Politics & Government News

11:57 AM on Tuesday, September 16

President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec. 16

11:52 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Trump extends TikTok shutdown deadline for a fourth time after reaching framework deal with China to keep it operating

11:41 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Suspect left note under keyboard saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk and confessed after shooting, documents show

11:23 AM on Tuesday, September 16

11:21 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Utah prosecutor says suspect’s DNA found on trigger of gun used to kill Charlie Kirk

11:13 AM on Tuesday, September 16

A Belarusian court has sentenced independent journalist Ihar Ilyash to four years in prison

11:11 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Suspect in assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah is charged with aggravated murder and weapon and obstruction offenses

8:57 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Former North Carolina congressman Wiley Nickel has announced his candidacy for Wake County district attorney

8:08 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Two men have been arrested for flying drones near Windsor Castle the day before U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit

6:53 AM on Tuesday, September 16

King Willem-Alexander has called for a return to a culture of compromise in the Netherlands as the country prepares for its fourth general election in less than nine years

6:45 AM on Tuesday, September 16

6:10 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he’ll seek reelection to a third term in the 2026 elections

5:10 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Georgia’s highest court has declined to consider Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others

4:26 AM on Tuesday, September 16

The Taliban leader has banned fibre optic internet in Afghanistan's Balkh province to “prevent immorality,” according to a spokesman for the administration

4:01 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is running as a Democrat for governor

12:50 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Authorities in Ghana are pushing back on claims that four African immigrants recently deported by the U.S. remain in Ghanaian detention, reiterating their assertion that all such migrants have been returned to their home countries

9:10 PM on Monday, September 15

Michigan’s governor is pressing state lawmakers to avert a government shutdown that looms around the same time Congress contends with a potential shutdown of the U.S. government

9:04 PM on Monday, September 15

A private school founded by a Hawaiian princess gives admissions preference to Native Hawaiian applicants

9:02 PM on Monday, September 15

A swarm of Russian drones flew last week into Poland in what officials there regarded as a deliberate provocation

2:26 PM on Monday, September 15

A central question to TikTok’s potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — after it’s divested from Chinese parent company ByteDance