Politics & Government News

5:23 PM on Monday, December 15

Trump administration opposes push by preservationists to halt White House ballroom project, citing national security

5:00 PM on Monday, December 15

4:33 PM on Monday, December 15

Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released

4:06 PM on Monday, December 15

A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city’s crime rates

2:23 PM on Monday, December 15

The Turkish Defense Ministry says it has shot down an “out of control” aerial drone that approached Turkey's airspace from the Black Sea

2:16 PM on Monday, December 15

Silk Eyes races past Mr. Thunder at the top of the stretch, thrilling the crowd at a racetrack in Venezuela’s capital

2:08 PM on Monday, December 15

The New York Mets’ ballpark, a Bronx golf course once operated by President Donald Trump’s company and a slot parlor near John F. Kennedy International Airport will be the sites of New York City’s first Las Vegas-style resort casinos

2:04 PM on Monday, December 15

The Colombian government’s delegation in peace talks with the National Liberation Army or ELN has rejected an “armed strike” that the Marxist rebel group is conducting this week in response to the U.S. military’s naval buildup in the Caribbean

2:00 PM on Monday, December 15

The death toll from last week's building collapse at a Hindu temple site in South Africa has risen to five

1:57 PM on Monday, December 15

South Sudan’s government has grounded four aircraft registered under the United Nations mission there, alleging that they were used for illegal surveillance and smuggling

1:54 PM on Monday, December 15

Ryan Routh, convicted of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, has decided to use an attorney for his sentencing

1:45 PM on Monday, December 15

In the week since Texas' new “bathroom bill” went into effect, some opponents of the restrictions have begun challenging both the spirit and the letter of the law

1:11 PM on Monday, December 15

11:58 AM on Monday, December 15

President Donald Trump is blaming Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy

11:30 AM on Monday, December 15

The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as tensions between the United States and Venezuela remain high

10:02 AM on Monday, December 15

The European Union has imposed sanctions on five businessmen linked to Russian oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft

1:25 AM on Monday, December 15

Many prominent people are paying tribute to Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, after they were killed in their Los Angeles home on Sunday

1:00 AM on Monday, December 15

U.S. officials say Washington has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend

11:39 PM on Sunday, December 14

A Wisconsin judge has ruled there is enough evidence to proceed to trial in a felony forgery case against an attorney and an aide to President Donald Trump for their role in the 2020 fake elector scheme

9:03 PM on Sunday, December 14

Former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, a vocal critic of China's Communist Party, has been convicted of conspiracies of sedition and foreign collusion under a national security law