Politics & Government News

7:51 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Investors may have gotten through to President Donald Trump about his designs for Greenland with a message he wasn’t hearing from European leaders: Threatening allies with tariffs and land seizure isn’t exactly the type of policy that generates confidence in the global marketplace

6:15 PM on Wednesday, January 21

President Donald Trump’s ambitions for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appear to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council

5:20 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Brazilians hoping to move to the U.S. are frustrated by the suspension of immigrant visas

5:10 PM on Wednesday, January 21

The vast field of over 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles gleamed on the cargo deck of the BYD Changzhou, an Chinese container vessel unloading Wednesday at a river port in eastern Argentina

4:45 PM on Wednesday, January 21

A judge has thrown out the boundaries of New York City's only Republican congressional seat, ordering a redrawing due to unconstitutional vote dilution of Black and Hispanic residents

4:38 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Judge strikes down boundaries of New York City's only congressional district represented by a Republican

4:21 PM on Wednesday, January 21

The producers of a Bruce Lee-inspired stage play and Vocal Arts DC have canceled shows at the Kennedy Center

3:52 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Congressional Republicans have moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a premier destination for outdoors lovers in remote northeastern Minnesota

3:26 PM on Wednesday, January 21

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant

3:02 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Business in Minnesota has taken a hit as President Donald Trump's administration carries out an immigration sweep that has spurred protests

2:28 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Maine is seeing an increase in immigration enforcement activity this week

12:36 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Russian officials and media are reacting to President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland with a mix of glee and caution

12:27 PM on Wednesday, January 21

The Washington Post has asked a federal court for an order requiring federal authorities to return electronic devices that they seized from a Post reporter’s Virginia home last week

12:18 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that her government sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the request of the U.S. Justice Department

11:04 AM on Wednesday, January 21

The Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job

6:10 AM on Wednesday, January 21

A House committee has advanced resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation

5:38 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Europeans are rattled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, and are preparing countermeasures against the United States

12:05 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Maine has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement wave

11:17 PM on Tuesday, January 20

President Donald Trump says he has scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland

11:16 PM on Tuesday, January 20

Iran has reported its first government-issued death toll from the recent protests, saying 3,117 people were killed