Politics & Government News

6:57 AM on Tuesday, October 28

French senators have acknowledged that the Louvre's security is outdated and needs urgent upgrades

6:57 AM on Tuesday, October 28

A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro's chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman

6:14 AM on Tuesday, October 28

The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has been making the case that the United States will no longer be footing the bill the way it has since the world body’s founding eight decades ago

5:08 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Some Chicago parents and teachers say children were traumatized by a recent immigration enforcement action involving tear gas

5:06 AM on Tuesday, October 28

In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas

5:05 AM on Tuesday, October 28

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says long-range strikes on Russian refineries have reduced Moscow's oil refining capacity by 20%

4:17 AM on Tuesday, October 28

The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between Geert Wilders' populist Party for Freedom and the center-left bloc of the Labor Party and Green Left

4:10 AM on Tuesday, October 28

4:07 AM on Tuesday, October 28

House Republicans have released a long-promised report on former President Joe Biden's use of the autopen and the alleged cover-up of his mental state while in office

2:30 AM on Tuesday, October 28

11:49 PM on Monday, October 27

Japan is filled with tiny white trucks that farmers and commercial workers use to lug gear on the nation’s narrow roads

11:06 PM on Monday, October 27

The trial of the accused killer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is underway

11:01 PM on Monday, October 27

Food banks and pantries are preparing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend from the government shutdown

9:46 PM on Monday, October 27

U.S. President Donald Trump has met with Japan’s newly elected, ultraconservative leader in Tokyo during one of the busiest days of his Asia trip

9:36 PM on Monday, October 27

China has signed an expanded free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

3:59 PM on Monday, October 27

President Donald Trump has met with Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, during his trip to Asia

3:08 PM on Monday, October 27

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in December as the central bank seeks to bolster hiring

12:45 PM on Monday, October 27

Provisional results in Ivory Coast show that President Alassane Ouattara has been reelected to a fourth term, following an election marked by low turnout and empty streets in the economic capital of Abidjan

4:35 PM on Sunday, October 26

12:49 PM on Monday, October 6