Politics & Government News

3:47 PM on Tuesday, December 23

President Donald Trump’s newly appointed envoy to Greenland says the Republican administration is looking to begin a conversation with residents of the semi-autonomous Danish territory about the best way forward for the strategically important island

3:05 PM on Tuesday, December 23

The Trump administration is deploying 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the New Year

2:31 PM on Tuesday, December 23

2:17 PM on Tuesday, December 23

The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign workers

12:18 PM on Tuesday, December 23

The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown

12:18 PM on Tuesday, December 23

Libya's prime minister confirms the death of the country's military chief and 4 others in a plane crash in Turkey

11:36 AM on Tuesday, December 23

The Trump administration says it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year

11:32 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Opponents of a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit asking a court to suspend the districts for the 2026 elections

11:29 AM on Tuesday, December 23

The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President Donald Trump but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file on the disgraced late financier

10:29 AM on Tuesday, December 23

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to cut Homeland Security funding from states that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement

10:12 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Cynthia Lummis, who isn’t seeking reelection

9:51 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation eliminating Ohio's four-day grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots

9:20 AM on Tuesday, December 23

The Chiefs are moving to a new $3 billion stadium in Kansas, leaving their Missouri home

9:05 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is firing back at a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit over state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and day cares

8:42 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Former Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Sasse has announced his diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer

8:28 AM on Tuesday, December 23

President Donald Trump says he will be extending invitations to next year’s Group of 20 summit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

8:21 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Kilmar Abrego Garcia can spend Christmas with his family after spending much of the year in custody

4:05 AM on Tuesday, December 23

A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died

3:23 AM on Tuesday, December 23

France's parliament has approved an emergency bill to prevent a government shutdown next week

9:01 PM on Monday, December 22

The oldest baby boomers are turning 80 in 2026