Politics & Government News

4:15 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Peru's interim President José Jerí is facing scrutiny for unregistered meetings with two Chinese business owners

3:30 PM on Wednesday, January 21

House committee advances contempt of Congress charges against the Clintons, setting up a potential vote in the House

3:04 PM on Wednesday, January 21

3:04 PM on Wednesday, January 21

1:59 PM on Wednesday, January 21

President Donald Trump’s plans for bringing homeownership within reach of more Americans involve pushing for lower interest rates on home loans and credit cards, and banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes

1:27 PM on Wednesday, January 21

The Washington Post has asked a federal court for an order requiring federal authorities to return electronic devices that they seized from a Post reporter’s Virginia home last week

1:18 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that her government sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the request of the U.S. Justice Department

12:07 PM on Wednesday, January 21

A judge says congressional cosponsors of a law forcing the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell can sue to seek a court-appointed observer to ensure compliance

12:03 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

11:22 AM on Wednesday, January 21

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus

10:34 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Love letters spanning five centuries are on display at Britain’s National Archives in London

9:35 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate

9:26 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 4,000 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, and nearly 60% of the city is without power following days of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid

5:53 AM on Wednesday, January 21

President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland and impose tariffs continue to raise concerns in Europe

5:27 AM on Wednesday, January 21

The U.S. military has started transferring Islamic State detainees from northeastern Syria to secure facilities in Iraq

2:07 AM on Wednesday, January 21

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to drop his threat of imposing tariffs on several European countries

1:42 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Divisions have emerged over U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace as its ambitions have grown beyond Gaza

12:03 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Democrats are rethinking their midterm election strategy due to the controversial immigration crackdown in Minnesota

6:07 PM on Tuesday, January 20

A look at false and misleading claims made as President Donald Trump marks his first year back in office by highlighting accomplishments at Davos and at a White House briefing

8:36 AM on Tuesday, January 20