Politics & Policy

Government, legislation, elections, and public policy.

Oil prices fall as Qatar facilitates U.S.-Iran proposal exchange

Nov 4·2 min read

Gold and silver rise as dollar weakens on projected Democratic gains

Nov 4·2 min read

Zelenskyy seeks German air defenses and winter energy help

Nov 4·2 min read

Reddit challenges Australia’s under-16 social-media ban in court

Nov 3·3 min read

California wealth-tax measure could be blocked if Proposition 42 passes

Nov 3·3 min read

Trump says U.S. will end annual security assistance to Israel after 2026

Nov 3·3 min read

US strikes Iranian targets on Qeshm Island before Nov. 3 election

Nov 3·3 min read

Future-dated report backs nationwide driver-phone cameras

Nov 3·3 min read

RBA lifts cash rate to 4.85%, highest since late 2008

Nov 3·3 min read

Judge dismisses complaint against two former FBI officials

Nov 3·3 min read

Flemish government backs draft 2027 wastewater levy increase

Nov 2·3 min read

Ukraine says Russian strike killed 24 at southern aid centre

Nov 2·3 min read

Judge dismisses Trump's defamation suit against Wall Street Journal

Nov 2·3 min read

Belgian PM offers cabinet's resignation after budget talks collapse

Nov 2·3 min read

South Korea proposes 21.3 trillion won AI package for 2027

Nov 2·3 min read

Iliana Iotova wins Bulgaria runoff, first woman elected president

Nov 2·2 min read

UK settlement proposals could extend migrant route to 10 or 15 years

Nov 2·3 min read

MINURSO operations end after 2026 renewal vote fails

Nov 2·3 min read

Carney signals progress on Canada-US trade talks before midterms

Nov 2·3 min read

D.C. and Virginia sue over Trump's proposed Triumphal Arch

Nov 2·4 min read

India opposition presses election chief over voter-roll revision

Nov 2·4 min read

Bolivia declares emergency over drought and El Niño risks

Nov 2·3 min read

Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke, office says

Nov 2·3 min read

Tagesschau reports Apple spyware alerts reached German officials

Nov 2·2 min read

WA police report nine incorrect alerts in face-scanning trial

Nov 2·3 min read

France opens probe into suspected attack on Paris security forces

Nov 2·3 min read

Salesforce agrees to buy defense-tech startup Rune for reported $375M

Nov 1·3 min read

Iran-Qatar talks enter day three ahead of Nov. 3, 2026 vote

Nov 1·3 min read

UN schedules end of Somalia political mission for October 2026

Nov 1·3 min read

Two suspected Ebola cases in Yola test negative

Nov 1·3 min read

Iran claims four tankers hit mines near Hormuz, with details unverified

Oct 31·2 min read

Fitch puts France's A+ debt outlook on negative

Oct 31·2 min read

Novaya Gazeta says pressure forced its Moscow newsroom to close

Oct 31·3 min read

Cyberattack takes Belgian tax services offline; deadlines extended

Oct 31·3 min read

North Korea displays drones and missiles as Kim demands superiority

Oct 30·3 min read

New Zealand dollar slides after RBNZ defies rate-hike expectations

Oct 29·3 min read

DOE conditionally commits up to $5 billion for Constellation nuclear upgrades

Oct 29·3 min read

Brazil court bars one candidate, not all gender-violence offenders

Oct 29·3 min read

Pentagon removes Army general over alleged classified leaks

Oct 29·3 min read

U.S. GDP beats forecast as PCE inflation rises 0.5%, up from 0.3%

Oct 29·2 min read

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