Politics & Government News

3:54 PM on Tuesday, October 21

President Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, calling it crime-ridden and claiming residents want federal help

3:45 PM on Tuesday, October 21

A federal judge overseeing the Trump administration’s prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver on charges she assaulted and impeded immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center told the government to remove social media posts he called “prejudicial” to the congresswoman

3:17 PM on Tuesday, October 21

2:48 PM on Tuesday, October 21

The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain in certain federal repayment plans following a lawsuit from the American Federation of Teachers

2:30 PM on Tuesday, October 21

An executive order from President Donald Trump led a federal agency to drop an investigation into Amazon for allegedly discriminating against female drivers by failing to provide adequate bathroom breaks, according to a new lawsuit

1:39 PM on Tuesday, October 21

1:17 PM on Tuesday, October 21

President Donald Trump's pick to lead an office charged with protecting whistleblowers appears to be in jeopardy

1:13 PM on Tuesday, October 21

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is denying his government failed to prepare for school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic

1:11 PM on Tuesday, October 21

At least 20 people have been arrested in Cameroon in connection with protests over the Oct. 12 presidential election, authorities said on Tuesday, as tensions mounted ahead of the proclamation of results expected later this week

12:05 PM on Tuesday, October 21

A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor to for a local politician

11:59 AM on Tuesday, October 21

A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

9:53 AM on Tuesday, October 21

A raid last month in Chicago has signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and ratcheted up tensions in a city already on edge

9:19 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Greece’s conservative government is seeking to ban protests at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, an iconic monument outside Parliament in Athens which has frequently been the site of demonstrations

9:18 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Progressive groups are launching an effort to reconnect with Latino voters to regain support in places where President Donald Trump has made inroads

9:11 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey

9:10 AM on Tuesday, October 21

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety, and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law

9:01 AM on Tuesday, October 21

A raid last month in Chicago has signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and ratcheted up tensions in a city already on edge

6:01 AM on Tuesday, October 21

A new poll finds most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive

3:40 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated political landscape

7:43 PM on Monday, October 20

Japan's parliament has elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister