Politics & Government News

7:23 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

6:13 PM on Tuesday, January 6

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

5:42 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

5:32 PM on Tuesday, January 6

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

5:12 PM on Tuesday, January 6

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

4:52 PM on Tuesday, January 6

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

4:50 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Russian officials suggested in 2019 that the Kremlin might reduce support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine

4:33 PM on Tuesday, January 6

A suburban Phlladelphia shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise that became a magnet for die-hard supporters announced it’s closing its doors, six years after opening

4:26 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Nicolás Maduro’s first court hearing — a heavily secured spectacle where he proclaimed he is still Venezuela’s president and pleaded “soy inocente” — was merely the beginning of a legal odyssey that could keep him locked up and out of power for years, maybe even the rest of his life

4:12 PM on Tuesday, January 6

3:37 PM on Tuesday, January 6

President Donald Trump promised that “America First” would stand against more foreign entanglements

3:29 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

11:27 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

8:16 AM on Tuesday, January 6

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

6:58 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

12:10 AM on Tuesday, January 6

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

12:04 AM on Tuesday, January 6

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

12:02 AM on Tuesday, January 6

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

12:02 AM on Tuesday, January 6

President Donald Trump insists Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on as they try to hold their slim House majority

7:38 PM on Monday, January 5

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