Politics & Government News

6:00 AM on Thursday, February 12

GOP's edge on immigration shrinks as independents appear more uncomfortable with Trump's approach: AP-NORC poll

5:33 AM on Thursday, February 12

An EU court adviser says the EU Commission wrongly released billions of euros to Hungary, and that the bloc's top court should annul that move

5:15 AM on Thursday, February 12

Bulgaria’s president has appointed a central bank official as interim prime minister to steady politics and run another snap election

1:27 AM on Thursday, February 12

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has ended a four-day visit to Australia that brought comfort to Sydney’s Jewish community following a recent antisemitic mass shooting

1:00 AM on Thursday, February 12

South Korea’s former interior minister had been sentenced to seven years in prison for abetting then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law in 2024

10:22 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants

9:59 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Bangladesh is holding a parliamentary election that could reset the country after years of political instability

7:31 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Polls open for Bangladesh’s first election since the 2024 uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

5:55 PM on Wednesday, February 11

A U.N. report says Syria’s president, interior minister and foreign minister were the targets of five foiled assassination attempts last year

5:10 PM on Wednesday, February 11

A shelter in Cambodia, the only one of its kind, is overwhelmed as workers flee scam compounds

4:10 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Democrats are denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who last year urged U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”

3:44 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Argentina’s Senate has given its overall approval to a labor overhaul that is considered crucial to President Javier Milei’s shock therapy program after hours of debate that unfolded in the shadow of a mass protest outside Congress

2:54 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Attorneys for a woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent last year in Chicago say newly-released videos, texts and emails show how the Trump administration mishandles investigations and spreads misinformation

1:22 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The Kennedy Center is warning staff that a planned two-year renovation shutdown will lead to job cuts and “skeletal teams.”

11:51 AM on Wednesday, February 11

Kosovo’s new Parliament has approved a new government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, ending a yearlong political deadlock in the Balkan country

10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 11

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is visiting Venezuela to assess the country's oil industry as the Trump administration eases sanctions and pushes a major overhaul

7:02 AM on Wednesday, February 11

Portuguese Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral has resigned amid criticism of her government's response to recent winter storms

4:51 AM on Wednesday, February 11

The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser earlier this week, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to suddenly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas

11:05 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a wide-ranging, passionate defense of President Donald Trump, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing in which she postured herself as the Republican’s chief protector

11:10 AM on Thursday, January 29