Politics & Government News

7:34 PM on Monday, June 8

Protesters in Bolivia demanding the resignation of conservative President Rodrigo Paz were hurling firecrackers, stones and sticks at police who responded

4:00 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

3:58 PM on Monday, June 8

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

3:46 PM on Monday, June 8

3:28 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

2:41 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

2:32 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

1:17 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

12:24 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

12:17 PM on Monday, June 8

11:49 AM 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

11:39 AM on Monday, June 8

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S

11:37 AM on Monday, June 8

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

11:11 AM on Monday, June 8

Retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour has been installed as Canada’s governor general

10:54 AM on Monday, June 8

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

7:19 AM on Monday, June 8

President Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, has confirmed that he would attend the first NBA Finals game in New York since 1999

6:49 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

2:35 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

11:13 PM on Sunday, June 7

The Hong Kong government is proposing to allow the city’s leader to classify certain criminal acts as national security offenses

11:01 PM on Friday, May 29

Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government