Politics & Government News

2:13 PM on Wednesday, November 12

The Democratic primary to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine looks different due to the decision of one candidate to drop out and join a different race with high stakes

2:02 PM on Wednesday, November 12

Prosecutors in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband say they've turned over a massive amount of evidence to the defense

1:58 PM on Wednesday, November 12

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12:11 PM on Wednesday, November 12

The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history would be a relief for small businesses that depend on federal contracts or funding

11:46 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Mexican authorities have suspended operations at 13 casinos allegedly used to launder millions of dollars overseas

11:22 AM on Wednesday, November 12

A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the government shutdown and his efforts to reshape the federal workforce

11:22 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Approval of how Trump is managing the government falls despite efforts to blame Democrats for the shutdown: AP-NORC poll

10:02 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, is retiring at the end of his current term in February, opening up a new seat on the Fed’s interest-rate setting committee at a time that President Donald Trump is seeking to exert more control over the central bank

10:00 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Bostic to step down in February, opening up seat on key Fed committee

9:34 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Algeria’s president has granted a humanitarian pardon to French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal after a yearlong imprisonment

9:12 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Cambodia's prime minister says a villager was killed in a shooting along the border with Thailand on Wednesday

8:51 AM on Wednesday, November 12

5:08 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Britain's Health Secretary Wes Streeting has denied plotting to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer

2:47 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Pakistan’s prime minister has offered talks to Afghanistan’s Taliban government in a renewed peace overture

12:24 AM on Wednesday, November 12

John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year

12:11 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Electricity demand will rise much faster than overall energy growth in the coming decades, underscoring the need for diversified energy sources and supply chains, That's according to a new report by the International Energy Agency

12:03 AM on Wednesday, November 12

The federal government shutdown has created delays in some states when it comes to the federal program that helps millions of families heat and cool their homes

12:03 AM on Wednesday, November 12

A former aide to two New York governors is on trial on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state’s bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

2:18 PM on Tuesday, November 11

The job of videotape editors was once one of the least-noticed in the media world