Politics & Government News

3:20 PM on Saturday, September 20

Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc was crowned the winner of the newly revamped Intervision song contest — a Russian answer to Eurovision that some say is as much about politics and power as it is about performance

3:01 PM on Saturday, September 20

The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized″ and ”rife with inaccuracies

12:18 PM on Saturday, September 20

California has become the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while conducting official business

12:07 PM on Saturday, September 20

On the eve of New York Climate Week, activists and members of the public have gathered to protest the financial institutions that are “making our lives more expensive while profiting off the climate crisis, war and genocide,” the organizers say

9:54 AM on Saturday, September 20

President Donald Trump’s latest plan to overhaul the American immigration system has left some immigrant workers confused

8:46 AM on Saturday, September 20

A senior Estonian military official said Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets during a 12-minute violation of Estonian airspace

7:39 AM on Saturday, September 20

Donald Trump warned during the campaign that Black Americans were losing jobs in large numbers and things would only worsen without his leadership

7:21 AM on Saturday, September 20

A right-wing demonstration in the Netherlands has erupted into violence as rioters clashed with police and vandalized a political party's office

6:10 AM on Saturday, September 20

President Donald Trump likes to project dominance and confidence on the world stage, but lately he's been expressing more frustration and disappointment

6:01 AM on Saturday, September 20

In all the stunning things about ABC’s swift removal of Jimmy Kimmel, its longtime late-night host and Oscars-hosting face of the network, perhaps the least surprising was that a comedian was again at the center of a battle over free speech

5:33 AM on Saturday, September 20

An immigration enforcement operation in the Chicago area is troubling immigrants and activists because of what they say are increasingly aggressive tactics

5:17 AM on Saturday, September 20

President Donald Trump calls him a “communist.”

4:45 AM on Saturday, September 20

Serbia has staged a large-scale military parade in Belgrade, showcasing tanks, missile systems and fighter jets in what officials described as the country’s biggest display of army strength in its history

4:44 AM on Saturday, September 20

Members of Congress are taking steps to tighten their own security as the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has deeply shaken lawmakers who were already concerned for their safety

12:44 AM on Saturday, September 20

Russia has launched a large-scale missile and drone attack across Ukraine, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more

9:07 PM on Friday, September 19

South Carolina legislators are not getting paid for the rest of the year over a lawsuit about a recent pay raise

9:01 PM on Friday, September 19

Families of some of the victims of violent crime in Chicago say that although it's been a largely intractable problem for the city for decades, they don't think sending in National Guard troops is the answer

1:12 PM on Friday, September 19

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that will require a new, $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications

8:31 AM on Friday, September 19

Multiple people have been arrested after protesters tried to block vehicles at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement site outside Chicago

1:32 AM on Friday, September 19

Estonia has summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace without permission