Politics & Government News

10:57 AM on Friday, June 5

Inflation is rising again, squeezing budgets and making essentials harder to afford

10:53 AM on Friday, June 5

President Donald Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term

10:09 AM on Friday, June 5

A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the country

9:41 AM on Friday, June 5

Two Romanian men have been convicted in a London court for stabbing a journalist from a Persian-language TV station

8:47 AM on Friday, June 5

More than half the 15 Latin Americans deported to Congo under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown have returned to their home countries

7:53 AM on Friday, June 5

The Treasury's financial crimes unit is warning banks about the risks of serving people living in the country illegally

7:15 AM on Friday, June 5

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting, saying he sees “no point” in it

5:48 AM on Friday, June 5

In France, a firestorm of recrimination rages over the feared killing of an 11-year-old girl named Lyhanna

5:19 AM on Friday, June 5

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war

4:42 AM on Friday, June 5

Washington, D.C., is gearing up for pivotal primaries this month to elect a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor

4:20 AM on Friday, June 5

Rights lawyers have filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa’s top human rights body

4:18 AM on Friday, June 5

A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years

3:47 AM on Friday, June 5

Lebanon’s president and prime minister are criticizing Iran for rejecting the latest ceasefire deal between the Lebanese government and Israel

3:06 AM on Friday, June 5

A Ukrainian maritime drone has exploded at a Black Sea port in Romania, with three others self-detonating outside the port, according to Romanian authorities

2:51 AM on Friday, June 5

The Senate has blocked a procedural vote on extending a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies

10:39 PM on Thursday, June 4

Montenegro is on track to join the European Union by 2028, according to EU leaders and the country's president

10:20 PM on Thursday, June 4

The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House

9:33 PM on Thursday, June 4

The 2026 World Cup has drawn intense criticism from globe-trotting fans who over the years have helped define the tournament's festive atmosphere

7:19 PM on Thursday, June 4

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in what will be his first visit in years

8:38 AM on Thursday, June 4

June is Pride Month across the U.S. But in some Republican-controlled states it's now officially Fidelity, Nuclear Family or Strong Families Month