Politics & Government News

8:00 AM on Monday, January 12

Democratic former Alaska congresswoman Mary Peltola has announced a Senate run to challenge Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan

7:34 AM on Monday, January 12

Pope Leo XIV has met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican

6:39 AM on Monday, January 12

A former Polish justice minister who faces prosecution in his homeland over alleged abuse of power says he has been granted asylum in Hungary

6:21 AM on Monday, January 12

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week to mend relations with the world's second-largest economy

5:39 AM on Monday, January 12

Iran draws tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators to the streets in show of power after nationwide protests

5:24 AM on Monday, January 12

China says the United States shouldn't use other countries as a pretext to pursue its interests in Greenland

4:38 AM on Monday, January 12

China and the European Union say they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the bloc's imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles

4:21 AM on Monday, January 12

The U.S. and India are actively working on a bilateral trade agreement to strengthen their economic and strategic partnership

3:56 AM on Monday, January 12

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday to ensure stable and friendly ties as her country faces growing tension with Beijing

3:53 AM on Monday, January 12

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met on Monday in the Indian city of Gandhinagar to strengthen economic and security ties

1:38 AM on Monday, January 12

President Donald Trump says Iran wants to negotiate with the U.S. after his threat to strike the country over its crackdown on protesters

1:02 AM on Monday, January 12

U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has reached out and proposed negotiations after he threatened action in response to a crackdown on protesters

12:26 AM on Monday, January 12

For thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have brought a mixture of joy and trepidation

12:02 AM on Monday, January 12

Five years after video of George Floyd's killing on a Minneapolis street, video of another law enforcement action in the northern city is central to another American debate

Monday, January 12

A new analysis of railroad accident data reveals a recurring cycle of industry opposition and federal inaction to attempts to improve safety

10:09 PM on Sunday, January 11

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Ugandan president’s military son, is not on the ballot in Thursday's presidential election

7:03 PM on Sunday, January 11

Hong Kong's press freedom has dramatically declined over some 20 years, falling from 18th to 140th in a global press freedom index

12:53 AM on Sunday, January 11

President Donald Trump says Iran reached out to the U.S. and proposed negotiations after he threatened action in response to a crackdown on protesters in the Middle Eastern country

2:48 AM on Friday, January 9

Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and the collapse of its currency

12:43 AM on Sunday, January 4

Protests in Iran are intensifying due to the country's struggling economy, putting pressure on its theocracy as it has shut down the internet and telephone networks