Politics & Government News

6:00 AM on Wednesday, April 15

House Democrats are launching what they call an anti-corruption task force in an attempt to strengthen ethics rules and protect voting access

5:42 AM on Wednesday, April 15

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5:03 AM on Wednesday, April 15

The tax filing deadline for most Americans is Wednesday, and the Trump administration is highlighting the impacts of Republicans' massive tax and spending law

4:20 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza have set sail from the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona

4:08 AM on Wednesday, April 15

A special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District on Thursday will fill the U.S. House seat most recently held by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill

4:05 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Melania Trump plans a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to encourage Congress to update a nearly 30-year-old federal foster care program

4:00 AM on Wednesday, April 15

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer as the country's ambassador to the United States

3:49 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says the country's president has assured him that his new government could take power in the first week of May

3:30 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling on Beijing and Hanoi to prioritize advancing infrastructure connectivity and strengthen their collaborations in emerging fields like artificial intelligence and semiconductors

3:15 AM on Wednesday, April 15

Dearborn, Michigan, home to the nation's largest Arab American community, is grappling with ongoing crises

1:42 AM on Wednesday, April 15

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has postponed his upcoming show in Marseille

11:38 PM on Tuesday, April 14

Pope Leo XIV is heading to the central African nation of Cameroon on the second leg of his Africa tour

11:29 PM on Tuesday, April 14

The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says that “very detailed” measures to verify Iran’s nuclear activities must be put in place in a potential U.S.-Iran agreement to end their war in the Middle East

9:30 PM on Tuesday, April 14

The United Nations says at least 250 people including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently

9:22 PM on Tuesday, April 14

Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members

9:10 PM on Tuesday, April 14

People in Cameroon hope that Pope Leo XIV's visit will bring peace to the conflict-ridden country

9:05 PM on Tuesday, April 14

They're called meat raffles, and they're a tradition in a few pockets of the U.S. They're featured mainly at neighborhood bars or at American Legion or VFW posts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York state

9:03 PM on Tuesday, April 14

Vice President JD Vance used a Turning Point USA event to defend President Donald Trump’s aggression in Iran and play down the resulting tensions between Washington and the Vatican

2:30 PM on Tuesday, April 14

The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol over five years ago