Politics & Government News

5:41 PM on Saturday, October 11

The sound of hymns clashed with drums as thousands gathered for Pride Fest in Wake Forest, North Carolina

1:58 PM on Saturday, October 11

National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday

1:53 PM on Saturday, October 11

The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James on allegations of mortgage fraud has raised alarms among her allies and Black leaders, who condemned it as a politicization of the justice system for President Donald Trump's personal grievances

11:48 AM on Saturday, October 11

In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí has led raids on prisons holding gang leaders nationwide

11:42 AM on Saturday, October 11

A ceasefire is holding in Gaza between Israel and Hamas after two years of war

11:13 AM on Saturday, October 11

Months of relative calm in the long-simmering trade war between the U.S. and China may be coming to an end

11:00 AM on Saturday, October 11

President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown

10:55 AM on Saturday, October 11

Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure US troops are paid on Wednesday despite the shutdown

10:34 AM on Saturday, October 11

Authorities say the death toll from landslides and floods set off by incessant rainfall in central and southeastern Mexico has increased to 41 people

8:59 AM on Saturday, October 11

8:10 AM on Saturday, October 11

Former President Joe Biden's treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer has entered a new phase

7:20 AM on Saturday, October 11

Authorities in the Ivory Coast have arrested at least 237 people during a protest against what activists call the country's authoritarian drift

5:48 AM on Saturday, October 11

The cryptocurrency industry spent millions last year to unseat a longtime critic, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and install its allies in Washington

5:16 AM on Saturday, October 11

France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu acknowledged that he might be able to stay in his job long given the country's deep political divides

4:53 AM on Saturday, October 11

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to neighborhoods in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in its second day

4:36 AM on Saturday, October 11

Before white settlers came to Onondaga Lake and the city of Syracuse grew along its shore, it was a sacred place for the Onondaga Nation

4:24 AM on Saturday, October 11

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who now feel they have the political will to do so

9:08 PM on Friday, October 10

Venezuelans in the U.S. are welcoming the news that opposition leader leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Price

4:45 PM on Friday, October 10

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has showcased his military's most powerful weapons at a massive parade attended by foreign leaders

3:58 PM on Friday, October 10

Authorities report that heavy rains in central and southeastern Mexico have caused flooding, leading to at least 28 deaths