Politics & Government News

1:47 PM on Thursday, June 18

The Department of Education has announced a reduction in interest rates for federal student loans, describing it as part of a plan to make higher education more affordable

1:00 PM on Thursday, June 18

More than $350 million from President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has been quietly directed to White House security

12:19 PM on Thursday, June 18

A bill in Sacramento could bring major changes to the California Public Records Act

12:10 PM on Thursday, June 18

Georgia lawmakers are poised to delay making any changes to the state’s current vote-counting method ahead of this year's midterm elections

12:10 PM on Thursday, June 18

New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who’s been absent from Congress since March with an unspecified medical issue, is set to return on June 30

11:57 AM on Thursday, June 18

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has lashed out at members of Israel’s government, saying that the country is deeply isolated and its leaders have failed to appreciate U.S. diplomatic and military support

11:50 AM on Thursday, June 18

Janeese Lewis George has won Washington, D.C.'s Democratic primary for mayor, setting up a potential clash with the Trump administration over the city’s limited autonomy

10:00 AM on Thursday, June 18

French President Emmanuel Macron's effort to court U.S. President Donald Trump culminated in a surprise moment at the Versailles Palace

9:43 AM on Thursday, June 18

Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package with unprecedented free-market measures

9:38 AM on Thursday, June 18

Washington, D.C., mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffie has conceded the Democratic primary race to Janeese Lewis George

9:10 AM on Thursday, June 18

Zimbabwe’s lower house has approved constitutional changes that would delay elections and extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure by two years

8:58 AM on Thursday, June 18

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a dinner for U.S. President Donald Trump at Versailles, where Trump signed an initial deal with Iran

7:08 AM on Thursday, June 18

The Supreme Court has ruled against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users

5:05 AM on Thursday, June 18

America's 250th birthday marks a milestone of resilience for Native Americans

5:03 AM on Thursday, June 18

A bipartisan bill top lawmakers and athletic leaders have described as the best chance to stabilize college sports has cleared a major hurdle in the Senate

3:27 AM on Thursday, June 18

Authorities in Niger say that an attack at the airport in Niger’s capital has killed 11 soldiers and two civilians, while 22 of the attackers have been killed by security forces

2:39 AM on Thursday, June 18

The Slovak government has won a parliamentary confidence vote after the country's debt exceeded constitutional fiscal limits

9:10 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited months for the Education Department to address complaints of bullying or discrimination

9:07 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a call to defend democracy

9:01 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Vice President JD Vance has embraced the role of being the chief defender of the agreement he and President Donald Trump signed with Iran over the weekend