Politics & Government News

5:24 PM on Friday, November 14

Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices

5:22 PM on Friday, November 14

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has launched his bid for a third term, highlighting his achievements but acknowledging more work is needed in health care, housing, and energy

5:05 PM on Friday, November 14

4:44 PM on Friday, November 14

A crosswalk honoring Buddy Holly with a painted depiction of the rock and roll legend's iconic glasses will have to be removed from his hometown of Lubbock, Texas

4:35 PM on Friday, November 14

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi's campaign to reduce homelessness is a revolving door of citations and court dismissals, with little lasting effect

4:27 PM on Friday, November 14

The leader of the Indiana state Senate, a Republican, has said that his chamber will no longer meet in December as planned to vote on redistricting, citing lack of support from his members

4:17 PM on Friday, November 14

The emails to and from Jeffrey Epstein that were released this week shine a light on the relationship between reporters and their sources — and that light isn't always flattering

3:16 PM on Friday, November 14

A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has ruled that Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, should stand trial for obstructing justice

2:56 PM on Friday, November 14

The U.S. military says its 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea

2:51 PM on Friday, November 14

A federal judge on Friday said the Trump administration is still violating detained immigrants’ constitutional rights by restricting their access to attorneys at a detention facility in Los Angeles and ordered the government to remedy the matter

2:00 PM on Friday, November 14

Protesters have clashed with authorities outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago

1:44 PM on Friday, November 14

The White House is preparing to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week with the pomp typical of a state visit

12:57 PM on Friday, November 14

Critics are warning that Florida's new social studies standards rehabilitate aspects of McCarthyism and the anti-communist Red Scare

12:41 PM on Friday, November 14

British financial assets were under pressure Friday on growing speculation that the Labour government has ditched plans to raise income taxes in a crucial budget at the end of the month

11:17 AM on Friday, November 14

Switzerland has announced plans to invest $200 billion in the United States through 2028 as it finalized a hard-wrought deal to slash U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods

10:52 AM on Friday, November 14

The Transportation Department’s new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver’s licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court

9:27 AM on Friday, November 14

A longtime Georgia prosecutor has announced that he will take over the state's election interference case against President Donald Trump and others

3:19 AM on Friday, November 14

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling coalition has won a key state election in Bihar, in a vote seen as a crucial test of his popularity

12:05 AM on Friday, November 14

Emails released by the House Oversight Committee reveal how Jeffrey Epstein maintained connections with influential figures despite his 2008 guilty plea to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl

Friday, November 14

Photos and video of immigrants in custody have been a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s administration, and illustrate his agenda to crack down on immigration