Politics & Government News

4:47 AM on Friday, August 22

Former Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrested on allegations of misusing state funds, aide says

2:08 AM on Friday, August 22

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration

1:23 AM on Friday, August 22

Israel’s defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed unless Hamas accepts Israel’s terms, as new offensive looms

1:10 AM on Friday, August 22

Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire former prime minister of Thailand, remains one of the country’s most influential and controversial figures nearly two decades after being ousted in a 2006 military coup

10:46 PM on Thursday, August 21

A federal website that informs the public about data collection has gone down, causing concern among advocates

10:42 PM on Thursday, August 21

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is ramping up its hiring efforts to support President Donald Trump's mass deportation goals

8:43 PM on Thursday, August 21

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as it winds down its operations in 60 days to comply with environmental laws

8:17 PM on Thursday, August 21

Barely two months into office, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal foreign policy test, heading into back-to-back summits in Tokyo and Washington that reflect the wider struggle of U.S. allies to navigate President Donald Trump’s unilateral push to redefine postwar orders on trade, security and alliances

7:21 PM on Thursday, August 21

The top U.N. envoy for Syria is warning that its transition remains “on a knife-edge” and violence could resume at any moment in the southern city of Sweida, which saw deadly clashes last month

6:37 PM on Thursday, August 21

A car bomb and an attack on a police helicopter in Colombia have killed at least 17 people, including police officers

3:48 PM on Thursday, August 21

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts

3:02 PM on Thursday, August 21

Authorities say an apparent accident involving exposure to gas at a dairy in Colorado has killed six people

2:47 PM on Thursday, August 21

A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

2:45 PM on Thursday, August 21

State inspectors in Colorado say they found about 20 decomposing bodies behind a hidden door in a funeral home operated by a county coroner

2:21 PM on Thursday, August 21

Ghanaian singer Shatta Wale was detained and then released in connection with a probe linked to his purchase of a luxury car

2:02 PM on Thursday, August 21

The Trump administration says it’s reviewing more than 55 million foreigners who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation

1:45 PM on Thursday, August 21

Brazilian federal police accuse former president Jair Bolsonaro of receiving large sums of money without apparent justification between March of 2023 and February of 2024, potentially adding to the embattled former leader’s legal woes

11:57 AM on Thursday, August 21

Federal authorities have set up checkpoints around the nation's capital, asking people for their immigration status and detaining them

7:39 AM on Thursday, August 21

President Donald Trump is praising his military crackdown on crime and immigration in Washington, D

5:36 AM on Thursday, August 21

California voters will decide in a November special election whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats next year