Politics & Government News

8:14 AM on Thursday, January 15

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy troops, to 'put an end' to protests in Minneapolis

7:30 AM on Thursday, January 15

7:00 AM on Thursday, January 15

Trump's approval rating has barely budged in his first year back, but AP-NORC poll finds signs of weakness on key issues

6:40 AM on Thursday, January 15

Human Rights Watch criticizes the Syrian government for lacking accountability in sectarian violence

3:33 AM on Thursday, January 15

Russian authorities have ordered a British diplomat to leave the country, accusing the official of spying

3:17 AM on Thursday, January 15

Israel plans to honor the late Charlie Kirk for his efforts against antisemitism

12:35 AM on Thursday, January 15

Against tough odds, the European Union and four key South American countries are closer than they've been in 25 years to signing a long-delayed free trade deal

10:55 PM on Wednesday, January 14

In just a few days, nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy exploded into a crackdown and bloodshed that blew past reported casualty figures of decades of previous demonstrations

10:37 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact that will allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters

8:46 PM on Wednesday, January 14

The House GOP’s new Select Committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has held its first hearing, but it's clear the trauma of that day still lingers

8:18 PM on Wednesday, January 14

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is blocking Louisiana's effort to extradite a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills out of state

7:45 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Venezuela’s annual Divina Pastora procession returns to the streets of Barquisimeto during widespread unease

4:54 PM on Wednesday, January 14

A top Democrat is slamming the Trump administration for cutting thousands of substance abuse and mental health grants and then abruptly reversing course

2:51 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Renee Good's family hired the law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to seek answers and accountability for the Minneapolis mother's killing by a federal immigration agent

1:14 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicolás Maduro

11:57 AM on Wednesday, January 14

A federal officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel during an arrest Wednesday

8:01 AM on Wednesday, January 14

Judges on a Colorado appeals panel expressed skepticism about the sentence for a former county elections clerk convicted of orchestrating a breach of election equipment

3:15 AM on Wednesday, January 14

Iran's top judge has hinted that trials and executions are ahead as activists say the death toll from Iran's protests has risen to at least 2,586

2:17 AM on Wednesday, January 14

Iranian officials signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests, while the Islamic Republic promised retaliation if the U.S. or Israel intervened in the domestic unrest

12:15 AM on Wednesday, January 14

Senate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela