Politics & Government News

8:19 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Colombia’s government has declared an economic state of emergency that enables President Gustavo Petro’s administration to issue taxes by decree

7:01 AM on Tuesday, December 23

George Conway has filed paperwork to run for a congressional seat in New York City

6:01 AM on Tuesday, December 23

In the 4 p.m. hour on Jan. 6, 2021, at the height of the fighting that day outside the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of rioters loyal to President Donald Trump had already breached several entrances and forced lawmakers to flee both the House and Senate, stopping the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory

5:14 AM on Tuesday, December 23

The “pollera,” a bell skirt with layered petticoats, is the traditional dress of Indigenous women in Bolivia’s highlands

5:00 AM on Tuesday, December 23

4:29 AM on Tuesday, December 23

In a breathless year of tariffs unleashed by the administration of President Donald Trump, perhaps no one has had to live the reality of every fluctuation of trade policy than customs brokers

3:00 AM on Tuesday, December 23

2:45 AM on Tuesday, December 23

A former close aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, he was ordered to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach

1:14 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Officials say Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday

10:27 PM on Monday, December 22

South Korea’s liberal-led legislature has passed a bill mandating specialized court panels for cases involving rebellion, treason and foreign subversion

10:25 PM on Monday, December 22

Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito is marking his 92nd birthday as his heart condition stabilizes, palace officials say, following health concerns earlier this year

7:27 PM on Monday, December 22

Sudan’s prime minister is proposing a wide-ranging peace initiative to end a nearly 1,000-day war with a rival paramilitary force

5:38 PM on Monday, December 22

A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration must give legal due process to Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador, either by providing court hearings or returning them to the U.S. Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to come up with a plan within two weeks

3:51 PM on Monday, December 22

The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation is calling out Colorado for its slow response to what he describes as major violations of federal commercial driver’s license regulations

12:45 PM on Monday, December 22

President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.”

11:16 AM on Monday, December 22

Brown University has placed its campus police chief on leave as it reviews security policies following a tragic shooting

9:18 AM on Monday, December 22

President Donald Trump has delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

7:11 AM on Monday, December 22

U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many of Kyiv's demands, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

8:01 PM on Sunday, December 21

Thailand’s foreign minister says Thailand and Cambodia will resume talks to work toward a more durable ceasefire along their border

10:17 AM on Monday, December 8