Politics & Government News

9:35 AM on Thursday, November 27

Brazilian police have launched a major operation to dismantle a tax evasion and money-laundering scheme in the fuel sector

9:21 AM on Thursday, November 27

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide emergency following two mass abductions of schoolchildren and recent attacks on civilians

8:55 AM on Thursday, November 27

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine as a starting point for talks

7:03 AM on Thursday, November 27

Shooting suspect worked with CIA and the US government in Afghanistan before coming to US, CIA Director Ratcliffe says

5:30 AM on Thursday, November 27

Bulgaria's government has withdrawn its 2026 draft budget after public protests over steep tax increases

5:02 AM on Thursday, November 27

Guinea-Bissau has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020

4:05 AM on Thursday, November 27

President Macron says volunteers aged 18-19 will start serving next year in a new French military service program

9:01 PM on Wednesday, November 26

President Donald Trump says Wednesday's attack on two National Guard members near the White House highlights the dangers of lax migration policies

8:46 PM on Wednesday, November 26

7:23 PM on Wednesday, November 26

Trump calls for reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under Biden admin after National Guard shooting

7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 26

The Department of Homeland Security says two Virginia brothers were arrested late last week, saying they allegedly plotted to kill immigration officers

3:08 PM on Wednesday, November 26

The Dominican Republic has authorized the arrival of 800 new flights to accommodate a surge in tourists who were originally planning to vacation in Jamaica and other nearby islands but were rerouted following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa

2:52 PM on Wednesday, November 26

The president of the Dominican Republic says he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking

1:08 PM on Wednesday, November 26

President Donald Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year near Miami

12:51 PM on Wednesday, November 26

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the U.S. capital have been shot blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor characterized as a targeted attack

8:23 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts

8:00 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Wisconsin authorities have asked a state court to revoke the conditional release of Morgan Geyser, the woman who in 2014 almost killed her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man and escaped from a group home earlier this week

7:37 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have appeared on state television to say they have seized power in the country following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace

6:23 AM on Wednesday, November 26

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital have been shot just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence

3:59 AM on Wednesday, November 26

A senior Kremlin official confirms that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week