Politics & Government News

1:45 AM on Monday, January 19

The Swiss town of Davos hosts the annual meeting of elites from business, government and culture this week

1:21 AM on Monday, January 19

Hackers have disrupted Iranian state television to air footage supporting the exiled crown prince

1:03 AM on Monday, January 19

China's population continues to shrink

12:10 AM on Monday, January 19

Vietnam’s Communist Party has opened a meeting to decide the country's top leadership and policies for the next five years

12:03 AM on Monday, January 19

As communities across the country prepare Monday to host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of when the federal government officially began observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the current political climate has left some feeling more fraught than festive when it comes to how to honor the slain civil rights icon

10:13 PM on Sunday, January 18

The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor

7:24 PM on Sunday, January 18

A few thousand demonstrators gathered in Los Angeles in support of protesters in Iran

6:02 PM on Sunday, January 18

“60 Minutes” says it will air a report Sunday on Trump administration deportations, a version of which was abruptly pulled from its broadcast a month ago

3:19 PM on Sunday, January 18

What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video

2:30 PM on Sunday, January 18

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says sending active duty soldiers to Minnesota for an immigration crackdown is ridiculous and unconstitutional

1:59 PM on Sunday, January 18

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation

1:38 PM on Sunday, January 18

The dispute between the United States and Europe over the future of Greenland isn’t the first time the allies have been at loggerheads

12:03 PM on Sunday, January 18

A U.S.-based activist agency reports at least 3,919 deaths during recent protests in Iran

11:01 AM on Sunday, January 18

At least eight more countries say the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace overseeing next steps for Gaza

8:24 AM on Sunday, January 18

President Yoweri Museveni says his landslide victory in Uganda's election shows his party's dominance

5:03 AM on Sunday, January 18

The eight European countries targeted by U_S_ President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland have criticized the move in an unusually strong joint statement, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”

4:23 AM on Sunday, January 18

The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country

12:03 AM on Sunday, January 18

André Ventura, the leader of Portugal's hard-right Chega party, has placed second in the country's presidential election

12:10 PM on Friday, January 16

11:53 AM on Friday, January 16

The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter