Politics & Government News

3:54 AM on Wednesday, December 24

The European Union's executive is warning of possible action against the U.S. after travel bans were imposed on five Europeans accused of pressuring American technology firms to censor viewpoints

3:43 AM on Wednesday, December 24

Guineans are set to vote Sunday in their first presidential election since a military coup four years ago

1:13 AM on Wednesday, December 24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told reporters that he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized, free economic zone monitored by international forces

12:43 AM on Wednesday, December 24

South Korea’s liberal-led legislature has passed a bill allowing heavy punitive damages against traditional news and internet media for publishing false or fabricated information

9:14 PM on Tuesday, December 23

Central African Republic on Dec. 28 will hold presidential and legislative elections as concerns over armed groups have led to a growing reliance on Russia for security

7:40 PM on Tuesday, December 23

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people

5:15 PM on Tuesday, December 23

A federal judge has given a green light to New York’s so-called Green Light Law, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to stop the state from giving people driver’s licenses without having them prove they're in the country legally

4:17 PM on Tuesday, December 23

Iran and the United States have reaffirmed their commitments to diplomacy at a contentious meeting of the U.N. Security Council

3:47 PM on Tuesday, December 23

President Donald Trump’s newly appointed envoy to Greenland says the Republican administration is looking to begin a conversation with residents of the semi-autonomous Danish territory about the best way forward for the strategically important island

3:05 PM on Tuesday, December 23

The Trump administration is deploying 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the New Year

2:14 PM on Tuesday, December 23

Authorities say a woman has been charged with murder in her 9-year-old daughter's death

1:45 PM on Tuesday, December 23

The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints

12:55 PM on Tuesday, December 23

Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a measure criminalizing activities that hinder navigation and commerce, like the seizure of oil tankers

12:52 PM on Tuesday, December 23

A stop-work order by the Trump administration directs offshore wind developers to “suspend all ongoing activities” related to five large-scale projects under construction along the East Coast “for the next 90 days for reasons of national security.”

12:18 PM on Tuesday, December 23

The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown

11:36 AM on Tuesday, December 23

The Trump administration says it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year

10:29 AM on Tuesday, December 23

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to cut Homeland Security funding from states that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement

9:55 AM on Tuesday, December 23

A news segment critical of the Trump administration's immigration policy was pulled from “60 Minutes” but is now circulating online

4:05 AM on Tuesday, December 23

A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died

10:18 AM on Monday, December 8