Politics & Government News

2:32 PM on Friday, May 29

New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter says he felt the need to call out quarterback Jaxson Dart for introducing President Donald Trump because he felt it was his responsibility to show his teammates and others that he is against that

2:26 PM on Friday, May 29

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations

1:17 PM on Friday, May 29

Members of a Russia-led economic alliance have warned member Armenia that it could face suspension over its aspirations to join the European Union

1:15 PM on Friday, May 29

The Trump administration has extended protections shielding about 11,000 Lebanese from deportation, allowing them to stay and work in the U.S. for another six months and marking a rare reprieve to any of the people protected by temporary measures which have been harshly criticized by Republicans

12:44 PM on Friday, May 29

The White House is moving to give political appointees more control over federal grants

12:21 PM on Friday, May 29

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE,” and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples

10:54 AM on Friday, May 29

Musical artists' cancellations from a Donald Trump-linked U.S. celebration in Washington continue the Republican president’s tense history with the entertainment industry

10:38 AM on Friday, May 29

Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new congressional map to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with one of its two majority-Black House districts

10:33 AM on Friday, May 29

Crews are putting the finishing touches on the Obama Presidential Center ahead of the official public opening in Chicago on Juneteenth

9:57 AM on Friday, May 29

A Brazilian court has ruled that officials must restore and preserve Fordlandia

9:13 AM on Friday, May 29

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s holding a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he looks to make a “final determination” on moving forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire

8:47 AM on Friday, May 29

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from paying any claims through a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for the Republican president's allies who believe they were victims of a weaponized government

8:46 AM on Friday, May 29

UK prosecutors allege a Greek national traveled to Britain on behalf of a foreign intelligence service to conduct surveillance on a journalist critical of the Iranian regime

7:25 AM on Friday, May 29

President Donald Trump has held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he looks to make a “final determination” on moving forward on a deal to extend a ceasefire with Iran

5:33 AM on Friday, May 29

A residential treatment center in Missouri advertises to adoptive parents that it can help heal struggling children

4:07 AM on Friday, May 29

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an Ebola outbreak

11:07 PM on Thursday, May 28

The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district who was arrested last year in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been sentenced to two years in prison

11:01 PM on Thursday, May 28

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has finished her interview with House lawmakers about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files

10:52 PM on Thursday, May 28

Romanian authorities say a Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania

9:10 PM on Thursday, May 28

Vietnam’s leader To Lam is warning that the war in the Middle East has shown how important strategic waterways can be to the world as a whole