Politics & Government News

1:59 PM on Tuesday, February 3

A bipartisan group of California state Assembly members has announced a package of bills to crack down on dangerous drivers

1:53 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libya’s late dictator, killed in the northern African country, officials say

1:35 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Tobias Kratzer unveils his world premiere production of “Monster's Paradise,” a satirical opera lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump

1:16 PM on Tuesday, February 3

New York’s attorney general has announced plans to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state

1:13 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Colombian and Ecuadorian truckers and merchants are protesting at a border crossing against a trade war between their countries

1:10 PM on Tuesday, February 3

House passes bill to end partial shutdown, sending measure to Trump and setting stage for Homeland Security debate

12:26 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Olympic officials from Africa have taken their concerns about a visa program for entering the United States to leaders of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

11:48 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Clintons reach an agreement with Republicans to testify this month in House Epstein probe, avoiding contempt vote

11:42 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred have expressed support for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays

8:28 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri says relations with Syria have improved significantly since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad

7:46 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Voters in Texas' 18th District have had little break in a series of elections as the result of the Republican-controlled state Legislature's redrawing of congressional districts last year

7:29 AM on Tuesday, February 3

French prosecutors have requested a five-year ban on holding elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a crucial appeal trial in Paris

5:30 AM on Tuesday, February 3

The charity founded by Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is shutting down following the release of emails showing the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

4:58 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Bullied and buffeted by President Donald Trump’s tariffs for the past year, America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves from the president’s impulsive wrath

11:04 PM on Monday, February 2

The NFL says the federal security presence at the Super Bowl will be consistent with past games and Immigration and Customs Enforcement won't be there

10:58 PM on Monday, February 2

State and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities

8:29 PM on Monday, February 2

An internal document reveals Vietnam's military is preparing for a possible American war of aggression, viewing the U.S. as a "belligerent" power

5:52 PM on Monday, February 2

Images circulating online that show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are generated by artificial intelligence

7:14 AM on Saturday, January 31

The partial government shutdown is a lot different from the record-long shutdown in the fall

7:24 AM on Friday, January 30