Politics & Government News

1:51 AM on Thursday, October 2

Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved a defense treaty with Australia, aiming to curb Chinese influence in the region

10:09 PM on Wednesday, October 1

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has apologized for poorly managed foreign adoption programs that were rife with abuses and fraud

7:31 PM on Wednesday, October 1

El Salvador’s Journalists Association is moving its legal status out of the country in response to a foreign agents law passed earlier this year

6:53 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A Japanese nationalist party led by fiery anti-globalist Sohei Kamiya was among the biggest winners in this summer’s parliamentary election

5:48 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Authorities believe residents of a remote community in the mountains of southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state beat five people to death and burned their bodies

4:45 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A federal judge has ruled that some migrants held in Tacoma, Washington, can request bond hearings

4:16 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election for the U.S. House, Democrat Adelita Grijalva has yet to take office

3:39 PM on Wednesday, October 1

3:08 PM on Wednesday, October 1

The government shutdown has sparked intense political battles, with both parties blaming each other even as major job cuts — and major disruptions to iconic sites like the Liberty Bell and Pearl Harbor — have begun taking hold

2:04 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A former Democratic member of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board has filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal by President Donald Trump

1:26 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A U.S. government shutdown has begun, and it could impact travel plans, with potential airport delays and cancellations

1:20 PM on Wednesday, October 1

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller have converged on Memphis, Tennessee, to meet with federal agents forming a crime fighting task force there

10:48 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.S. military has historically been an engine for cultural and social change in America

6:59 AM on Wednesday, October 1

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pledging to defend Qatar, including using U.S. military action if necessary

5:20 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.S. Senate has adjourned with no resolution on how to reopen the government

5:05 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy intercepted at least 19 of their boats as they approached the besieged Palestinian territory

3:17 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Anti-government unrest in Morocco filled the streets for a fifth straight night, as protests over the state of public services descended into deadly violence and destruction

2:47 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Israel’s defense minister has ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it is their “last opportunity.”

10:11 PM on Tuesday, September 30

9:03 PM on Tuesday, September 30

New Mexico legislators are pushing to shore up safety-net spending in response to President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cuts, in a state with one of the highest enrollment rates for Medicaid and federal food assistance