Politics & Government News

7:13 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Voters are casting ballots in U.S. state and local elections with an injection of presidential-level politics, including a pair of competitive races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, the mayoral race in the nation’s largest city and a ballot measure in California that Democrats are counting on for next year’s elections to determine control of Congress

7:00 AM on Tuesday, November 4

6:54 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Law enforcement and election officials in New Jersey have acted swiftly to secure polling places following a series of bomb threats later determined to be unfounded

6:18 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has received praise for her diplomatic debut, which included hosting U.S. President Donald Trump

6:02 AM on Tuesday, November 4

World leaders and diplomats have gathered for 30 years to tackle climate change, but progress has been slow

6:00 AM on Tuesday, November 4

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5:47 AM on Tuesday, November 4

President Donald Trump’s administration is under court orders to keep the nation's largest food program running

5:47 AM on Tuesday, November 4

The European Union has praised Ukraine for its reform progress toward joining the bloc despite concerns about corruption

4:36 AM on Tuesday, November 4

An Australian spy chief has accused Chinese security services of widespread intellectual property theft and political meddling

4:33 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Kimberly Guilfoyle, former California prosecutor and Trump ally, has become the first female U.S. ambassador to Greece

3:35 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Former President George W_ Bush says Dick Cheney was a “decent, honorable man” whose death is “a loss to the nation.”

2:54 AM on Tuesday, November 4

2:32 AM on Tuesday, November 4

China's Commerce Ministry has blamed the Netherlands for what it called “chaos” in the semiconductor supply chain

12:37 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Tanzanian authorities are facing growing concern over killings during crackdowns on protests surrounding last week's election

11:31 PM on Monday, November 3

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has praised South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending, saying the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself from North Korean threats

9:17 PM on Monday, November 3

New York City voters are choosing their next mayor, as Zohran Mamdani faces former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a generational battle between Democrats while Republican Curtis Sliwa tries to land a massive upset

9:14 PM on Monday, November 3

New Jersey voters are electing their next governor in a race that will reveal whether Democrats still have a grip on a state that has been reliably blue in recent years but has shown signs of shifting toward Republicans

9:01 PM on Monday, November 3

Voters head to polls in America’s first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House

11:55 AM on Monday, November 3

Three hundred mayors have gathered in Rio de Janeiro to pledge coordinated climate action in their cities