges over allegations that she sent a report detailing Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account, despite a judge’s order to keep it secret

10:23 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Nine migrants deported from the United States have landed in Sierra Leone, according to the West African country

10:14 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Canadian miner Sherritt International Corp. has signed a non-binding agreement with Gillon Capital LLC

9:03 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Federal prosecutors have announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles

8:52 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A group founded by Cuban exiles known as Brothers to the Rescue is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to seek an indictment against Cuban leader Raúl Castro

8:29 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions

6:00 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Israel’s national security minister has drawn a sharp rebuke from his boss and triggered a backlash abroad after he released videos taunting detained activists from a flotilla that tried to reach Gaza

5:19 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government

4:20 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Stephen Colbert's run on “The Late Show” ends Thursday, marking the conclusion of his on-air feud with President Donald Trump

2:06 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists that Britain’s support for Ukraine remains strong, despite the U.K. delaying some new sanctions on Russian oil