Politics & Government News

8:51 AM on Monday, April 13

White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses

6:10 AM on Monday, April 13

Local opposition to solar has long been an obstacle for green energy developers in the United States, but some communities are working to reverse local restrictions

5:43 AM on Monday, April 13

3:04 AM on Monday, April 13

Péter Magyar has called on Hungary’s president to convene parliament to form a new government quickly

1:48 AM on Monday, April 13

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is in China again this week where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping

9:10 PM on Sunday, April 12

Viktor Orbán’s electoral defeat in Hungary has sent shockwaves across the world

6:01 PM on Sunday, April 12

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rallied to celebrate 100 days in office, boosting his early accomplishments and charting future goals as he pledged to lead with a relentless focus on the city’s working-class

3:07 PM on Sunday, April 12

Waters off the coast of California will soon be open to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022

12:59 PM on Sunday, April 12

North Carolina authorities are searching for a possible arson suspect after a woman with serious burns said a man doused her with gasoline and set her on fire

12:35 PM on Sunday, April 12

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor following sexual assault accusations that he continues to deny

8:48 AM on Sunday, April 12

Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the U.S. has no valid reason to attack the island or to try to depose him

7:22 AM on Sunday, April 12

Peru's next president is being chosen from among 35 candidates, including a former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress

5:41 AM on Sunday, April 12

South Africa's Democratic Alliance has elected Geordin Hill-Lewis as its new leader

5:06 AM on Sunday, April 12

In an analysis of how Donald Trump treats almost every setback as a win and repeats it until many people doubt the loss, Associated Press writer Will Weissert cites the war with Iran as one of the latest examples

11:25 PM on Saturday, April 11

Votes have been cast in Benin where the country is choosing a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after a decade in power

9:13 PM on Saturday, April 11

Authorities say that a stampede at a popular mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens

9:11 PM on Saturday, April 11

Hungarian voters have ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global repercussions

9:02 PM on Saturday, April 11

Millions of Americans are expected to claim new federal tax breaks for tips and overtime wages under a law enacted by President Donald Trump

6:54 PM on Saturday, April 11

Hobbling on one leg, Carlos Ulberg refused to let an injured knee ruin the opportunity he earned at UFC 327 on Saturday night

5:46 AM on Friday, April 10

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has brought about an end to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule