Politics & Government News

9:49 PM on Monday, October 27

Japan is filled with tiny white trucks that farmers and commercial workers use to lug gear on the nation’s narrow roads

9:06 PM on Monday, October 27

The trial of the accused killer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is underway

9:02 PM on Monday, October 27

South Korea’s new president is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, bringing together leaders from 20 countries, including the United States and China, whose leaders are set to hold a high-stakes meeting on the sidelines

8:27 PM on Monday, October 27

The United States and China are not going to resolve all the issues that divide them before presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Busan, South Korea

7:00 PM on Monday, October 27

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5:51 PM on Monday, October 27

Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, says that she doesn't oppose a push by the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw congressional districts ahead of next year’s midterm elections

5:20 PM on Monday, October 27

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release millions in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

5:03 PM on Monday, October 27

Washington state voters will decide whether to amend their constitution to allow funds from a long-term care insurance program to be invested in the stock market

3:40 PM on Monday, October 27

The Democratic National Committee has started planning for the next presidential primary elections, potentially changing the early-voting calendar again

3:06 PM on Monday, October 27

Control of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court hangs in the balance in statewide elections next week, when voters will cast ballots on judges for the state’s three highest courts

2:18 PM on Monday, October 27

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday confirmed the names of five candidates to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the powerful Federal Reserve next year

1:48 PM on Monday, October 27

A Utah judge has ruled that the 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk can appear in court wearing street clothes but must be physically restrained due to security concerns

1:31 PM on Monday, October 27

Venezuela has suspended energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago, calling the island nation's actions "hostile."

1:09 PM on Monday, October 27

A Maryland federal judge wants the government to assure it will not deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia before she has lifted an injunction barring his removal from the U.S. The Salvadoran national's mistaken deportation to his home country in violation of an earlier agreement has galvanized opposition to President Donald Trump's deportation agenda

10:48 AM on Monday, October 27

Argentine President Javier Milei has hailed his party’s resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press forward with radical free-market reforms

9:05 AM on Monday, October 27

North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

5:07 AM on Monday, October 27

East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta has expressed willingness to mediate in Myanmar’s civil war after his country joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

11:59 PM on Sunday, October 26

U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with Japan's newly elected, ultraconservative leader in Tokyo

11:03 PM on Sunday, October 26

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it draws closer to Jamaica, where forecasters say it will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage