Politics & Government News

4:36 AM on Wednesday, July 22

Hungary's former prime minister Viktor Orbán has declared a peaceful “resistance” movement against the country’s new center-right government

4:29 AM on Wednesday, July 22

Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria has been inaugurated as a police station

9:49 PM on Tuesday, July 21

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto replaced the head of the country’s nutrition agency for the second time in two months, deepening uncertainty over the future of his troubled multi-billion-dollar free meals program

9:01 PM on Tuesday, July 21

A small Texas town is challenging the Trump administration's border wall plans, arguing they could cause flooding and bypass legal processes

6:42 PM on Tuesday, July 21

President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program

5:17 PM on Tuesday, July 21

Chile’s Congress has approved most of a major tax and economic overhaul promoted by President José Antonio Kast

5:11 PM on Tuesday, July 21

Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields says he won't not seek reelection to his redrawn Louisiana congressional district

5:06 PM on Tuesday, July 21

A planned joint U.S.-Canada ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been canceled after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Canadian goods

3:29 PM on Tuesday, July 21

President Donald Trump is expected to rally in Oakland County on Monday as early voting begins in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary

2:31 PM on Tuesday, July 21

The top federal prosecutor in Seattle who was fired last week less than an hour after being sworn in is suing the government over his termination

2:10 PM on Tuesday, July 21

A federal magistrate judge has ordered a former Army soldier to be detained on an arson charge for an attack on a Manhattan federal building

1:06 PM on Tuesday, July 21

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to intensify trade negotiations between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico

1:02 PM on Tuesday, July 21

Puerto Rico’s governor says that her embattled chief of staff, Francisco Domenech, and deputy chief of staff, Itza García, are stepping down next month as they deny corruption allegations

12:45 PM on Tuesday, July 21

The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies

12:24 PM on Tuesday, July 21

The House has moved to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall’s critical midterm elections

11:59 AM on Tuesday, July 21

The Trump administration says it's deferring over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of suspected fraud and noncompliance

10:55 AM on Tuesday, July 21

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. war against Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far

6:21 AM on Tuesday, July 21

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion, so far

1:48 AM on Tuesday, July 21

New U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has gathered his Cabinet after removing allies of predecessor Keir Starmer from the government

9:04 PM on Monday, July 20

U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs has won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor