Politics & Government News

12:27 AM on Thursday, February 12

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has ended a four-day visit to Australia that brought comfort to Sydney’s Jewish community following a recent antisemitic mass shooting

Thursday, February 12

South Korea’s former interior minister had been sentenced to seven years in prison for abetting then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law in 2024

9:22 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants

8:59 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Bangladesh is holding a parliamentary election that could reset the country after years of political instability

6:31 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Polls open for Bangladesh’s first election since the 2024 uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

5:19 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The chairman of the federal Religious Liberty Commission ousted a member after a hearing that featured tense exchanges on the definition of antisemitism

4:55 PM on Wednesday, February 11

A U.N. report says Syria’s president, interior minister and foreign minister were the targets of five foiled assassination attempts last year

4:10 PM on Wednesday, February 11

A shelter in Cambodia, the only one of its kind, is overwhelmed as workers flee scam compounds

3:32 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada

3:10 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Democrats are denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who last year urged U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”

2:44 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Argentina’s Senate has given its overall approval to a labor overhaul that is considered crucial to President Javier Milei’s shock therapy program after hours of debate that unfolded in the shadow of a mass protest outside Congress

1:54 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Attorneys for a woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent last year in Chicago say newly-released videos, texts and emails show how the Trump administration mishandles investigations and spreads misinformation

12:22 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The Kennedy Center is warning staff that a planned two-year renovation shutdown will lead to job cuts and “skeletal teams.”

10:53 AM on Wednesday, February 11

Homeland Security officials are highlighting the potential impact of a shutdown

10:51 AM on Wednesday, February 11

Kosovo’s new Parliament has approved a new government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, ending a yearlong political deadlock in the Balkan country

9:00 AM on Wednesday, February 11

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is visiting Venezuela to assess the country's oil industry as the Trump administration eases sanctions and pushes a major overhaul

6:02 AM on Wednesday, February 11

Portuguese Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral has resigned amid criticism of her government's response to recent winter storms

3:51 AM on Wednesday, February 11

The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser earlier this week, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to suddenly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas

10:05 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a wide-ranging, passionate defense of President Donald Trump, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing in which she postured herself as the Republican’s chief protector

10:10 AM on Thursday, January 29