Politics & Government News

11:12 PM on Monday, October 6

Democrats believe health care is an issue that will resonate with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the shuttered U.S. government

11:09 PM on Monday, October 6

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in its latest LGBTQ rights case, weighing the constitutionality of bans passed by nearly half of U.S. states on the practice known as conversion therapy for children

11:04 PM on Monday, October 6

Attorney General Pam Bondi will face lawmakers at a congressional hearing amid growing questions about political influence over the Justice Department

11:02 PM on Monday, October 6

Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon is marking the 200th anniversary of organized emigration from Norway to the U.S. On Tuesday, he'll visit Norway House, a cultural center in Minneapolis

11:02 PM on Monday, October 6

The United States under the Biden and Trump administrations has provided at least $21.7 billion in military assistance to Israel since the start of the Gaza war two years ago

11:01 PM on Monday, October 6

Asian shares are mostly higher in quiet holiday trading, while Japan’s benchmark rose to new records on hope for more government spending and lower taxes under Japan’s first woman prime minister

11:01 PM on Monday, October 6

Democrats and Republicans will have plenty of candidates to choose from in Tuesday’s Tennessee primary special elections to replace a GOP congressman who stepped aside this summer

11:01 PM on Monday, October 6

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at a time when one of the world’s most durable and amicable alliances has been fractured by Trump’s trade war and annexation threats

11:00 PM on Monday, October 6

China's Premier Li Qiang plans to visit North Korea this week, marking the highest-level Chinese visit since 2019

8:13 PM on Monday, October 6

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela

7:49 PM on Monday, October 6

A former member of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ senior staff has been sentenced to a year of probation for reporting a fake bomb threat to City Hall while attending a virtual meeting in 2024

5:14 PM on Monday, October 6

The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

4:44 PM on Monday, October 6

Utah’s Republican-led Legislature has approved a revised congressional map that could give Democrats an improved chance at flipping a seat as the party fights to topple the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House

2:01 PM on Monday, October 6

President Donald Trump's plan to deploy the military on U.S. soil is sparking conflict with blue state governors that is playing out in the courts

11:19 AM on Monday, October 6

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has suggested that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law

10:11 AM on Monday, October 6

Illinois and Chicago have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago

9:38 AM on Monday, October 6

Frank Bisignano has been named CEO of the IRS, adding to his role as Social Security Administration Commissioner

3:52 AM on Monday, October 6

Japan's ruling party has chosen Sanae Takaichi as its new leader

11:54 AM on Saturday, October 4

Israel and Hamas have begun indirect talks on ending the war in Gaza after both sides signaled support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan

3:50 PM on Monday, September 29

Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities