Politics & Government News

4:50 PM on Thursday, April 23

The new U.N.-backed international force charged with combating Haiti’s violent gangs has received more pledges than the 5,500 military and police it is seeking, and Chadian troops have already deployed in the capital, Port-au-Prince

4:40 PM on Thursday, April 23

President Donald Trump's “gold card” visa program, which allows foreigners to live and work in the U.S. for at least $1 million, has approved just one person since December, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced this Thursday

4:20 PM on Thursday, April 23

Amnesty International and U.S. civil rights groups have issued a “World Cup travel advisory," warning visitors about “rising authoritarianism and increasing violence" in the U.S. under President Donald Trump's immigration policies

3:40 PM on Thursday, April 23

California lawmakers have advanced a bill to change a law that lets the DMV collect millions from auctioned cars without notifying owners

3:39 PM on Thursday, April 23

A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost Virginia Democratic voters

3:23 PM on Thursday, April 23

President Donald Trump says he is weighing a taxpayer takeover of Spirit Airlines and would aim to resell the troubled carrier after oil prices drop

2:36 PM on Thursday, April 23

Havana won't abide by any American “ultimatums” to release political prisoners as part of new talks

2:33 PM on Thursday, April 23

Retiring Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart won’t take on a new high-paying role at the school after all

2:07 PM on Thursday, April 23

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been disputing claims of Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump's 2025 tax and spending law

2:03 PM on Thursday, April 23

A federal judge has ordered the release from immigration custody of the family of a man charged in a fatal firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, last year

1:57 PM on Thursday, April 23

The body of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu still hasn’t been buried because of a feud over his funeral and nearly a year after he died in South Africa

1:05 PM on Thursday, April 23

The Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment is sparking outrage among civil rights leaders

12:45 PM on Thursday, April 23

Pennsylvania’s treasurer is refusing to approve payments for more than $1 million in security upgrades to the private home of Gov. Josh Shapiro

12:09 PM on Thursday, April 23

President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products

11:24 AM on Thursday, April 23

The Department of Justice’s internal watchdog is reviewing the department’s compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files

11:23 AM on Thursday, April 23

For the first time as president, Donald Trump is planning to attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington this weekend

10:23 AM on Thursday, April 23

Ukraine has secured a crucial European Union loan to support the country's wartime efforts

6:54 AM on Thursday, April 23

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

3:41 AM on Thursday, April 23

President Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talk at the White House

1:31 AM on Thursday, April 23

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz