Politics & Government News

2:59 PM on Friday, April 3

A federal judge has ruled that Border Patrol agents continued illegal stops and arrests in California despite a previous order to stop

2:51 PM on Friday, April 3

Families wrapped their arms around freed loved ones outside Cuban prisons on Friday

2:31 PM on Friday, April 3

The Supreme Court's spokeswoman says Justice Samuel Alito fell ill at an event in Philadelphia last month and was treated for dehydration before returning home to suburban Washington

2:16 PM on Friday, April 3

Georgia lawmakers have passed a bill allowing property owners to file claims against local governments for not enforcing bans on outdoor sleeping and bans that require cooperation with federal immigration authorities

2:00 PM on Friday, April 3

1:48 PM on Friday, April 3

A federal court in Nevada has ruled against a Trump-era immigration policy requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain everyone facing deportation

1:30 PM on Friday, April 3

Georgia lawmakers have ended their legislative session without addressing concerns over data centers

1:09 PM on Friday, April 3

Mississippi officials are moving closer to creating a state home mitigation program to help protect residents from natural disasters

1:08 PM on Friday, April 3

A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights back

12:28 PM on Friday, April 3

Tigers Woods’ second arrest on charges of driving under the influence has put golf on hold for one of the game's most important figures

11:54 AM on Friday, April 3

Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies

11:21 AM on Friday, April 3

11:10 AM on Friday, April 3

Efforts to quickly and quietly oust the president of the University of Wisconsin system are drawing fire from a Republican legislative leader

8:43 AM on Friday, April 3

8:17 AM on Friday, April 3

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says an upcoming election against pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a “referendum” on Hungary’s future

7:24 AM on Friday, April 3

Peace talks between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China’s government said, two days after those countries resumed conversations after weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds

6:52 AM on Friday, April 3

Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars

3:57 AM on Friday, April 3

The Georgia General Assembly has ended its annual session without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline

12:01 AM on Friday, April 3

The White House is releasing details of President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget, including a $1.5 trillion defense spending request

5:29 PM on Thursday, April 2

The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired