Politics & Government News

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says Greenland is not for sale and criticizes U.S. intentions to control the Arctic territory

11:11 PM on Saturday, August 30

French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state has angered Israel and the U.S. Macron wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, emphasizing such a step would be key to Israel's security

5:02 PM on Saturday, August 30

Australia and Nauru signed an agreement on Friday to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island nation

4:51 PM on Saturday, August 30

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order to counter the Trump administration's plan to send federal officers into the city

4:38 PM on Saturday, August 30

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Derek Dooley for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat in 2026

10:45 AM on Saturday, August 30

The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters says it's eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees

10:44 AM on Saturday, August 30

Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines with a high-level delegation of investors, according to two senior Philippine officials

10:03 AM on Saturday, August 30

Federal agents have used aggressive policing tactics in cities such as Washington and Los Angeles at President Donald Trump's direction

9:10 AM on Saturday, August 30

The Iranian-backed Houthis say an Israeli airstrike has killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in Yemen's capital

7:45 AM on Saturday, August 30

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ office is urging the U.S. to reverse its decision to revoke his visa

7:23 AM on Saturday, August 30

"Thoughts and prayers."

6:42 AM on Saturday, August 30

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington explores the complexity of America's past

6:38 AM on Saturday, August 30

Russia has launched a large aerial attack on southern Ukraine, two days after an airstrike on central Kyiv killed 23 people

3:46 AM on Saturday, August 30

An angry mob has set fire to a local parliament building in Indonesia, killing at least three people and injuring others

11:36 PM on Friday, August 29

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants detained in the interior of the United States

6:55 PM on Friday, August 29

President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products

6:24 PM on Friday, August 29

A Social Security whistleblower whose complaint alleged that Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans’ sensitive information says he’s resigning because of actions taken against him since making the claim

11:31 AM on Friday, August 29

Missouri’s Republican governor is calling a special legislative session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts

11:22 AM on Friday, August 29

A conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court says she will not seek reelection, creating an open race for a seat on the court that’s controlled 4-3 by liberals