Politics & Government News

1:28 AM on Friday, February 27

A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business

1:13 AM on Friday, February 27

The Swedish military has intercepted a suspected Russian drone off the south of the country as a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö, officials say

1:06 AM on Friday, February 27

A new Gallup poll shows that American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis

1:04 AM on Friday, February 27

China’s legislature has removed 19 lawmakers, including nine military officers, as President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive shows no sign of letting up

1:02 AM on Friday, February 27

New Gallup poll finds that American sympathy has shifted toward Palestinians after decades of strong support for Israel

12:57 AM on Friday, February 27

The European Commission has asked its anti-fraud watchdog to examine Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the EU’s trade chief

11:15 PM on Thursday, February 26

Three women lived for years as the last members of the Akuntsu people, who were decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest in the 1970s and ‘80s

11:11 PM on Thursday, February 26

South Korea’s government says it will allow Google to export detailed mapping data of the country to overseas servers under certain security requirements

11:00 PM on Thursday, February 26

10:23 PM on Thursday, February 26

Nepal heads into a crucial election with three main contenders, after youth protests shook the country’s politics last year and ousted former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli

10:05 PM on Thursday, February 26

President Emmanuel Macron is updating France’s nuclear deterrence doctrine as Europe worries about Russia and doubts U.S. protection under Donald Trump

10:00 PM on Thursday, February 26

In a break from tradition, refugees admitted to the United States after extensive interviews and vetting are being detained and questioned again

9:29 PM on Thursday, February 26

A crowded Democratic primary in Illinois is shaping up as the next test for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful advocacy organization that has stirred anger and frustration while exacerbating tensions over the war in Gaza

9:26 PM on Thursday, February 26

President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday, his first trip after his State of the Union address

9:03 PM on Thursday, February 26

The faces of Mexico’s disappeared paint the streets of Mexico’s second biggest city of Guadalajara

9:01 PM on Thursday, February 26

Georgia’s child welfare agency spiraled into crisis amid an $85.7 million shortfall and although lawmakers voted to fill it, the impacts will last

7:46 PM on Thursday, February 26

Pakistan defense minister says the country considers itself in an “open war” with neighboring Afghanistan

6:20 PM on Thursday, February 26

Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone

1:41 AM on Thursday, February 26

The Green Party has won a special election in England, a big boost for the small party and a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose center-left Labour Party was relegated to third place

11:26 AM on Monday, February 9