Politics & Government News

5:51 PM on Monday, December 29

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at 80, her political party has announced Tuesday

5:43 PM on Monday, December 29

A Bangladesh Nationalist Party statement says former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at age 80

4:58 PM on Monday, December 29

China has condemned the demolition of a monument honoring the Chinese community in Panama, the latest development as the Trump administration pushes for the Central American nation to distance itself from Beijing

3:18 PM on Monday, December 29

The U.S. military says it has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people

3:11 PM on Monday, December 29

Alicia Johnson will become the first Black woman elected to a statewide post in Georgia that isn't a judgeship

2:33 PM on Monday, December 29

Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honors list, an annual tradition that recognizes people for their contributions to U.K. public life

2:17 PM on Monday, December 29

The Trump administration has announced the initial disbursement from its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program

1:36 PM on Monday, December 29

Congress can’t change a policy that will tax gamblers on money they didn’t win before it goes into effect, but lawmakers are hoping for a fix early in 2026

12:16 PM on Monday, December 29

Survivors and families of the victims of a deadly train crash in southern Mexico are demanding answers as the government vows to investigate what caused a train to derail on a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico

12:12 PM on Monday, December 29

A group of Peruvian shamans gathered in front of the sea in the Miraflores district of Peru’s capital city to carry out an annual ritual in which they make predictions for the upcoming year

12:02 PM on Monday, December 29

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says that federal Homeland Security officials are conducting a fraud investigation in Minneapolis

11:31 AM on Monday, December 29

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has reiterated her innocence outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds

10:16 AM on Monday, December 29

U.S. President Donald Trump continues to claim he has ended eight wars this year, but that is exaggerated

2:37 AM on Monday, December 29

The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan

9:10 PM on Sunday, December 28

The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding

9:01 PM on Sunday, December 28

President Donald Trump is warning Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program

8:57 PM on Sunday, December 28

Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor

5:10 PM on Sunday, December 28

The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and missile units for a second day to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn against what it calls separatist and “external interference” forces

1:59 PM on Monday, December 15

1:03 PM on Friday, December 5

President Donald Trump's administration says its efforts over the past week are meant to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. and increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro