Politics & Government News

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

9:01 PM on Sunday, January 11

Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations after US leader threatened action on Tehran for crackdown on protesters

8:06 PM on Sunday, January 11

President Donald Trump's motorcade took an unusual route to the airport in Florida due to a "suspicious object

7:47 PM on Sunday, January 11

DOJ subpoenas Federal Reserve, says its chairman, who says he could be indicted over testimony on office renovations

7:45 PM on Sunday, January 11

President Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro

7:34 PM on Sunday, January 11

Trump says he's 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO's skeptical response at White House oil meeting

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

6:46 PM on Sunday, January 11

A Minneapolis church opened its doors for a special Sunday service of ‘Lament and Hope’ amid the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the city

6:26 PM on Sunday, January 11

1:52 PM on Sunday, January 11

References to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments have been removed from his photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington

12:50 PM on Sunday, January 11

Britain is discussing with NATO allies how to enhance Arctic security against Russia and China

12:15 PM on Sunday, January 11

Federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman

9:10 AM on Sunday, January 11

Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

7:28 AM on Sunday, January 11

Becky Pepper-Jackson is a 15-year-old in West Virginia who knows the upcoming sports season could be her last

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