Politics & Government News

12:50 AM on Friday, April 10

11:45 PM on Thursday, April 9

South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho vowed to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments

11:40 PM on Thursday, April 9

Voters in Djibouti have cast ballots for president with longtime leader Ismaïl Omar Guelleh expected to secure a sixth term

10:45 PM on Thursday, April 9

Taiwan's opposition leader has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first such encounter in over a decade

9:31 PM on Thursday, April 9

Kuwait has accused Iran of launching drone attacks despite the ceasefire in the Iran war

9:04 PM on Thursday, April 9

President Donald Trump's efforts to exit the war in Iran are causing tension within the Republican Party

9:02 PM on Thursday, April 9

Donald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast — Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, protesters

9:01 PM on Thursday, April 9

President Donald Trump is tasking the member of his inner circle who has seemed to be the most reluctant defender of the conflict with Iran to now find a resolution to the war that began six weeks ago

6:17 PM on Thursday, April 9

The foreign ministers of North Korea and China have agreed to further deepen cooperation and exchanges at their “in-depth” talks on international issues

6:16 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil's latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case

5:00 PM on Thursday, April 9

With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East

4:26 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking Massachusetts' voter rolls

4:07 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Trump administration is highlighting a 24% increase in individual tax refunds this season compared with those issued during the previous administration

3:51 PM on Thursday, April 9

Brazil’s Supreme Court decided on Thursday to postpone a decision on who can be governor of Rio de Janeiro state amid a power crisis in the country’s postcard region

2:56 PM on Thursday, April 9

A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters

2:11 PM on Thursday, April 9

Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a bill to regulate mining as the country seeks to attract leery foreign investors to a once-private industry that has long been exploited by criminal groups with ties to the government

1:42 PM on Thursday, April 9

Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran

12:15 PM on Thursday, April 9

The Environmental Protection Agency has gutted rules that target waste from burning coal

11:44 AM on Thursday, April 9

First lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement at the White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes

12:27 AM on Friday, March 27

Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator between Iran and the United States, hosting talks in Islamabad this week