Politics & Government News

9:48 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Authorities report that at least 41 young men have died from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December

9:06 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and firms from Iran and Venezuela

9:00 AM on Tuesday, December 30

8:46 AM on Tuesday, December 30

A federal judge has ruled that the White House cannot stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

8:02 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The surge of federal officers this week in Minnesota follows new allegations of fraud by day care centers run by Somali residents

7:29 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Italy’s Parliament has approved the government’s 2026 budget, which includes deficit-cutting measures

7:17 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Israel says it's suspending humanitarian organizations that have failed to meet its new rules to vet international groups working in Gaza

6:09 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The Trump administration has reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, reversing pollution limits and promoting fossil fuels

5:36 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza

5:35 AM on Tuesday, December 30

5:30 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Somalis have gathered across the country to protest Israel's recognition of Somaliland

5:22 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office

5:08 AM on Tuesday, December 30

President Donald Trump’s second term has brought major changes to the Department of Health and Human Services

4:46 AM on Tuesday, December 30

The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first general election in five years

4:30 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned of a harsh response to any attack on his country

3:23 AM on Tuesday, December 30

South Korea says it will end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry

3:19 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Leaders from Europe and Canada have held talks on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine

12:53 AM on Tuesday, December 30

Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service, Russia’s Ministry of Defense says, as negotiators continue to search for a breakthrough in peace talks to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine

9:16 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

2:18 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Saudi Arabia has bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces