Politics & Government News

Friday, July 17

Andy Burnham is about to become Britain’s 59th prime minister, following the sudden downfall of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer

11:44 PM on Thursday, July 16

To air or not to air

11:29 PM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump said in a speech to the nation that he's using federal power to secure elections from being “stolen.”

8:40 PM on Thursday, July 16

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been rapidly expanding its workforce, hiring thousands of new officers

6:49 PM on Thursday, July 16

The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Houston, is holding a public vigil for him

6:00 PM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital is being extended by more than two years and will last until the end of his term

5:51 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration is drastically shortening visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. The new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security limits visas to 240 days, down from up to five years

3:52 PM on Thursday, July 16

Republicans on the House Budget Committee have advanced a $95 billion package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements

3:27 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they seek and obtain government approval, a departure from long-standing practice

3:27 PM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump's media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets

2:42 PM on Thursday, July 16

The White House says President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi

2:39 PM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump's administration has worked to stop offshore wind development on the grounds it’s a national security risk since late last year, halting work on major projects and buying back leases

1:41 PM on Thursday, July 16

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has met with accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following the demand of a Republican senator whose support is crucial to his nomination to lead the Justice Department

1:10 PM on Thursday, July 16

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has convened leaders from over 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration’s latest effort to quell what it calls “left-wing” political terrorism

12:44 PM on Thursday, July 16

Brazil has criticized a new U.S. tariff on certain Brazilian imports and says it plans to impose reciprocal tariffs

12:18 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and more

10:08 AM on Thursday, July 16

The U.S. government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

8:26 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump addressed the nation on topics that included elections and voting machines, revisiting long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden

12:08 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump has used a primetime address to question the legitimacy of U.S. elections and push for more restrictive voting laws

12:02 AM on Thursday, July 16

Markwayne Mullin is facing his first major test as Homeland Security secretary after three people were killed in encounters with ICE officers in less than a week