Politics & Government News

6:31 PM on Wednesday, December 3

The University of Alabama has suspended the publication of two student-run magazines — one primarily focused on Black students and another on women’s issues — citing federal guidance against diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college campuses

6:00 PM on Wednesday, December 3

In heavily Democratic California, one prominent Republican U.S. House member is considering an audacious maneuver — moving to Texas to run for Congress

4:49 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Attorney General Tim Griffin has asked a judge to send Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home operator pardoned by President Trump, to an Arkansas prison for Medicaid fraud and tax evasion

4:46 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Trump aides to meet with top Ukrainian negotiator Thursday in Miami for more Russia-Ukraine peace talks, AP source says

4:37 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Americans gave $4 billion to nonprofits on GivingTuesday in 2025, an increase from the $3.6 billion they gave in 2024

4:05 PM on Wednesday, December 3

President Donald Trump has long praised tariffs as key to increasing wealth in the United States, idealizing Gilded Age policies that preceded the implementation of a modern federal income tax

4:02 PM on Wednesday, December 3

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is embracing his love for travel in his final month in office

3:11 PM on Wednesday, December 3

President Donald Trump's decision to knock down the East Wing to build a big ballroom has significantly altered the visitor experience at the White House

2:47 PM on Wednesday, December 3

President Donald Trump's administration says it will withhold money to help manage SNAP food aid from states that don't give the federal government information on individual recipients

1:45 PM on Wednesday, December 3

The State Department says the United States will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in mass killings and violence against Christians in the West African country

12:06 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve’s regional bank presidents live in their districts for at least three years before taking office, a move that could give the White House more power over the independent agency

11:39 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Lebanon’s prime minister says his country is “far from” diplomatic normalization or economic relations with Israel

10:29 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Republicans have held onto a conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee

8:47 AM on Wednesday, December 3

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new immigration crackdown in New Orleans

8:44 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Farmers in northern Greece have blocked border crossings with North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey as part of a growing protest over delays in farm subsidy payments

7:04 AM on Wednesday, December 3

The scrutiny over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership at the Pentagon has been a long time coming on Capitol Hill

6:23 AM on Wednesday, December 3

A progressive group is targeting two Senate Democrats and an independent senator who voted to confirm some of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees

4:24 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Ukraine and its European allies have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough

12:02 AM on Wednesday, December 3

President Donald Trump and his top officials have recently criticized Minnesota's Somali community, drawing attention to immigrants from the war-torn East African country

1:45 PM on Tuesday, December 2

U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine is intensifying