Politics & Government News

11:20 PM on Monday, January 19

On the anniversary of his inauguration, President Donald Trump is heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, an annual gathering of the global elite

8:49 PM on Monday, January 19

An Indiana state court judge and his wife are in stable condition after being shot in their Lafayette home

8:00 PM on Monday, January 19

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5:10 PM on Monday, January 19

A federal judge has refused to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring members of Congress to give a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities

4:57 PM on Monday, January 19

The New York Stock Exchange is working on a digital platform that would enable investors to trade digital tokens around the clock

2:36 PM on Monday, January 19

Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group on Monday released five police officers it had kidnapped during the first week of January, as it pushes for a “national accord” to overcome political conflicts in the South American nation

1:49 PM on Monday, January 19

Several faith leaders are urgently calling for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants

1:00 PM on Monday, January 19

In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown of protests, analysts warn that internal upheaval or a potential collapse of the Iranian government could carry nuclear risks

11:50 AM on Monday, January 19

A deal between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces seems to be unraveling

11:39 AM on Monday, January 19

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev says he is stepping down from the mostly ceremonial job

11:39 AM on Monday, January 19

11:11 AM on Monday, January 19

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair

8:02 AM on Monday, January 19

Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy

7:57 AM on Monday, January 19

Mock MAGA hats are becoming a symbol of protest in Denmark as opposition grows to U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed rhetoric about seizing Greenland

6:54 AM on Monday, January 19

An explosion in downtown Kabul on Monday has killed at least seven people and wounded about a dozen more, according to police and an Italian charity

12:45 AM on Monday, January 19

The Swiss town of Davos hosts the annual meeting of elites from business, government and culture this week

12:21 AM on Monday, January 19

Hackers have disrupted Iranian state TV to air footage supporting the exiled crown prince

11:03 PM on Sunday, January 18

Communities across the U.S. held parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

5:02 PM on Sunday, January 18

“60 Minutes” says it will air a report Sunday on Trump administration deportations, a version of which was abruptly pulled from its broadcast a month ago