Politics & Government News

8:40 PM on Tuesday, February 10

A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter

8:36 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Grand jury refuses to indict lawmakers in probe over video telling military to refuse illegal orders, AP source says

7:45 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Three suspected migrants have died and a fourth is hospitalized after two boats capsized off Panama’s Caribbean coast

7:22 PM on Tuesday, February 10

The father of slain Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay announced his plans to run for the nation’s presidency despite falling out with his son’s party the Democratic Center

6:49 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Congressional Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of trying to hijack plans to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and using the nonprofit National Park Foundation to solicit money from private donors for some of the president’s pet projects

6:30 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Former CNN host Don Lemon has hired former federal prosecutor Joe Thompson for his legal defense

5:25 PM on Tuesday, February 10

A federal judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice that sought to obtain access to Michigan's voter rolls, marking the latest set back to President Donald Trump's administration as it seeks voter data from a variety of states

5:13 PM on Tuesday, February 10

The U.S. Justice Department is targeting Alex Saab, a businessman linked to Nicolás Maduro, in an investigation that could impact the U.S. prosecution of the deposed Venezuelan leader

5:07 PM on Tuesday, February 10

The heads of three Trump administration agencies have appeared before Congress to discuss immigration policies

4:31 PM on Tuesday, February 10

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is changing its nominating and election process

4:16 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Immigrant rights groups are seeking to toss out a Republican lawsuit that would prohibit the U.S. Census Bureau from counting people who are in the U.S. illegally during the 2030 census

3:43 PM on Tuesday, February 10

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to withhold public health and transportation funds from several Democratic-led states

3:00 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Gov. Tim Walz says the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end soon

2:02 PM on Tuesday, February 10

The FBI relied on years-old claims of fraud, many of them thoroughly investigated, to obtain a search warrant to seize ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia

1:51 PM on Tuesday, February 10

Republican lawmakers are decrying what they said are invasive tactics in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election

1:14 PM on Tuesday, February 10

The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument

11:10 AM on Tuesday, February 10

Ecuador's Attorney General's office says the mayor of Guayaquil has been arrested on charges of money laundering and tax evasion

7:45 AM on Tuesday, February 10

The men in charge of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda delivered a staunch defense of immigration enforcement operations in a three-hour testimony to Congress

11:02 PM on Monday, February 9

Congressional leaders said Tuesday that a deal was still possible with the White House on Homeland Security Department funding before it expires this weekend

8:22 PM on Monday, February 9

Iranian security official Ali Larijani is in Oman, the country currently mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program