Politics & Government News

8:36 AM on Wednesday, February 4

John Steenhuisen, leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance, announces he will not seek reelection as party leader

8:10 AM on Wednesday, February 4

8:09 AM on Wednesday, February 4

7:29 AM on Wednesday, February 4

Voters in northern New Jersey will select nominees in a special congressional primary to replace Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the U.S. House now that she's governor

7:22 AM on Wednesday, February 4

U.S. President Donald Trump has extended a 26-year-old free-trade agreement with African countries

6:46 AM on Wednesday, February 4

Philippine legislators have dismissed two impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr_ that accused him of crimes, including involvement in largescale corruption, that were all declared “insufficient in substance.”

6:00 AM on Wednesday, February 4

12:02 AM on Wednesday, February 4

President Donald Trump wants to build a massive arch near the Lincoln Memorial

10:51 PM on Tuesday, February 3

The brothers of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen killed by an immigration officer in Minneapolis, are urging Congress to take action

10:11 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Mexico and the United States have reached an agreement for Mexico to send a minimum amount of water annually to the U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to raise tariffs on Mexican imports if more water wasn't delivered

7:53 PM on Tuesday, February 3

A complaint made about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard months ago relates to an allegation that she withheld access to classified information for political reasons

5:28 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Two Utah Republican Congress members are asking a federal court to block new U.S. House districts that could help Democrats win a Salt Lake City seat

2:58 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Libyan officials say that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has been killed in the northern African country

2:22 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Security forces linked to Syria's Interior Ministry continued to deploy in Kurdish-majority areas in northeastern Syria, as part of an agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

2:22 PM on Tuesday, February 3

The Department of Homeland Security’s approach to naming immigrant enforcement operations elicits polarizing opinions: Are the names funny or offensive

8:43 AM on Tuesday, February 3

President Donald Trump has signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown hours after the House passed the bill in a bipartisan vote

6:43 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Indian lawmakers from the ruling coalition praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for striking a deal with the U.S. to reduce tariffs on Indian goods

12:08 AM on Tuesday, February 3

President Donald Trump met on Tuesday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House for two hours

12:34 PM on Friday, January 23

The U.S.-led push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine gained momentum late last year and is moving ahead in 2026, with leaders, diplomats and envoys working on trying to reach a deal

2:21 PM on Thursday, January 22