Politics & Government News

5:00 PM on Monday, June 8

Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things

4:58 PM on Monday, June 8

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas

4:46 PM on Monday, June 8

4:28 PM on Monday, June 8

The State Department will soon offer a “premium” expedited service for foreigners seeking business or tourist visas that will set applicants back $750 on top of the basic processing fee of $185

3:41 PM on Monday, June 8

Vice President JD Vance has added a chicken coop, along with a dozen baby chicks, to his residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory

3:32 PM on Monday, June 8

War-weary Israelis fell back on familiar routines after Israel and Iran traded fire for the first time since a ceasefire was reached in April

2:17 PM on Monday, June 8

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul for talks focused on deepening cooperation in trade, energy, and mining

1:24 PM on Monday, June 8

An attorney who defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial has endorsed Paxton's Democratic opponent in the U.S. Senate race

1:17 PM on Monday, June 8

1:15 PM on Monday, June 8

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S

12:49 PM on Monday, June 8

Senators are warning that a key U.S. surveillance authority could expire this week after bipartisan opposition to President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence community derailed an extension effort

12:39 PM on Monday, June 8

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S

12:37 PM on Monday, June 8

Bill Maher is set to receive the Mark Twain Award for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on June 28

12:32 PM on Monday, June 8

The United States has placed travel bans on over 100 Nicaraguan officials and their families

11:54 AM on Monday, June 8

Peru's presidential runoff has left the country without a clear winner

8:33 AM on Monday, June 8

7:49 AM on Monday, June 8

Clashes between supporters of the outlawed Joint Awami Action Committee and security forces in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have killed at least seven people, including four security personnel, officials said Monday

3:35 AM on Monday, June 8

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed victory in a general election seen as a test of Russia’s influence

3:05 AM on Monday, June 8

Many of Cuba's iconic gas-guzzling antique cars sit idle, a symbol of the island's ongoing fuel crisis

8:22 AM on Tuesday, June 2