Politics & Government News

6:29 PM on Thursday, March 19

The Senate debate over voting legislation is airing out differences on voter ID

6:10 PM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s diverging language on Israel’s decision to attack a critical Iranian gas field marks the most notable difference of opinion between the two leaders since the start of the war against Iran

5:46 PM on Thursday, March 19

There's a small sign of progress in efforts to end the Homeland Security shutdown

5:43 PM on Thursday, March 19

A federal arts commission has approved the design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's image to celebrate America's 250th birthday

5:02 PM on Thursday, March 19

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police

4:06 PM on Thursday, March 19

4:00 PM on Thursday, March 19

Two agents fired from the FBI last year say in a federal lawsuit they were terminated “solely” because of their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

3:47 PM on Thursday, March 19

A second Republican leader in the Wisconsin Legislature has announced they will not seek reelection this fall

3:29 PM on Thursday, March 19

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change

3:10 PM on Thursday, March 19

Madagascar's military leader says anyone applying to become a minister in his new government will be subjected to lie detector tests to root out those who are corrupt

3:07 PM on Thursday, March 19

Federal judges are highlighting a rise in threats against the judiciary

2:52 PM on Thursday, March 19

The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown of a single U.S. government department

10:58 AM on Thursday, March 19

Markwayne Mullin has moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump’s next homeland security secretary

10:07 AM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump this week said he believes he’ll have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon

9:12 AM on Thursday, March 19

A senior administration official says the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war

7:37 AM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump says he knew oil prices would go up because of the Iran war as the conflict underscores the risks of his relentless focus on fossil fuels while pursuing what he calls American energy dominance

1:54 AM on Thursday, March 19

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting a proposal to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader

1:32 AM on Thursday, March 19

European leaders have demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a moratorium on strikes on water and energy infrastructure in the Middle East as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising energy prices caused by the war

12:01 AM on Thursday, March 19

The widening war in Iran is exposing big gaps at the State Department, especially in the bureau that handles the Middle East

1:18 PM on Saturday, March 7