Politics & Government News

3:57 PM on Monday, December 1

Three lawmakers who represent Piedmont, South Dakota, are hoping to change weak state mining laws that allowed a proposed limestone mine to be sited in and around the city without local input

3:17 PM on Monday, December 1

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says three of his New York offices were targeted with emailed bomb threats from an email address alleging the “2020 election was rigged.”

3:01 PM on Monday, December 1

Federal review finds 44% of the 16,000 US trucking schools don't comply with government rules and may have to close

2:44 PM on Monday, December 1

Despite efforts in recent years to gain clarity, the roughly 110-mile state line between Michigan and Indiana remains as blurry as ever

12:42 PM on Monday, December 1

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have seized power, marking another military takeover in West Africa

12:03 PM on Monday, December 1

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10:40 AM on Monday, December 1

French president says talks on U.S. proposal could be a “turning point” for peace in Ukraine and security in Europe

10:28 AM on Monday, December 1

A proposal to rename a Dublin park named after a former Israeli president has sparked controversy

10:06 AM on Monday, December 1

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe warns that fundamental freedoms in Kyrgyzstan are increasingly restricted

10:02 AM on Monday, December 1

9:13 AM on Monday, December 1

President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba has been disqualified from serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor

8:51 AM on Monday, December 1

Melania Trump and Usha Vance, who is married to the vice president, helped military spouses assemble care packages and write holiday cards for deployed service members during an American Red Cross event at a U

8:31 AM on Monday, December 1

A delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS has made no headway in talks with coup leaders in Guinea-Bissau but said at the end of its visit that discussions would continue later this month

8:02 AM on Monday, December 1

The family and lawyer of Cameroon's top opposition leader say Anicet Ekane has died after weeks of detention at the age of 74

6:18 AM on Monday, December 1

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his Treasury chief Rachel Reeves against claims she misled the public about government finances before last week's tax-hiking budget

2:56 AM on Monday, December 1

Hong Kong authorities say some of the netting on buildings that caught fire last week did not meet codes for fire resistance

1:27 AM on Monday, December 1

Over 800 people remain missing after devastating floods killed over 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

11:28 PM on Sunday, November 30

Ukrainian officials met with U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives Sunday, and Washington officials are expected in Moscow for more peace talks this week

2:25 PM on Monday, November 17