Politics & Government News

1:43 PM on Wednesday, October 22

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1:18 PM on Wednesday, October 22

California's Santa Clara County has decided to establish ICE-free zones throughout Silicon Valley

12:42 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Trump administration set to announce 'substantial pickup in Russia sanctions,' Bessent says without giving details

11:29 AM on Wednesday, October 22

An Indigenous alliance in Ecuador says it will stop blocking highways in protest over the end of a diesel subsidy after the country's president threatened to bring in the military

10:55 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Local authorities report that a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia, resulting in the deaths of 40 people, including infants

10:50 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The United Nations says Houthi rebels released a dozen United Nations international staffers and allowed three others to move freely within the U.N. compound after detaining them in the facility in Yemen's capital over the weekend

10:39 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Trump administration announces another strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean

10:24 AM on Wednesday, October 22

10:16 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The South Carolina Supreme Court has suggested solutions to avoid a legal dispute over lawmakers' pay

9:44 AM on Wednesday, October 22

North Carolina lawmakers approve new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat

9:41 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Sellers are noticeably scarce on Manhattan's Canal Street a day after a mass of federal agents questioned street vendors and sparked spontaneous protests on Manhattan’s Canal Street

8:59 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs

8:53 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Brazil’s Supreme Court has published the ruling convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup

8:43 AM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump's administration is preparing for a visit to the United States by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month

8:17 AM on Wednesday, October 22

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is seeking to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration is dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East

3:40 AM on Wednesday, October 22

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9:28 PM on Tuesday, October 21

Leaders of six Western Balkan nations are meeting British and European officials in London on Wednesday

7:07 AM on Tuesday, October 21

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year

1:37 PM on Monday, October 20

The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building

5:00 AM on Tuesday, October 14

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations