Politics & Government News

10:09 AM on Friday, October 10

S&P 500 drops 2% and Wall Street's calm shatters after President Donald Trump threatens more tariffs on China

10:05 AM on Friday, October 10

Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza have started moving north toward their homes, or what remains of them, after a ceasefire agreement came into effect

9:38 AM on Friday, October 10

Budget office says 'substantial' firings of federal workers have started as White House exerts shutdown leverage

9:13 AM on Friday, October 10

U.N. experts say that Taliban restrictions on the internet and social media violate Afghan rights

9:01 AM on Friday, October 10

Two young Republican groups have challenged the 2020 census results in a Florida federal court

8:45 AM on Friday, October 10

The Spanish defense minister has defended the country's commitment to NATO after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested expelling Spain for not spending enough on its military

8:17 AM on Friday, October 10

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace efforts, despite not winning a Nobel prize, and voiced hope for securing an agreement to extend a pivotal nuclear arms pact with Washington for another year

8:14 AM on Friday, October 10

First lady Melania Trump says eight children displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war have been reunited with their families after ongoing talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

8:10 AM on Friday, October 10

First lady Melania Trump says 8 kids displaced by Russia-Ukraine war are reunited with families after ongoing talks with Putin (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported it was 8 Ukrainian children)

7:37 AM on Friday, October 10

Democratic Maine Gov. Mills will announce challenge to GOP Sen. Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say

7:08 AM on Friday, October 10

National Guard troops seen patrolling alongside local police in Memphis

5:38 AM on Friday, October 10

5:13 AM on Friday, October 10

Turkey and Iraq have discussed cooperation on water sharing amid worsening drought conditions

5:06 AM on Friday, October 10

China has hit American-owned vessels docking in the country with tit-for-tat port fees

4:24 AM on Friday, October 10

Kosovo’s Parliament has ended an eight-month political deadlock by electing its full leadership, including a representative from the ethnic Serb minority

3:43 AM on Friday, October 10

Burkina Faso said it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States

3:14 AM on Friday, October 10

NATO has announced that its major annual nuclear exercise, "Steadfast Noon," is starting next week

2:59 AM on Friday, October 10

Syria's foreign minister has arrived in Lebanon's capital, marking a potential breakthrough in relations between the two countries

9:01 PM on Thursday, October 9

Democrats are ramping up pressure on Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in the newest member of Congress

1:35 PM on Thursday, October 9

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been charged as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration