Politics & Government News

7:10 PM on Monday, February 9

Seven months after an alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme collapsed, investors are impatient to recover their money

7:06 PM on Monday, February 9

The United Nations says it’s waiting to find out how much of the nearly $4 billion the United States owes the world organization the Trump administration intends to pay and when the money will arrive

7:00 PM on Monday, February 9

Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office announces corruption charges against Ecopetrol President Ricardo Roa

6:05 PM on Monday, February 9

Two people have been convicted of forgery and other crimes in an election petition scandal in Michigan

5:38 PM on Monday, February 9

5:34 PM on Monday, February 9

A day after the Seattle Seahawks became Super Bowl champions, speculation about the halftime music showdown is making news

5:05 PM on Monday, February 9

Ecologist Greta Wengert warns that illegal cannabis grows are polluting California's public lands

4:32 PM on Monday, February 9

Mexican authorities say that five of the 10 missing workers from a mine operated by a Canadian company in the northwestern state of Sinaloa have been identified among 10 bodies found in clandestine graves last week in a nearby community

4:19 PM on Monday, February 9

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s 2025 campaign fundraising has reached $4.3 million, heavily relying on a legal loophole that allows donors to skirt contribution limits

4:12 PM on Monday, February 9

President Donald Trump’s push to expand natural gas infrastructure faces local opposition in Brookfield, Connecticut

3:44 PM on Monday, February 9

State officials are hearing voters’ worries about the cost of everyday items such as housing, groceries, utilities and child care

2:51 PM on Monday, February 9

1:26 PM on Monday, February 9

Cuban aviation officials have warned airlines of a fuel shortage for refueling on the island

10:55 AM on Monday, February 9

Federal authorities have denied trying to expedite an end to asylum claims for the family of a 5-year-old boy who was detained with his father during the immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area

10:35 AM on Monday, February 9

House lawmakers have tried to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidant of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating

8:43 AM on Monday, February 9

Lawmakers have tried to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating

5:49 AM on Monday, February 9

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s big election win paves the way for her ruling party to dominate the crucial lower house of parliament

4:36 AM on Monday, February 9

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to fight for his job as revelations about the relationship between the former U.K. ambassador to Washington and Jeffrey Epstein spiral into a full-blown crisis for his 19-month-old government

2:07 AM on Monday, February 9

A coalition of nations and environmental groups is lobbying the International Maritime Organization to create regulations around black carbon, or soot, that spews from ships and blankets parts of glaciers and snow

12:29 AM on Monday, February 9

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has started a state visit to Australia, aiming to console grieving Jews and improve bilateral relations