Politics & Government News

12:30 PM on Friday, January 30

Lebanon’s cabinet has approved an agreement to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria

12:26 PM on Friday, January 30

Lydia Romero struggles to locate her husband, Julio César Peña, who was detained by immigration agents in California

11:20 AM on Friday, January 30

Federal prosecutors have charged Georgia state Rep. Dexter Sharper with making false statements to collect $13,825 in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic

11:09 AM on Friday, January 30

The U.N. says Houthi rebels in Yemen have removed U.N. equipment and assets from unstaffed offices in Sanaa

11:05 AM on Friday, January 30

A newly minted $1 coin will feature a woman from the Oneida tribe, Polly Cooper, known for aiding George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War

11:00 AM on Friday, January 30

10:28 AM on Friday, January 30

Deputy attorney general says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into death of Alex Pretti

10:09 AM on Friday, January 30

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed by Border Patrol officers

9:53 AM on Friday, January 30

U.S. President Donald Trump says President Vladimir Putin has agreed to temporarily halt the targeting of the Ukrainian capital and other towns as the region suffers under bitterly cold temperatures

9:33 AM on Friday, January 30

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against Iran’s interior minister, accusing Eskandar Momeni of repressing nationwide protests that have challenged Tehran’s theocratic government

8:10 AM on Friday, January 30

The Dutch politician set to become the Netherlands' next prime minister says concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's territorial ambitions in Greenland are “a wake-up call” for Europe

7:48 AM on Friday, January 30

Thailand’s top diplomat says that a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still help restore peace

7:46 AM on Friday, January 30

Iran's foreign minister says his country is ready for dialogue to resolve tensions but that there are no concrete plans for talks with the United States

7:26 AM on Friday, January 30

The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board is holding a special session to discuss risks to nuclear safety in Ukraine as concerns mount that relentless Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure pose an increasing danger of a nuclear accident

6:36 AM on Friday, January 30

South Africa has declared Israel’s deputy ambassador persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours

3:17 AM on Friday, January 30

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump's request to pause attacks on Ukraine's power grid for a week

1:54 AM on Friday, January 30

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy

9:04 PM on Thursday, January 29

Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption

7:35 PM on Thursday, January 29

7:30 AM on Wednesday, January 28