Politics & Government News

9:00 PM on Thursday, May 7

The Trump administration is conducting a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States

8:26 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional

7:34 PM on Thursday, May 7

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” always was meant to be temporary

5:42 PM on Thursday, May 7

A federal court has ruled against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court

5:34 PM on Thursday, May 7

President Donald Trump’s border czar has threatened to “flood the zone” with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination with the federal government’s crackdown

5:29 PM on Thursday, May 7

Officials say the U_S_ isn't looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump’s threats that “Cuba is next.”

5:17 PM on Thursday, May 7

New York state lawmakers are expected to place a new tax on luxury second homes in New York City, appeasing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his progressive base as he moves to fund his ambitious agenda on the backs of the rich

5:08 PM on Thursday, May 7

A note attributed to Jeffrey Epstein in his first suspected jail suicide attempt in 2019 has been made public

4:27 PM on Thursday, May 7

Salvadoran investigative news outlet El Faro has announced that its members’ assets have been frozen

4:05 PM on Thursday, May 7

It's a new honor worthy of her name

2:24 PM on Thursday, May 7

A council appointed by President Donald Trump has proposed significant changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency

2:02 PM on Thursday, May 7

An Atlanta-based appeals court has rejected a no-bond policy implemented by the Trump administration for people in immigration proceedings

1:33 PM on Thursday, May 7

Former FBI Director James Comey is seeking to cancel his upcoming court appearance in North Carolina

8:23 AM on Thursday, May 7

The U_S_ military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces."

6:16 AM on Thursday, May 7

A Chinese military court has given suspended death sentences to former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe for bribery

3:41 AM on Thursday, May 7

The U_S_ military says that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three U_S_ Navy ships as they transited the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”

2:00 AM on Thursday, May 7

British voters have cast ballots in local and regional elections that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Keir Starmer

12:15 AM on Thursday, May 7

Michigan Republicans once viewed 2026 as their best chance to reclaim power in the battleground state

12:11 AM on Thursday, May 7

President Donald Trump's plan to coat the granite exterior of a historic building next to the White House with white paint could cost taxpayers at least $7.5 million

12:02 AM on Thursday, May 7

Tennessee has enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis