Politics & Government News

8:04 AM on Friday, January 2

Presidents often find solace in golfing, and Joint Base Andrews in Maryland is a favorite spot because it's close to the White House and has built-in security

7:07 AM on Friday, January 2

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appoints chief of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff

4:27 AM on Friday, January 2

US President Donald Trump and top Iranian security official exchange threats over protests now roiling Iran

2:29 AM on Friday, January 2

Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape

2:11 AM on Friday, January 2

The Northern Territory government in Australia plans to legislate for doctor-assisted dying for a second time

1:30 AM on Friday, January 2

12:16 AM on Friday, January 2

The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum where the embalmed bodies of her late grandfather and great-grandfather are on display

5:50 PM on Thursday, January 1

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery

11:28 AM on Thursday, January 1

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal

10:28 AM on Thursday, January 1

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making history not only as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran but also as the first Muslim, South Asian, and African-born mayor

9:07 AM on Thursday, January 1

President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks

7:36 AM on Thursday, January 1

Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight

12:46 AM on Thursday, January 1

Demonstrations sparked by Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural provinces, with at least seven people killed

12:05 AM on Thursday, January 1

Zohran Mamdani is reveling in what he calls a “new era” for New York City

12:04 AM on Thursday, January 1

Democrat Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City

10:29 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to defend the self-ruled island’s sovereignty in the face of what he termed China’s “expansionist ambitions,” days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills near its shores

4:43 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump

4:20 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon

2:17 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will make history as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran

3:17 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Huge crowds have arrived at the venue of the funeral prayers for Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia who died Tuesday in the nation's capital