Politics & Government News

4:15 AM on Monday, March 16

4:15 AM on Monday, March 16

1:34 AM on Monday, March 16

Poland once was in economic ruins when communism fell more than three decades ago

1:32 AM on Monday, March 16

Israel has launched new attacks on Beirut and Tehran, while Dubai's airport suspended flights after an Iranian drone hit a nearby fuel tank and sparked a fire

12:37 AM on Monday, March 16

Myanmar has opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling military is set to retain a firm grasp on power

12:36 AM on Monday, March 16

President Donald Trump says he may delay his planned China visit as he pressures Beijing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease soaring oil prices

12:34 AM on Monday, March 16

President Donald Trump says he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open

12:01 AM on Monday, March 16

France is ramping up its military push in the Middle East as President Emmanuel Macron calls the effort strictly defensive

10:41 PM on Sunday, March 15

The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict

8:20 PM on Sunday, March 15

Trump says he has demanded 'about 7' countries reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police Strait of Hormuz

6:35 PM on Sunday, March 15

6:02 PM on Sunday, March 15

Every day more than $4 billion worth of goods cross the United States’ borders with Canada and Mexico – U.S. auto parts headed for car factories in northern Mexico, cartons of Mexican avocados bound for California supermarkets, Canadian aluminum destined to become cans of Campbell Soup

5:45 PM on Sunday, March 15

The CEOs of the nation’s top airline companies are imploring Congress to restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security and embrace a bipartisan solution to pay federal aviation workers, including airport security officers, during a partial government shutdown

4:29 PM on Sunday, March 15

An official says the Iranian women’s soccer team has yet to reveal plans to leave Malaysia after five of the seven squad members who created a diplomatic furor by accepting asylum in Australia a week ago have rejoined their teammates in Kuala Lumpur

5:55 AM on Sunday, March 15

China's official news agency Xinhua reports that representatives from Beijing and Washington have begun their economic and trade talks in Paris

3:29 AM on Sunday, March 15

Municipal elections are giving political parties an early stress test before the 2027 presidential race in France

3:19 AM on Sunday, March 15

Ballots are being counted in the Republic of Congo after a presidential vote that keeps Denis Sassou N’Guesso on track for a fifth term

12:33 AM on Sunday, March 15

President Donald Trump says he has “demanded” that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz

12:01 AM on Sunday, March 15

Two weeks into the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has increasingly been knocked back on his political heels

12:02 PM on Tuesday, March 3