Politics & Government News

12:47 AM on Thursday, April 9

Myanmar’s parliament has approved a cabinet that largely includes former generals and holdovers from the past military-led government under Min Aung Hlaing

10:48 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Voters in Benin are heading to the polls Sunday to elect a new president

10:40 PM on Wednesday, April 8

10:32 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Anger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike

10:29 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Peru's next president will be chosen from a pool of 35 candidates that includes a former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress

10:18 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Pro-Iran groups have used artificial intelligence to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the narrative during the war against the U.S. and Israel, and foster opposition to it

9:39 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Voters in key Indian regions are casting ballots in local elections that will test the support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi

9:14 PM on Wednesday, April 8

The Democratic Party’s most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party’s unofficial 2028 presidential nomination contest begins to take shape

9:10 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Protesters are rallying against a planned immigration detention facility in Maryland

9:09 PM on Wednesday, April 8

9:08 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Republicans are facing setbacks in recent elections, with Democrats winning races in Wisconsin and Georgia

9:06 PM on Wednesday, April 8

West Virginia resident Rebecca Michalski struggles with soaring electricity bills that exceed her income

9:06 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Iranian Americans are experiencing uncertainty as the Trump administration imposes deadlines and intermediaries seek paths to avoid escalation of the war in Iran

9:02 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the rare European leader seeking President Donald Trump's approval

5:27 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge’s ruling on the same issues

3:09 PM on Wednesday, April 8

A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for those users

4:18 AM on Wednesday, April 8

President Donald Trump repeated his complaint about NATO after a private meeting with the alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday

4:05 AM on Wednesday, April 8

China’s government says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting that has killed hundreds of people

9:18 PM on Tuesday, April 7

Over the course of a single day, President Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that Iran's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a two-week ceasefire

9:12 AM on Monday, March 23