Politics & Government News

6:55 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh day

6:01 PM on Tuesday, October 7

California is the third U.S. state to designate Diwali as an official statewide holiday

5:23 PM on Tuesday, October 7

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to fill a critical vacancy at the top agency for worker rights, restoring it to the full power needed to deepen his overhaul of civil rights enforcement

4:57 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Argentina’s top court has approved the extradition of an Argentine businessman to face drug trafficking and money laundering charges in the United States

4:28 PM on Tuesday, October 7

President Donald Trump’s efforts to send National Guard troops into U.S. cities — including Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; and Chicago — over the objections of Democratic mayors and governors have prompted a host of questions about the president’s authority and who controls the Guard

4:16 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Planned Parenthood officials say in court filings that Missouri's Republican attorney general is trying to get the medical records of patients who’ve had abortions

3:29 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Democrats say fallout from the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics on the government shutdown could give them a welcome boost in the only two governors’ races on the ballot this year

10:07 AM on Tuesday, October 7

National Guard members from Texas are at an Army Reserve center in Illinois

9:33 AM on Tuesday, October 7

President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House

11:12 PM on Monday, October 6

To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot like the first

11:09 PM on Monday, October 6

A majority of Supreme Court justices seem to be leaning in favor of a Christian counselor who is challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights

11:04 PM on Monday, October 6

Attorney General Pam Bondi has repeatedly deflected questions while seeking to defend herself during a combative congressional hearing in the face of growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trump’s political opponents

11:02 PM on Monday, October 6

Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon visited Minnesota on Tuesday as part of a tour marking the 200th anniversary of organized emigration from his homeland to the U.S. The crown prince began the day in Minneapolis at Norway House, which brings contemporary Norway to the U.S. through arts, commerce and culture

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

President Donald Trump says he is open to extending the free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada through a negotiation or seeking “different deals” as he met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House

11:19 PM on Sunday, October 5

The fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California

12:49 PM on Friday, October 3

12:26 PM on Friday, October 3

Federal officials have reported the arrests of 13 people protesting near an immigration facility outside Chicago

3:50 PM on Monday, September 29

The first National Guard troops sent to Chicago by President Donald Trump have arrived at an Army training center outside the city

2:31 PM on Saturday, September 13