Politics & Government News

5:31 PM on Wednesday, February 11

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

4:19 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The chairman of the federal Religious Liberty Commission ousted a member after a hearing that featured tense exchanges on the definition of antisemitism

3:55 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

3:32 PM on Wednesday, February 11

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is backing Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette's bid to succeed him, and he tries to thin a crowded Republican primary

3:23 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The IRS has erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, according to a new court filing

3:20 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas has caused unease south of the U.S. border and put the spotlight on the use of drones by Mexican cartels

3:18 PM on Wednesday, February 11

House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke of White House agenda

2:32 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada

2:30 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The Congressional Black Caucus is building a new coalition with major civil rights groups to push back on President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda

2:10 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.”

12:54 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

11:45 AM on Wednesday, February 11

House Republicans approved legislation that would impose strict new voter ID requirements ahead of the midterm elections

11:22 AM 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.”

9:53 AM on Wednesday, February 11

Homeland Security officials are highlighting the potential impact of a shutdown

9:51 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

8:00 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

5:11 AM on Wednesday, February 11

Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts

5:02 AM on Wednesday, February 11

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

2:51 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

9:05 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