Politics & Government News

12:29 PM on Wednesday, November 12

MSNBC enters the hall of retired corporate names this weekend, with the network formally switching over to MS NOW

12:26 PM on Wednesday, November 12

South Africa's leader says that U_S_ President Donald Trump’s decision that the United States government boycott the Group of 20 summit next weekend is “their loss."

12:20 PM on Wednesday, November 12

11:11 AM on Wednesday, November 12

The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history would be a relief for small businesses that depend on federal contracts or funding

10:46 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Mexican authorities have suspended operations at 13 casinos allegedly used to launder millions of dollars overseas

10:22 AM on Wednesday, November 12

A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the government shutdown and his efforts to reshape the federal workforce

9:31 AM on Wednesday, November 12

The White House is accusing Democrats of selectively leaking emails from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to “create a fake narrative" to smear President Donald Trump

9:31 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing a $50 billion spending package to end a four-month budget stalemate that has held up billions for public schools and social services

8:34 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Algeria’s president has granted a humanitarian pardon to French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal after a yearlong imprisonment

8:12 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Cambodia's prime minister says a villager was killed in a shooting along the border with Thailand on Wednesday

8:01 AM on Wednesday, November 12

After weeks of delay, Democrat Adelita Grijalva of Arizona is set to be sworn in as the newest member of the House

7:39 AM on Wednesday, November 12

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy

7:16 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies have met with Ukraine’s foreign minister as Kyiv tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across the country

7:05 AM on Wednesday, November 12

House lawmakers are making a long-awaited return to potentially end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history

1:47 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Pakistan’s prime minister has offered talks to Afghanistan’s Taliban government in a renewed peace overture

11:24 PM on Tuesday, November 11

John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year

11:11 PM on Tuesday, November 11

Electricity demand will rise much faster than overall energy growth in the coming decades, underscoring the need for diversified energy sources and supply chains, That's according to a new report by the International Energy Agency

11:03 PM on Tuesday, November 11

The federal government shutdown has created delays in some states when it comes to the federal program that helps millions of families heat and cool their homes

11:03 PM on Tuesday, November 11

A former aide to two New York governors is on trial on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state’s bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

10:05 AM on Friday, November 7