Politics & Government News

4:33 PM on Monday, December 29

Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honors list, an annual tradition that recognizes people for their contributions to U.K. public life

4:17 PM on Monday, December 29

The Trump administration has announced the initial disbursement from its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program

3:36 PM on Monday, December 29

Congress can’t change a policy that will tax gamblers on money they didn’t win before it goes into effect, but lawmakers are hoping for a fix early in 2026

2:16 PM on Monday, December 29

Survivors and families of the victims of a deadly train crash in southern Mexico are demanding answers as the government vows to investigate what caused a train to derail on a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico

2:12 PM on Monday, December 29

A group of Peruvian shamans gathered in front of the sea in the Miraflores district of Peru’s capital city to carry out an annual ritual in which they make predictions for the upcoming year

2:02 PM on Monday, December 29

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says that federal Homeland Security officials are conducting a fraud investigation in Minneapolis

1:31 PM on Monday, December 29

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has reiterated her innocence outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds

12:16 PM on Monday, December 29

U.S. President Donald Trump continues to claim he has ended eight wars this year, but that is exaggerated

11:16 AM on Monday, December 29

President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela

11:07 AM on Monday, December 29

The Trump administration made work requirements for low-income people receiving government assistance a priority in 2025

10:22 AM on Monday, December 29

Turkey and Armenia have agreed to simplify visa procedures to normalize ties, Turkey's Foreign Ministry announced Monday

8:49 AM on Monday, December 29

Iraq’s parliament has elected a new speaker following overnight talks to break a political deadlock

4:37 AM on Monday, December 29

The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan

12:40 AM on Monday, December 29

Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries

11:10 PM on Sunday, December 28

The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding

11:01 PM on Sunday, December 28

President Donald Trump is warning Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program

10:57 PM on Sunday, December 28

Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor

7:10 PM on Sunday, December 28

The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn against what it calls separatist and “external interference” forces

10:28 AM on Monday, December 8

More House seats are opening up as more members announce their upcoming departures

6:02 AM on Friday, December 5

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts