Politics & Government News

12:26 PM on Wednesday, June 3

A new lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in five populous Atlanta-area counties but not the rest of Georgia

10:58 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Muhammad Ali’s hometown is honoring his legacy on the 10-year anniversary of his death

10:54 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning

10:27 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Poland and Lithuania confirm they are in talks about their role in NATO's nuclear deterrence efforts, which are centered on U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe

10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Montenegro has blocked 87 Serbian men from entering the country after they were deemed to pose a security threat ahead of a European Union summit with Western Balkan leaders

9:58 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign

9:49 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Republicans have won a partisan redistricting battle for Congress

9:29 AM on Wednesday, June 3

A federal judge is considering whether to throw out a jury’s guilty verdict against former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers

8:35 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Hundreds have gathered in Syria's capital to mourn former chess champion Rania al-Abbasi and her family, missing for 13 years

7:05 AM on Wednesday, June 3

European Union leaders are pushing back against reliance on American and Asian tech companies

6:04 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump

5:33 AM on Wednesday, June 3

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum has launched a $75 million fundraising campaign as the nonprofit tries to educate the millions of U.S. youth who don’t remember the terror attacks

2:03 AM on Wednesday, June 3

When musical acts pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary, fearing it might be too closely tied to Donald Trump, the president decided to formally make himself the headlining act

12:31 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Raúl Castro has turned 95, a landmark birthday for a man still helping lead one of the last communist countries in the world

9:01 PM on Tuesday, June 2

Under Trump administration, efforts to address deep-rooted inequities for students of color are being cast as discriminatory against white students

8:52 PM on Tuesday, June 2

President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago

6:19 PM on Tuesday, June 2

A prediction market reported former U.S. Rep. George Santos to federal prosecutors after he boasted he’d be going to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, then bet against his own attendance

5:21 AM on Tuesday, June 2

9:01 PM on Monday, June 1

Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, has won the New Jersey Democratic primary in the battleground 7th District

9:01 PM on Monday, June 1

The Senate race in Iowa is one of the most closely watched this year and the general election matchup is now set, with Democrats hoping for a gain