Politics & Government News

3:15 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question for its 2030 census practice test

2:53 PM on Thursday, February 5

A lawsuit claims Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lacks the authority to call a special session to redraw congressional maps mid-decade

2:46 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, has announced that the U.S. will cut off all dealings with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of the Polish parliament's lower house

2:44 PM on Thursday, February 5

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11:07 AM on Thursday, February 5

With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact instead of extending current agreement

11:07 AM on Thursday, February 5

Early-career scientists in California are advocating for a $23 billion scientific research fund following federal funding cuts to research projects studying climate change, health and more

10:23 AM on Thursday, February 5

President Denis Sassou N'guesso of the Republic of Congo has announced his candidacy for the March 15 presidential election

10:21 AM on Thursday, February 5

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be up to the president to decide whether to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if he doesn't lower interest rates

10:05 AM on Thursday, February 5

The chairman of prestigious law firm Paul Weiss has resigned from that position after emails revealed his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein

8:53 AM on Thursday, February 5

Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell

8:25 AM on Thursday, February 5

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Bitcoin's price continues its decline, dropping another 11% to $67,000

7:26 AM on Thursday, February 5

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term

7:11 AM on Thursday, February 5

Organizers of an international flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza have announced plans for another mission with over 100 boats in March

6:24 AM on Thursday, February 5

Each year the Drina River in eastern Bosnia is filled with waste brought downstream from illegal dump sites

5:15 AM on Thursday, February 5

Sen_ Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she won't sit for an interview with the Justice Department regarding a probe into a video she organized urging U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”

4:42 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages

11:45 PM on Wednesday, February 4

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal

9:03 PM on Wednesday, February 4

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Milan leading U.S. President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics