Politics & Government News

5:26 AM on Saturday, September 13

FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week for oversight hearings

5:11 AM on Saturday, September 13

President Donald Trump says he believes the Russian-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum

5:09 AM on Saturday, September 13

Nepalese authorities have lifted the curfew in the country’s capital and surrounding areas as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation’s first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that left at least 51 people dead

4:48 AM on Saturday, September 13

As the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, two candidates are vying for a legislative seat left open by another political attack in Minnesota

4:37 AM on Saturday, September 13

A bevy of false and misleading claims proliferated on social media in the two days it took officials to arrest and publicly identify 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspect in Wednesday’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

4:20 AM on Saturday, September 13

There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic

2:29 AM on Saturday, September 13

Turkish authorities have detained the mayor of an Istanbul district and 47 other officials over corruption allegations

11:07 PM on Friday, September 12

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is intensifying his crackdown on protests challenging his rule

11:03 PM on Friday, September 12

The California Legislature plans to vote Saturday on whether to extend the state's cap-and-trade program

10:25 PM on Friday, September 12

Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch takes to the stage in Beirut, defying extremist threats

9:16 PM on Friday, September 12

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to over 27 years in prison for attempting a coup

9:03 PM on Friday, September 12

Georgia Democrats hope a recent special election win in a deep-red state Senate district means their party could make gains in 2026

9:01 PM on Friday, September 12

The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University sent shockwaves through classrooms worldwide

8:51 PM on Friday, September 12

The Philippine defense and military chiefs have rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects have implicated several congressmen and public works officials and sparked pockets of street protests

5:07 PM on Friday, September 12

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate

2:53 PM on Friday, September 12

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019

7:39 AM on Friday, September 12

Nepal’s president has appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister

6:24 AM on Friday, September 12

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Qatar’s prime minister Friday before he visits Israel this weekend

11:00 PM on Thursday, September 11

A 22-year-old Utah man who was booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist’s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting

6:54 PM on Wednesday, September 10

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Utah man in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk