Politics & Government News

6:14 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump is now officially on board with a sanctions package aimed at Russia, according to a top GOP senator

5:26 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The Trump administration says it’s going to depart 66 international organizations, nearly half them affiliated with the United Nations

5:04 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality who lost his home in the deadly Palisades wildfire last year, said Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles

4:40 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle

4:13 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump has abruptly changed his tone about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro

4:08 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Trump invites Colombian president to White House days after threatening South American country with military strike

3:37 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump is seeking over $6.2 million in attorney fees from the Fulton County District Attorney's office

3:18 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The House is pushing ahead with legislation to renew subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans

2:37 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Georgia is the latest state to consider eliminating its personal income tax, with Republican leaders in the Senate backing a proposal to phase it out by 2032

1:46 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”

1:41 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Nebraska lawmakers are considering a motion to expel Sen. Dan McKeon over allegations of inappropriate behavior

1:05 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for impoverished civilians

12:17 PM on Wednesday, January 7

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in a major U.S. city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary

11:59 AM on Wednesday, January 7

The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years than previously predicted

11:56 AM on Wednesday, January 7

The Trump administration’s crackdown on the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes care for 1.4 million children from low-income households, has rattled child care providers and families that rely on the aid money

11:07 AM on Wednesday, January 7

Mexico has emerged as a key fuel supplier to Havana as the United States prepares to seize control of Venezuelan oil and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump hardens its stance toward Cuba

9:07 AM on Wednesday, January 7

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one

8:46 AM on Wednesday, January 7

The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money

5:26 AM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions

8:01 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Frustration and anger are brewing among young protesters in Nepal who helped topple the government