Politics & Government News

5:15 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question for its 2030 census practice test

4:53 PM on Thursday, February 5

A lawsuit claims Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lacks the authority to call a special session to redraw congressional maps mid-decade

4:46 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, has announced that the U.S. will cut off all dealings with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of the Polish parliament's lower house

4:44 PM on Thursday, February 5

Civil War scholar Gabor S

3:26 PM on Thursday, February 5

The Republican lawmakers in charge of the House and Senate intelligence committees have rejected an anonymous complaint from last year alleging that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard withheld access to classified information for political reasons

1:07 PM on Thursday, February 5

With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact instead of extending current agreement

1:07 PM on Thursday, February 5

Early-career scientists in California are advocating for a $23 billion scientific research fund following federal funding cuts to research projects studying climate change, health and more

12:40 PM on Thursday, February 5

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats' demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic.”

12:23 PM on Thursday, February 5

President Denis Sassou N'guesso of the Republic of Congo has announced his candidacy for the March 15 presidential election

12:21 PM on Thursday, February 5

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be up to the president to decide whether to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if he doesn't lower interest rates

12:05 PM on Thursday, February 5

The chairman of prestigious law firm Paul Weiss has resigned from that position after emails revealed his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein

10:53 AM on Thursday, February 5

Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell

10:25 AM on Thursday, February 5

10:14 AM on Thursday, February 5

Bitcoin's price continues its decline, dropping another 11% to $67,000

9:26 AM on Thursday, February 5

9:11 AM on Thursday, February 5

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term

7:12 AM on Thursday, February 5

Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and across the country

6:42 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages

1:45 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal

11:03 PM on Wednesday, February 4

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Milan leading U.S. President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics