Politics & Government News

3:10 AM on Tuesday, March 31

2:25 AM on Tuesday, March 31

Czech police say they have arrested a foreign man who claims he threw Molotov cocktails at a Russian cultural center in Prague last week

12:32 AM on Tuesday, March 31

9:15 PM on Monday, March 30

Mongolia’s parliament has confirmed Uchral Nyam-Osor as prime minister to break a political deadlock and try to calm economic fears

9:09 PM on Monday, March 30

Democrats are trying to win back the Senate

9:07 PM on Monday, March 30

A proposal in Georgia could allow DNA to be collected from immigrants taken into custody for minor offenses

7:01 PM on Monday, March 30

A Florida airport has been cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library

6:30 PM on Monday, March 30

4:46 PM on Monday, March 30

Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release decade-old files from an investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese spy that resulted in no criminal charges

2:38 PM on Monday, March 30

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf allies of the United States are urging President Donald Trump to keep prosecuting his war against Iran, saying the month of strikes has not weakened Tehran enough

2:17 PM on Monday, March 30

Former Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi has died

11:34 AM on Monday, March 30

Vermont is defending its first-in-the-nation law that aims to make fossil fuel companies help pay for damage caused by climate change

10:03 AM on Monday, March 30

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been sworn in for a third term three months after a disputed election

8:03 AM on Monday, March 30

The Transportation Safety Administration says most of its officers received most of their backpay Monday for working during the shutdown

6:19 AM on Monday, March 30

U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan say the United States supports efforts by Taiwan's government to pass a $40 billion special defense budget that is being stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament

1:09 AM on Monday, March 30

Israel’s parliament has passed the budget in a marathon overnight session, likely ensuring that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government will complete its term until the fall

12:56 AM on Monday, March 30

Israel’s parliament has passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure critics condemn as discriminatory and inhumane

11:07 PM on Sunday, March 29

President Donald Trump says Iran faces massive damage to its energy system unless it quickly agrees to end the war

10:50 PM on Sunday, March 29

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water

9:06 AM on Monday, March 16