Politics & Government News

4:23 PM on Tuesday, January 6

The political fortunes of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were looking bright in the summer of 2024, when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate

3:15 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died

3:13 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and conservative commentator, dies at 80

2:48 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Less than two weeks before her inauguration, Democrat Abigail Spanberger says she’s still digesting what it means to become the first female governor in Virginia’s nearly 250-year history

2:42 PM on Tuesday, January 6

As the Trump administration continues to investigate a series of alleged fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents, social media users are falsely citing a Craigslist ad as evidence of such deceit

2:32 PM on Tuesday, January 6

California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week leaves a new vacant seat in the House

2:12 PM on Tuesday, January 6

The city of San Jose is falling behind on its ambitious climate target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030

1:52 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's interim president, has risen to prominence through strategic moves and political savvy

1:16 PM on Tuesday, January 6

The Department of Homeland Security says it has launched in Minnesota what it's calling the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency

12:29 PM on Tuesday, January 6

An individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance and causing other property damage is behind bars pending a Friday hearing

10:06 AM on Tuesday, January 6

President Donald Trump says Venezuela will be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., and he pledges to use proceeds from the sale of this oil “to benefit the people” of both countries

9:32 AM on Tuesday, January 6

Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two

9:02 AM on Tuesday, January 6

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his foreign minister and the governor general will visit Greenland in early February in the wake of renewed threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the Danish territory

8:27 AM on Tuesday, January 6

Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana is recovering from a car crash and expected to make a full recovery, A statement from Baird's office says he is recovering, but details of the crash are not immediately clear

5:16 AM on Tuesday, January 6

Venezuela's military says the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro resulted in dozens of casualties

3:58 AM on Tuesday, January 6

The White House says the U.S. military is “always an option” for acquiring Greenland, despite European leaders rejecting President Donald Trump's comments about taking over the island

9:10 PM on Monday, January 5

On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there is no official event to memorialize what happened

9:04 PM on Monday, January 5

Ukraine’s allies have made major progress toward defending the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia

9:02 PM on Monday, January 5

A former Republican lawmaker in Arizona has been sentenced to probation and a five-year ban on running for public office

4:38 PM on Monday, January 5

Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy have conducted a sit-in at Tehran's Grand Bazaar