Politics & Government News

7:32 AM on Friday, January 16

Ukraine's energy minister says Russia has attacked every Ukrainian power plant since its invasion

7:00 AM on Friday, January 16

Trump's work on the economy hasn't lived up to Republicans' expectations, but he still has their support: AP-NORC poll

7:00 AM on Friday, January 16

6:45 AM on Friday, January 16

South Korean police say a joint military-police team has summoned a civilian to investigate if the person sent drones toward North Korea

4:48 AM on Friday, January 16

Taiwan’s premier has hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, while an official in Beijing condemned the accord

1:17 AM on Friday, January 16

U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it

12:12 AM on Friday, January 16

9:56 PM on Thursday, January 15

A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on the state’s 23 million registered voters

6:49 PM on Thursday, January 15

The Justice Department’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has brought heightened attention to a key drama that will play out at the central bank in the coming months: Will Powell leave the Fed when his term as chair ends, or will he take the unusual step of remaining a governor

5:13 PM on Thursday, January 15

Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has now threatened to do as a way to send U.S. military forces to Minnesota

4:21 PM on Thursday, January 15

Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government’s deadly crackdown on protesters

3:38 PM on Thursday, January 15

The Defense Department says it is revamping the military newspaper Stars and Stripes to focus on “reporting for our warfighters” and eliminate woke distractions

3:20 PM on Thursday, January 15

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing questions about the launch of a new cryptocurrency token, which he claims will help support efforts to end antisemitism and anti- Americanism

11:38 AM on Thursday, January 15

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has used her first state of the union message to advocate opening the state-run oil industry to more foreign investment

5:03 AM on Thursday, January 15

The U.N. Security Council in an emergency meeting Thursday discussed Iran's deadly protests

12:48 AM on Thursday, January 15

President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis

12:48 AM on Thursday, January 15

Widespread delays have plagued voting in Uganda’s presidential election

12:10 AM on Thursday, January 15

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump

12:05 AM on Thursday, January 15

Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public following the shooting death of a protester in Minneapolis and the wounding of two people in Portland, Oregon

9:30 PM on Wednesday, January 14

U.S. and Iranian officials faced each other at the U.N. Security Council, where America’s envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to lower the temperature between the two adversaries