Politics & Government News

10:10 PM on Tuesday, December 30

By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press

9:58 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war

9:03 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day

7:46 PM on Tuesday, December 30

The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels

6:05 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl has announced his withdrawal from public life, citing a dementia diagnosis

5:40 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries

5:15 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Former Colorado congressman and Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell has died

5:07 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a former Colorado congressman known for his advocacy of tribal issues, has died at 92

4:30 PM on Tuesday, December 30

US government says ICE doesn't plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as judge's order banning it stands

4:04 PM on Tuesday, December 30

California has announced plans to delay the revocation of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses until March, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the state could lose $160 million if it does that

3:30 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Junta leader Gen. Mamdi Doumbouya was declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election held over the weekend

3:18 PM on Tuesday, December 30

The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years

3:18 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years

2:50 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Bolivian miners have set off dynamite and launched fireworks at police during protests against economic reforms by President Rodrigo Paz

2:47 PM on Tuesday, December 30

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of South Sudanese immigrants in the U.S. The decision Tuesday comes as the Massachusetts court reviews whether President Trump's attempt to end their temporary protected status was illegal

11:28 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died after a battle with leukemia

11:23 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands

7:28 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility

9:04 PM on Monday, December 29

Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber

4:02 AM on Friday, December 5

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts