Politics & Government News

6:29 AM on Thursday, August 28

The Treasury Department wants U.S. financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel the flood of fentanyl across American communities

6:15 AM on Thursday, August 28

5:33 AM on Thursday, August 28

The U.S. economy rebounded with 3.3% April-June growth, the government says, an upgrade of its first estimate

5:03 AM on Thursday, August 28

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3:54 AM on Thursday, August 28

Iranian diplomat warns it will make 'no sense' for Tehran to work with nuclear inspectors if UN sanctions are reimposed

3:10 AM on Thursday, August 28

Authorities in Rwanda say seven migrants have been transferred from the United States to the East African country under a deportation agreement with the U.S. The Rwanda government said Thursday the deportees arrived in mid-August

1:17 AM on Thursday, August 28

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make his first visit to China in six years to attend a military parade next week

1:15 AM on Thursday, August 28

Japan’s top trade negotiator has abruptly canceled a trip to Washington aimed at issuing a joint statement on a tariffs deal with the Trump administration

1:05 AM on Thursday, August 28

7:17 PM on Wednesday, August 27

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to attend military parade in Beijing next week, North Korean and Chinese state media say

6:20 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime

2:55 PM on Wednesday, August 27

The director of the nation’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job

2:40 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Mexico says its postal service is suspending package shipments to the United States, following similar steps taken by countries from the European Union and elsewhere

12:35 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13

9:18 AM on Wednesday, August 27

The leaders of France, Germany, and Poland have traveled to Moldova to mark the country’s 34 years of independence from the Soviet Union, a month before the European Union candidate country is set to hold parliamentary elections amid ongoing warnings of Russian interference

6:21 AM on Wednesday, August 27

Fort Lauderdale city leaders have decided to fight the state of Florida’s order to remove rainbow-colored street art, potentially risking millions of dollars in funding

4:28 AM on Wednesday, August 27

Germany’s leaders have launched a drive to attract more people into voluntary military service

1:05 AM on Wednesday, August 27

The top U.S. diplomat in Denmark has been summoned by the government after a report that people connected to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland

3:42 AM on Thursday, August 21

Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has testified in a Bangkok court on her alleged breach of a law on ethics in her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia, a case that could see her forced out of her job entirely