Politics & Government News

6:19 AM on Thursday, October 23

Vice President JD Vance criticizes Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an 'insult'

6:12 AM on Thursday, October 23

Thousands of Hungarians have gathered in Budapest to support Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

6:04 AM on Thursday, October 23

The hundreds of National Guard troops still deployed to Washington, D.C., have unnerved some residents

5:46 AM on Thursday, October 23

European Union leaders are seeking a more active role in Gaza and the occupied West Bank after being sidelined from a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

5:22 AM on Thursday, October 23

The government shutdown has reopened debate on the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act

5:12 AM on Thursday, October 23

An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger's capital, Niamey, according to security sources and local media

4:30 AM on Thursday, October 23

China's ruling Communist Party says it will focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology in the coming five years

3:30 AM on Thursday, October 23

The European Union has imposed more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to measures by U.S. President Donald Trump against the Russian oil industry

2:53 AM on Thursday, October 23

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever insists that his European partners must share the risk of using billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets that are held in his country to help keep Ukraine’s economy and war effort afloat in coming years

2:00 AM on Thursday, October 23

12:16 AM on Thursday, October 23

Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom has gained traction in the Netherlands with a strong anti-migration stance

12:04 AM on Thursday, October 23

Iran faces significant challenges as its economy struggles and sanctions are reimposed

11:12 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The European Union has agreed on a new raft of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet of oil tankers and banning imports of its liquefied natural gas

11:04 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A growing number of people protesting against President Donald Trump's administration are wearing inflatable costumes at rallies

8:26 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced it is providing a base for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the San Francisco area

8:15 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Last week’s military coup in Madagascar followed weeks of protests by youth angry about a lack of opportunity, poverty, and regular power and water cutoffs in the sprawling African island nation

7:38 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's setting a goal for the country to double its non-U.S. exports in the next decade, saying Canada’s former strengths based on close ties to the United States have become vulnerabilities

12:43 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The U.S. military has launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean

4:00 AM on Wednesday, October 22

11:02 PM on Tuesday, October 21

Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani was attacked over his thin resume