Politics & Government News

6:15 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Protesters, journalists and faith leaders who sued over the aggressive tactics of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area are seeking to end their legal challenge

6:14 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies are dwindling in Congress

5:52 PM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump's tax legislation included a provision called "Trump Accounts," which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account

5:17 PM on Tuesday, December 2

An academic society says it has banned former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers from “attending, speaking at, or otherwise participating” at its events for life

5:15 PM on Tuesday, December 2

The White House and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have each lent support for a bill designed to regulate college sports that has been criticized by opponents as a giveaway to the NCAA and its most powerful schools

5:15 PM on Tuesday, December 2

The Pentagon press secretary has held her first briefing since most nonpartisan news outlets were replaced by friendly media representatives willing to accept new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

4:54 PM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump's latest Cabinet meeting lasted over two hours

3:52 PM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump announces National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans

3:05 PM on Tuesday, December 2

The Trump administration says it will withhold funds for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide data about those receiving the assistance

2:58 PM on Tuesday, December 2

This year's U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is a 53-foot-tall red fir from the Carson Ranger District in Nevada

2:31 PM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump says he does not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are too reliant on U.S. social safety net and add little to the United States

2:24 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S. The operation, which could begin soon, targets people in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area with final deportation orders

2:13 PM on Tuesday, December 2

A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and assault charges

1:22 PM on Tuesday, December 2

President Donald Trump has announced plans to reconstruct Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia

1:14 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Costco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s most sweeping import taxes

10:02 AM on Tuesday, December 2

U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President Donald Trump’s assertion to consider the country’s airspace closed

9:00 AM on Tuesday, December 2

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday over a peace plan to end the war with Ukraine

8:00 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged a historic $6.25 billion on Tuesday to provide an incentive to families to adopt new investment accounts for children

6:01 AM on Tuesday, December 2

A Democrat who served four years as Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor and narrowly lost a 2022 U.S. Senate bid is running for governor in the battleground state

5:10 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were constructive, but much work remains