Politics & Government News

8:20 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump and officials involved in recent deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean

8:01 PM on Tuesday, September 23

A senior U.S. Justice Department official has sent a letter to a lawyer for relatives of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, asking pointed questions about a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

6:06 PM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump has stopped short of promising a financial bailout for Argentina

5:59 PM on Tuesday, September 23

A jury has found Ryan Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year

5:56 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Federal agents have arrested Dimitri Vorbe, one of Haiti’s most powerful businessmen and the latest elite figure from the troubled Caribbean country to be detained on U.S. soil

5:04 PM on Tuesday, September 23

A former Tennessee House speaker has received a three-year prison sentence over a scheme with a onetime aide to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers after they left their top leadership roles due to scandals

4:55 PM on Tuesday, September 23

The North Carolina legislature has approved a criminal justice package in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte's light rail

4:51 PM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump's Tylenol and vaccine warnings have left some pregnant women angry and others with questions

4:49 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Hundreds of laid-off federal employees who managed government workspaces are being called back to their jobs as the Trump administration walks back plans to slash its real estate portfolio

4:12 PM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump has become the latest in a long line of men to opine on women's pain when he told expectant moms to “tough it out” without Tylenol

4:06 PM on Tuesday, September 23

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that the Stargate AI data center in Texas will be joined by five more across the U.S. This expansion is part of a $500 billion infrastructure investment promoted by President Donald Trump

3:51 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves has celebrated the failure of an effort to strip his immunity for alleged corruption

1:41 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Ryan Routh has been found guilty of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year

11:12 AM on Tuesday, September 23

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected direct negotiations with the United States over his country’s nuclear program

9:29 AM on Tuesday, September 23

Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to late-night television after a nearly weeklong suspension

7:17 AM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia

4:50 AM on Tuesday, September 23

President Donald Trump says be believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia

11:02 PM on Monday, September 22

President Donald Trump has returned to the United Nations to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution

10:01 PM on Monday, September 22

Southern Chinese cities have closed schools, businesses and airports as they brace for one of the strongest typhoons in years

12:40 PM on Thursday, September 18

President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with U.S. news organizations over his time in office has led to a host of legal battles and disputes