Politics & Government News

1:25 AM on Friday, December 5

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to halt an order requiring it to release millions of dollars in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

12:34 AM on Friday, December 5

A U.S. operation in Syria last month mistakenly killed a man who had been working undercover against the Islamic State group, according to his family, a war monitor and officials

12:14 AM on Friday, December 5

Iran's most-famous singer has written an account of her life as she embarks on a farewell tour

12:11 AM on Friday, December 5

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an annual summit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties

12:05 AM on Friday, December 5

12:03 AM on Friday, December 5

Federal border agents have descended on a Hispanic enclave just outside New Orleans and local business owners are suffering

Friday, December 5

President Donald Trump has intensified his anti-immigrant rhetoric, calling Somali immigrants in the U.S. “garbage” during a Cabinet meeting

9:03 PM on Thursday, December 4

The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley

8:52 PM on Thursday, December 4

First lady Melania Trump has lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly night in the nation’s capital

8:48 PM on Thursday, December 4

8:10 PM on Thursday, December 4

The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city

6:11 PM on Thursday, December 4

The FBI has arrested a suspect five years after an unidentified person placed two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington, D.C. The mystery behind the person’s identity has bedeviled law enforcement and helped fuel conspiracy theories about Jan. 6, 2021, and the Capitol riot by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters

10:55 AM on Thursday, December 4

Former South African President Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer Thales have returned to court to appeal for the dismissal of the long-running corruption case against them

10:48 AM on Thursday, December 4

The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of “America First” global health agreements that prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president’s broader foreign policy goals

6:03 AM on Thursday, December 4

From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations

3:12 AM on Thursday, December 4

Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin

3:07 AM on Thursday, December 4

President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they signed onto a deal aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo

1:43 AM on Thursday, December 4

China and France have pledged deeper cooperation to address global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade

12:02 AM on Thursday, December 4

New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging the authority of an acting U.S. attorney in Albany who is investigating her

8:14 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the catchphrase of the year for her pledge to “work, work, work, work and work” for the country