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U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress to what the White House is calling a "border security briefing" Wednesday, while a partial government shutdown hits its 12th day.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is hinting that the goodwill established with the United States in 2018 may not continue into 2019.

Laws pertaining to minimum wage, gun use and sexual harassment are some of those that will changed across the country starting Tuesday. Here is a look at what to expect

Fireworks displays lit up cities across the world Tuesday as people marked the beginning of 2019.

Tens of thousands of people packed New York City's Times Square where the traditional ball drop took on extra meaning this year in recognizing journalism and free speech.

The White House is denying Turkey's claim that President Donald Trump is thinking about extraditing wanted Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen back to Turkey.

There were no public signs Monday of ending a stalemate over U.S. government spending that threatens to partially shut down federal agencies at midnight Friday.

A Burundian refugee stands outside her cooking gas stall in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, November 2018.

Venezuelans arrive at Rumichaca International Bridge, the main point of entry into Ecuador from Colombia, November 2018.

A South Sudanese refugee mother and her child in Bidibidi refugee settlement in Uganda, April 2017.

Russia used every major social media platform to target voters with misinformation to try to get Donald Trump elected president, according to a new report that was prepared for the U.S. Senate and seen by The Washington Post.