Politics & Government News

2:36 PM 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

2:32 PM 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

2:29 PM 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

1:29 PM 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

1:12 PM 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 re-election

12:55 PM on Tuesday, December 23

A controversial "60 Minutes" segment on El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center has been leaked online

12:51 PM on Tuesday, December 23

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

12:20 PM on Tuesday, December 23

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

12:05 PM on Tuesday, December 23

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over new state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and day cares

11:42 AM on Tuesday, December 23

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

11:28 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

11:21 AM on Tuesday, December 23

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

11:19 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Colombia’s government has declared an economic state of emergency that enables President Gustavo Petro’s administration to issue taxes by decree

10:01 AM on Tuesday, December 23

George Conway has filed paperwork to run for a congressional seat in New York City

9:01 AM on Tuesday, December 23

In the 4 p.m. hour on Jan. 6, 2021, at the height of the fighting that day outside the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of rioters loyal to President Donald Trump had already breached several entrances and forced lawmakers to flee both the House and Senate, stopping the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory

8:14 AM on Tuesday, December 23

The “pollera,” a bell skirt with layered petticoats, is the traditional dress of Indigenous women in Bolivia’s highlands

8:00 AM on Tuesday, December 23

7:05 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

5:45 AM on Tuesday, December 23

A former close aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, he was ordered to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach

12:01 AM on Tuesday, December 23

The oldest baby boomers are turning 80 in 2026