Politics & Government News

7:22 PM on Thursday, January 15

A group of U.S. senators is voicing concern over U.S. Postal Service processing changes and what those could mean for voting with mail ballots

7:15 PM on Thursday, January 15

7:13 PM on Thursday, January 15

Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema allegedly had a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail, leading to the breakup of his marriage

5:44 PM on Thursday, January 15

The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is walking back claims of pressure and arrests he made earlier this week

5:29 PM on Thursday, January 15

Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday

5:01 PM on Thursday, January 15

Betsy McCaughey, a conservative commentator and former New York lieutenant governor, is running for governor of Connecticut

4:40 PM on Thursday, January 15

Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide

4:19 PM on Thursday, January 15

California health care advocates and progressive lawmakers are urging the governor and Legislature to find new funding for medical care and social services for low-income and disabled residents

3:26 PM on Thursday, January 15

Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics — including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants — actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent attacks and growing protests

3:16 PM on Thursday, January 15

Tanzania’s president has, for the first time since the disputed October election, commented on a six-day internet shutdown that disrupted operations as the country went through its worst postelection violence

2:48 PM on Thursday, January 15

A top ICE official has resigned her job in a bid to oust the longest-serving woman in Congress this fall

2:16 PM on Thursday, January 15

International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk during the geopolitical crisis triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to control the island

11:54 AM on Thursday, January 15

President Donald Trump has announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up

11:21 AM on Thursday, January 15

Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to flip majority control of the Legislature and retain the governor's seat this year

9:46 AM on Thursday, January 15

A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimately deporting the Palestinian activist

9:08 AM on Thursday, January 15

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has discussed her country’s future with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House

8:25 AM on Thursday, January 15

The bodies of 32 Cuban officers killed during a stunning U.S. attack on Venezuela have been repatriated to their homeland

6:01 AM on Thursday, January 15

The Alaska Court of Appeals is deciding whether to dismiss felony voter misconduct charges against Tupe Smith, an Alaska resident born in American Samoa

3:50 AM on Thursday, January 15

Troops from European countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security

3:07 AM on Thursday, January 15

The U.S. and Taiwan have signed a trade deal involving $250 billion in new investments by Taiwan's semiconductor and tech companies in the U.S. In exchange, the Trump administration will cut tariffs on Taiwanese goods