Politics & Government News

5:32 PM on Wednesday, June 17

An Oklahoma megachurch minister has withdrawn from a U.S. House runoff after reports that he sent romantic texts to a woman who isn't his wife

4:29 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has filed a lawsuit against the State Board of Equalization to force them to certify residential property tax values

3:48 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Jamaica is discussing with the United States the acceptance of third-country deportees

3:46 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Major League Baseball is facing challenges with LGBTQ+ inclusivity as some players resist participating in Pride events

3:44 PM on Wednesday, June 17

President Donald Trump isn't fond of international meetings of world leaders

2:54 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred to other facilities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season

2:53 PM on Wednesday, June 17

U.S. President Donald Trump described Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his loyal friend, despite tensions over trade and oil sanctions

2:36 PM on Wednesday, June 17

The Federal Trade Commission and four states are suing the World Professional Association for Transgender Health

2:35 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Equatorial Guinea's government has resigned after achieving only about 10% of its goals, according to Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue

1:49 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Poland's deputy defense minister says the U.S. is interested in establishing a permanent military base in Poland

12:54 PM on Wednesday, June 17

Senior U.S. officials have read the memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists after days of secrecy over what is in the document

12:26 PM on Wednesday, June 17

The U.S. Department of Labor is telling states they have to combat fraud, waste and abuse in their unemployment insurance programs

12:07 PM on Wednesday, June 17

The United Nations’ food agencies warn that acute hunger is set to worsen across 13 global hot spots in the coming months, calling for urgent action

11:26 AM on Wednesday, June 17

The Trump administration says it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels

7:30 AM on Wednesday, June 17

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is pledging to senators to be “fair and reasonable” in assessing requests for disaster

11:20 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Republican lawmakers in Georgia won’t redraw congressional and state legislative districts for the 2028 elections during a special session called by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp

11:02 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Leaders at the Group of Seven summit have backed U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire

11:01 PM on Tuesday, June 16

The interim deal between the U.S. and Iran is supposed to usher in a two-month period that would address Tehran’s nuclear program

3:47 PM on Tuesday, June 16

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet nearly half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation

3:03 PM on Monday, June 15