Politics & Government News

9:14 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Canada has pledged to roll out “dollar for dollar” counter-tariffs on scores of U.S. goods next month, in response to President Donald Trump’s latest import taxes that have plunged the North American neighbors deeper into a bitter trade war

9:03 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Ethnic clashes in southern Sudan have killed 27 people, including four children, a local medical group said

7:41 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Brazil’s data protection regulator has fined TikTok parent company ByteDance more than 153 million reais or nearly $30 million because of alleged failures in the handling of personal data of children and teenagers

6:52 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee says former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and his eldest son have been detained after law enforcement officers raided businesses linked to the family

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4:19 AM on Tuesday, August 25

The United Nations and the International Red Cross are urging countries to adopt bans and restrictions on autonomous weapons systems that are often called “killer robots.”

3:41 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Florida chef Elijah Button faces a tough situation after losing his Affordable Care Act health insurance due to a premium hike

2:58 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes

10:03 PM on Monday, August 24

A Ukrainian migrant in Poland has faced online hate despite her efforts to help others

9:04 PM on Monday, August 24

President Donald Trump insists he's trying to level the playing field with Canada through more tariffs

5:54 PM on Monday, August 24

Oregon authorities have identified the victims of what's being investigated as a quintuple homicide on a rural property outside Portland

5:53 PM on Monday, August 24

The wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier has been deported to her native Honduras in the latest deportation of a spouse or parent of an active-duty U.S. military service member under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown

5:02 PM on Monday, August 24

The California Senate has passed a bill to fine content creators who don’t disclose they were paid to post in support of a political candidate or issue on the ballot

1:50 PM on Monday, August 24

The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented before the fast-approaching midterm elections

12:59 PM on Monday, August 24

The California Supreme Court is considering whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco must return seized election ballots

7:43 AM on Monday, August 24

Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday after relations deteriorated sharply Monday

12:52 AM on Monday, August 24

An amnesty for political offenses committed in Thailand over the past two decades has taken effect

12:15 AM on Monday, August 24

European leaders joined President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv for the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence Day