Politics & Government News

2:15 PM on Friday, January 16

Social media users are falsely claiming that Enrique Tarrio, a former Proud Boys leader, is working as an officer for the federal agency

1:22 PM on Friday, January 16

A flight with 231 Venezuelan migrants deported from Phoenix has arrived in Caracas

1:21 PM on Friday, January 16

Trump says 'I greatly respect' that Iran leaders halted hangings, days after he warned of action over protest crackdown

12:45 PM on Friday, January 16

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has met with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez

12:40 PM on Friday, January 16

Trump plans to pardon ex-Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez on campaign finance violation charge, White House official says

12:15 PM on Friday, January 16

Myanmar’s military-backed party has extended its lead after the second round of voting in the country's election, according to official figures

12:05 PM on Friday, January 16

11:17 AM on Friday, January 16

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that efforts to crack down on Mexican cartels and slow migration north were showing “compelling results” in an effort to head off intervention by the Trump administration

11:06 AM on Friday, January 16

Protesters in southern Yemen have rallied to support the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and call for secession

10:54 AM on Friday, January 16

Trump suggests he may put a tariff on countries that 'don't go along' with his plans for Greenland

10:14 AM on Friday, January 16

South Africa has launched an investigation over the participation of Iranian warships in naval drills off its coast

8:39 AM on Friday, January 16

Tens of thousands of Cubans have gathered in Havana to protest the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela

8:01 AM on Friday, January 16

A plan to slash Food and Drug Administration drug review times is raising alarms at the public health agency that's been rocked by recent layoffs and resignations

8:00 AM on Friday, January 16

7:00 AM on Friday, January 16

A new AP-NORC poll finds nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, his work on the economy hasn’t lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party

3:14 AM on Friday, January 16

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has an early lead in a tense presidential election

12:33 AM on Friday, January 16

Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products

12:16 AM on Friday, January 16

Venezuelans in Spain are closely watching events back home with mixed emotions

12:05 AM on Friday, January 16

As Attorney General Pam Bondi approaches her first anniversary on the job, the firings of career attorneys have defined her turbulent tenure

7:14 AM on Thursday, January 15

Senators from opposing parties are working together in hopes of finally banning members of Congress from trading stocks