Politics & Government News

8:14 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump is now officially on board with a sanctions package aimed at Russia, according to a top GOP senator

7:26 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The Trump administration says it’s going to depart 66 international organizations, nearly half them affiliated with the United Nations

7:04 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality who lost his home in the deadly Palisades wildfire last year, said Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles

6:40 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle

6:13 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump has abruptly changed his tone about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro

6:08 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Trump invites Colombian president to White House days after threatening South American country with military strike

5:37 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump is seeking over $6.2 million in attorney fees from the Fulton County District Attorney's office

5:18 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The House is pushing ahead with legislation to renew subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans

4:02 PM on Wednesday, January 7

U.S. transportation officials say California will lose $160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants

3:46 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”

3:41 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Nebraska lawmakers are considering a motion to expel Sen. Dan McKeon over allegations of inappropriate behavior

3:07 PM on Wednesday, January 7

A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year

3:05 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for impoverished civilians

2:17 PM on Wednesday, January 7

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in a major U.S. city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary

1:59 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years than previously predicted

1:56 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The Trump administration’s crackdown on the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes care for 1.4 million children from low-income households, has rattled child care providers and families that rely on the aid money

11:07 AM on Wednesday, January 7

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one

7:26 AM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions

5:02 AM on Wednesday, January 7

In Ohio's governor race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton have announced their running mates

10:01 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Frustration and anger are brewing among young protesters in Nepal who helped topple the government