Politics & Government News

9:37 AM on Thursday, August 21

A New York appeals court has thrown out President Donald Trump’s massive civil fraud penalty

9:08 AM on Thursday, August 21

Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three countries

8:45 AM on Thursday, August 21

James Dobson, whose conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family long fought abortion and gay rights, has died

8:33 AM on Thursday, August 21

Both Wall Street and the White House will be paying close attention to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s high-profile speech Friday at the Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

7:34 AM on Thursday, August 21

6:37 AM on Thursday, August 21

Pakistan and China have pledged to expand economic cooperation and investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship program of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

6:11 AM on Thursday, August 21

American and European Union officials have released a bare-bones account of their trade deal that imposes a 15% import tax on 70% of European goods exported to the United States

3:49 AM on Thursday, August 21

A 95-year-old former North Korean soldier who spent decades imprisoned in the South will continue his campaign to return to the North, an activist said Thursday, after South Korean troops stopped his symbolic border march this week

2:30 AM on Thursday, August 21

China has marked 60 years of Communist Party rule in Tibet with a parade and speeches in front of the Potala Palace

1:20 AM on Thursday, August 21

10:02 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A New York City reporter says a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams gave her a potato chip bag filled with cash following a campaign event

9:04 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The State Department has fired a press officer responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza

5:59 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A fire has broke out on the USS New Orleans vessel off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries

3:20 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The team at “South Park” is continuing its comic assault on the Trump administration

1:16 PM on Wednesday, August 20

At least 13 people allegedly involved in the killing of two members of Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada’s staff in May have been arrested for their alleged roles in what authorities described as a meticulously planned hit on two people close to the capital’s leader

10:18 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Belarus and Iran signed have new agreements to boost bilateral ties in areas including defense

10:06 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A new investigation reveals the risks of railroads policing their own bridges

7:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A funeral has been held in Italy for a young Palestinian woman who died there after being evacuated from Gaza

4:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in two

7:36 AM on Tuesday, August 19