Politics & Government News

8:05 PM on Monday, December 15

Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president's Jan. 6 speech

7:09 PM on Monday, December 15

A federal judge is ordering the release of an Iranian migrant and bodybuilder held by U.S. immigration authorities for over five months

6:26 PM on Monday, December 15

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January

5:41 PM on Monday, December 15

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation to El Salvador has become a significant issue in the Trump administration's immigration policies

5:41 PM on Monday, December 15

4:28 PM on Monday, December 15

The Trump administration says in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons

4:23 PM on Monday, December 15

Trump administration opposes push by preservationists to halt White House ballroom project, citing national security

4:18 PM on Monday, December 15

Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump

4:00 PM on Monday, December 15

California is hiring former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials to help launch a public health initiative in response to the Trump administration's changes to health guidance

3:33 PM on Monday, December 15

Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released

3:32 PM on Monday, December 15

The Reiner family, known for their positive influence in American culture, has faced a shocking tragedy

12:43 PM on Monday, December 15

Photographer and movie producer Michele Singer Reiner has died

10:58 AM on Monday, December 15

President Donald Trump is blaming Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy

9:56 AM on Monday, December 15

Nick Reiner, the younger son of director Rob Reiner, is in police custody following what investigators believe was a fatal stabbing of the director and his wife

2:17 AM on Monday, December 15

The head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency says Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war.”

1:08 AM on Monday, December 15

Dense toxic smog has blanketed New Delhi, pushing air pollution levels to their worst levels in weeks and disrupting travel

Monday, December 15

U.S. officials say Washington has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend

10:40 PM on Sunday, December 14

Prosecutors played audio recordings to show jurors that a Wisconsin judge knew what was at stake when she directed an immigrant to a private door while federal agents were in the courthouse to arrest him

10:39 PM on Sunday, December 14

A Wisconsin judge has ruled there is enough evidence to proceed to trial in a felony forgery case against an attorney and an aide to President Donald Trump for their role in the 2020 fake elector scheme

6:24 PM on Sunday, December 14

Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, has been convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court