Politics & Government News

3:25 PM on Tuesday, November 25

A brother of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison for his alleged role in a paramilitary group linked to hundreds of slayings during the peak of Colombia’s civil war

3:16 PM on Tuesday, November 25

A federal court has ordered a political consultant to pay $22,500 for sending robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters

3:09 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Over the weekend, Elon Musk’s X unveiled a feature that lets users see where an account is based

3:05 PM on Tuesday, November 25

A court official has dismissed a Justice Department complaint that accused a federal judge of misconduct during hearings for a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops serving in the military

2:51 PM on Tuesday, November 25

The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources

2:43 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Trump says plan to end war in Ukraine has been 'fine-tuned' and he's sending envoys to meet with Putin and Ukrainians

2:37 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser says she will not be seeking re-election

2:32 PM on Tuesday, November 25

DC Mayor Bowser announces she won't seek fourth term, as Trump's federal intervention in the city continues

2:28 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews

2:20 PM on Tuesday, November 25

FBI requests interviews with Democratic lawmakers over video urging troops to refuse illegal orders

2:02 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Italy’s parliament has approved a law that introduces femicide into the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life in prison

1:40 PM on Tuesday, November 25

A federal judge’s dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney Letitia James, two political foes of President Donald Trump, won’t be the final word on the matter

1:29 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Belarusian politician Mikola Statkevich, who was freed from prison in a U.S.-brokered deal but refused to leave his native country, has been returned to prison

1:26 PM on Tuesday, November 25

Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine

1:02 PM on Tuesday, November 25

An organization is tracking the growing number of arrests among people with temporary deportation protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

9:31 AM on Tuesday, November 25

The U.S. government has imposed visa restrictions on Fritz Alphonse Jean, a member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council, and accused him of supporting gangs

8:51 AM on Tuesday, November 25

President Donald Trump brought insults and grievances to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House

8:25 AM on Tuesday, November 25

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter

8:09 AM on Tuesday, November 25

Authorities say five people were killed, including three children, in a crash on a Colorado highway

8:56 PM on Monday, November 24

President Donald Trump says his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been "fine-tuned."