Politics & Government News

12:09 PM on Friday, January 30

The U.N. says Houthi rebels in Yemen have removed U.N. equipment and assets from unstaffed offices in Sanaa

12:05 PM on Friday, January 30

A newly minted $1 coin will feature a woman from the Oneida tribe, Polly Cooper, known for aiding George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War

12:01 PM on Friday, January 30

The Justice Department has released over 3 million pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

12:00 PM on Friday, January 30

11:59 AM on Friday, January 30

Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the U.S. government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island in a move experts say is meant to force a popular uprising and usher in a new government

11:28 AM on Friday, January 30

Deputy attorney general says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into death of Alex Pretti

11:09 AM on Friday, January 30

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed by Border Patrol officers

11:07 AM on Friday, January 30

The Justice Department says it's releasing 3 million pages of documents in the latest Jeffrey Epstein disclosure, along with 2,000 videos and 180,000 images

10:53 AM on Friday, January 30

U.S. President Donald Trump says President Vladimir Putin has agreed to temporarily halt the targeting of the Ukrainian capital and other towns as the region suffers under bitterly cold temperatures

10:37 AM on Friday, January 30

Kevin Warsh has sought the job of Federal Reserve chair, off and on, since President Donald Trump first considered him for the position nearly a decade ago

10:33 AM on Friday, January 30

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against Iran’s interior minister, accusing Eskandar Momeni of repressing nationwide protests that have challenged Tehran’s theocratic government

9:17 AM on Friday, January 30

President Donald Trump says he’ll tap former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell in May

9:10 AM on Friday, January 30

The Dutch politician set to become the Netherlands' next prime minister says concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's territorial ambitions in Greenland are “a wake-up call” for Europe

8:56 AM on Friday, January 30

Protesters across the U.S. are calling for a nationwide strike on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis

8:46 AM on Friday, January 30

Iran's foreign minister says his country is ready for dialogue to resolve tensions but that there are no concrete plans for talks with the United States

8:23 AM on Friday, January 30

Journalist Don Lemon and three other people have been arrested in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church

8:02 AM on Friday, January 30

Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday

6:48 AM on Friday, January 30

Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt in both directions over the weekend

10:04 PM on Thursday, January 29

Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption

8:35 PM on Thursday, January 29