Politics & Government News

5:59 PM on Wednesday, February 25

As a moment of political theater, President Donald Trump set a trap for Democrats while challenging them in his State of the Union address to sit or stand in signifying their belief in the primary role of government

5:27 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Bill and Hillary Clinton are slated to testify this week in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a deal with Republicans after it became clear that Congress — with the help of some Democrats — was on track to hold them in contempt if they refused to cooperate

3:27 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Arizona Republicans are fighting over whether to send a hard-right candidate to the general election for governor, even after recent statewide losses

3:02 PM on Wednesday, February 25

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s latest policy of deporting immigrants to “third countries” to which they have no ties is unlawful and must be set aside

3:01 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Antonio Tejero, the former Spanish lieutenant colonel who led a failed coup in 1981, has died

2:32 PM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor,” amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from a White House that has declared a “war on fraud.”

1:44 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Peru has declared a state of emergency across more than 700 districts after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides linked to El Nino Costero

1:18 PM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump sought in his first State of the Union address to sell Americans on the idea of a booming economy, falling prices, and soaring jobs, yet he faces a skeptical public with a much gloomier view

1:17 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Candidates and political groups are pouring money into Texas’ hotly contested U.S. Senate race at a record pace

1:13 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Mexican lawmakers have approved President Claudia Sheinbaum’s initiative to gradually reduce the work week from 48 hours to 40 hours

11:30 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Canada is sending $8 million Canadian (US$6.7 million) in food aid to people in Cuba as the island faces a tightened U.S. embargo and threats of tariffs against countries providing it with oil

9:38 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Brazil’s Supreme Court has convicted five men over the 2018 killing of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, in a case tied to politics and organized crime

8:37 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Floods in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have killed at least 46 people and forced thousands from their homes

8:13 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Haiti's government has retaken control of a key area from powerful gangs as glimmers of life appear in the heart of Port-au-Prince

7:23 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the next surgeon general

5:43 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Ukrainian delegation is set to meet on Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys ahead of another round of trilateral talks with Russia

2:08 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome from lawmakers in Israel

2:05 AM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, delivered on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, as transcribed by The Associated Press

12:10 AM on Wednesday, February 25

A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received the Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

9:45 PM on Tuesday, February 24