Politics & Government News

6:24 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined his proposed $117 billion state budget Wednesday, as the term-limited executive prepares to leave the state’s top office

5:45 PM on Wednesday, December 10

President Donald Trump has announced the long-awaited launch of a "gold card" program offering legal status and a pathway to U.S. citizenship

5:37 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations — this time in California

5:33 PM on Wednesday, December 10

House passes sweeping defense policy bill, sending measure to Senate that raises troop pay and sets military priorities

5:12 PM on Wednesday, December 10

A new report reveals that the U.S. government's statistical system is struggling due to staff layoffs, reduced funding, and political interference

5:05 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The House votes to pass a sweeping defense policy bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs

3:09 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the Maduro government

2:30 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The New York Times and President Donald Trump are fighting again

2:17 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Travelers who are now able to come to the United States without a visa might soon need to provide social media, email, and family history details to the Department of Homeland Security

2:13 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Democrat Eileen Higgins’ victory in the Miami mayoral race marks a setback for Republican President Donald Trump

1:27 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits Tuesday, bringing her overall giving since 2019 to $26.3 billion

1:17 PM on Wednesday, December 10

12:52 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman

12:14 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Mega billionaire Elon Musk said his efforts leading the Department of Government Efficiency were only “somewhat successful” and he would not do it over again

11:44 AM on Wednesday, December 10

EU enlargement chief Marta Kos says Ukraine’s EU membership is “inevitable” and has expressed confidence that Hungary will not block the country’s accession, even as Budapest objects to moving ahead during wartime

10:14 AM on Wednesday, December 10

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop deploying California National Guard troops in Los Angeles

9:35 AM on Wednesday, December 10

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid rate cuts he initiated more than two months ago

8:11 AM on Wednesday, December 10

New York City's chief fiscal officer Brad Lander is running for Congress, with the backing of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

4:01 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia is showing no signs of stopping

12:09 AM on Wednesday, December 10

President Donald Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and already strained by a worker shortage