Politics & Government News

3:17 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hall outside a New York City immigration court, sending one to the hospital

3:15 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Another Florida university has announced a sole finalist in the search for its next president

2:35 PM on Tuesday, September 30

2:12 PM on Tuesday, September 30

A top New Orleans police official is welcoming the idea of working with federal troops deployed to Louisiana’s largest city

2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 30

1:46 PM on Tuesday, September 30

President Donald Trump said his administration was close to reaching a deal with Harvard University, the Ivy League institution it has targeted with a series of investigations and billions of dollars in funding cuts as it presses for changes to its policies and governance

12:33 PM on Tuesday, September 30

The U.N. Security Council has voted to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force with expanded powers to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti

12:31 PM on Tuesday, September 30

The expression ‘stay woke’ started out as an affirmation for African Americans

12:17 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Pennsylvania’s counties, school districts and social service agencies are warning of mounting layoffs, borrowing costs and damage to the safety net as the politically divided state government enters its fourth month of a budget stalemate

10:43 AM on Tuesday, September 30

A federal judge says the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over pro-Palestinian protests

9:52 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs under a deal struck with President Donald Trump's administration

9:36 AM on Tuesday, September 30

The U.S. government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader economy

9:01 AM on Tuesday, September 30

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Minnesota, its two largest cities, and a county over sanctuary policies

8:50 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Rep. David Schweikert is joining an already crowded field in the GOP primary for Arizona governor

6:18 AM on Tuesday, September 30

The U.S. government is on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost seven years

5:36 AM on Tuesday, September 30

A Mexican man who was among three people shot at a Dallas immigration field office last week has died, becoming the second person killed in the attack

11:56 PM on Monday, September 29

Hamas says it will study U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza both within the group and with other Palestinian factions before responding

9:09 PM on Monday, September 29

President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces

9:04 PM on Monday, September 29

A lot of government would continue during a shutdown

9:01 PM on Monday, September 29

With a government shutdown just hours away, Democrats and Republicans in Congress are angrily blaming each other and refusing to budge from their positions