Politics & Government News

1:07 PM on Thursday, February 5

With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact instead of extending current agreement

1:07 PM on Thursday, February 5

Early-career scientists in California are advocating for a $23 billion scientific research fund following federal funding cuts to research projects studying climate change, health and more

12:23 PM on Thursday, February 5

President Denis Sassou N'guesso of the Republic of Congo has announced his candidacy for the March 15 presidential election

12:21 PM on Thursday, February 5

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be up to the president to decide whether to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if he doesn't lower interest rates

12:05 PM on Thursday, February 5

The chairman of prestigious law firm Paul Weiss has resigned from that position after emails revealed his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein

10:53 AM on Thursday, February 5

Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell

10:25 AM on Thursday, February 5

10:14 AM on Thursday, February 5

Bitcoin's price continues its decline, dropping another 11% to $67,000

9:26 AM on Thursday, February 5

9:11 AM on Thursday, February 5

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term

9:11 AM on Thursday, February 5

Organizers of an international flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza have announced plans for another mission with over 100 boats in March

8:24 AM on Thursday, February 5

Each year the Drina River in eastern Bosnia is filled with waste brought downstream from illegal dump sites

7:27 AM on Thursday, February 5

7:15 AM on Thursday, February 5

Sen_ Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she won't sit for an interview with the Justice Department regarding a probe into a video she organized urging U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”

6:45 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Justice Department is intensifying efforts to choke off cartels’ financial networks, targeting the money launderers who are increasingly relying on cryptocurrency to move drug proceeds from the U.S. to Mexico

6:42 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages

6:04 AM on Thursday, February 5

The detention of a Turkish couple who own a New Jersey kebab shop helped galvanize their community against immigration crackdowns last year

5:59 AM on Thursday, February 5

A report by Human Rights Watch says backsliding on protections is taking a toll on Asian economies as growing inequality leaves the poor vulnerable to labor abuses and scams

1:45 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal

11:03 PM on Wednesday, February 4

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Milan leading U.S. President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics