Politics & Government News

2:14 PM on Thursday, December 11

US sanctions 3 nephews of Venezuelan President Maduro as Trump further ramps up pressure on South American nation

1:48 PM on Thursday, December 11

Yemen's government-run news agency says the head of Yemen’s internationally recognized government has called on separatists to withdraw from territories they they have recently seized control of in the southeastern parts of the country

1:29 PM on Thursday, December 11

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is proposing changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council

1:04 PM on Thursday, December 11

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies, all but guaranteeing higher costs in 2026 for millions on ACA plans

12:15 PM on Thursday, December 11

Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has been elected as president of the Eurogroup — a move that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago, when the country was in the throes of a deep financial crisis that almost saw it tossed out of the eurozone altogether

11:35 AM on Thursday, December 11

Tanzania's main opposition party has called for a transitional government after a disputed election

11:05 AM on Thursday, December 11

María Corina Machado has become a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her efforts against Venezuela's ruling party

11:02 AM on Thursday, December 11

Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026

11:00 AM on Thursday, December 11

Trump supporter and ‘MyPillow Guy’ Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026

10:46 AM on Thursday, December 11

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8:23 AM on Thursday, December 11

The European Union has handed Ukraine a list of reforms needed to join the bloc

8:21 AM on Thursday, December 11

Police have reported that more than 600 artifacts relating to the British Empire and Commonwealth have been stolen from Bristol Museum's collection

8:03 AM on Thursday, December 11

Bulgaria’s government has resigned as mass protests gripped the country just weeks before it’s due to join the eurozone

5:40 AM on Thursday, December 11

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says “decisive” actions by the United States, including the seizure of an oil tanker, have left the repressive government of President Nicolás Maduro at its weakest point

4:41 AM on Thursday, December 11

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says negotiators are tackling territorial issues in U.S.-led peace talks with Russia

12:31 AM on Thursday, December 11

12:12 AM on Thursday, December 11

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are clashing over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities

12:02 AM on Thursday, December 11

A new wave of immigration enforcement is dividing families inside the U.S. Federal officials and their local law enforcement partners are detaining tens of thousands of asylum-seekers and migrants

10:43 PM on Tuesday, December 9

Ethiopia’s prime minister loves big projects