Politics & Government News

5:23 PM on Friday, March 6

A Pakistani business owner who tried to hire hit men to kill a U.S. politician has been convicted in a trial that showcased allegations of Iran-backed plotting on American soil

5:22 PM on Friday, March 6

Former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, a trailblazing Hawaii lawmaker and the first woman to lead the state Senate, has died at 74

5:07 PM on Friday, March 6

Georgia Republicans are pushing for more restrictions on local prosecutors, saying their investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proves the moves are needed

5:02 PM on Friday, March 6

The Food and Drug Administration’s controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency

4:51 PM on Friday, March 6

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has lost her job after criticism over a flashy ad campaign tied to President Donald Trump’s deportation push

4:18 PM on Friday, March 6

The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials

4:13 PM on Friday, March 6

A gun-rights YouTuber in Texas who goes by the “AK Guy” on social media has a clear path to the GOP nomination for Congress after Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales ended his reelection campaign over revelations of an affair

3:34 PM on Friday, March 6

The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on “several senior Rwandan officials for fueling instability” in eastern Congo, the State Department said on Friday, intensifying pressure on the East African country after sanctions announced earlier this week

3:03 PM on Friday, March 6

Valerie Foushee wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in North Carolina's 4th Congressional District

2:54 PM on Friday, March 6

National Symphony Orchestra director Jean Davidson has left the Kennedy Center to lead the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles, as turmoil grows under President Donald Trump’s control

2:48 PM on Friday, March 6

Cuba is shutting down its embassy in Ecuador after Ecuador and ordered its diplomats out

2:47 PM on Friday, March 6

Georgia’s races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking shape as candidates qualify and begin their sprint to the May 19 party primaries

1:13 PM on Friday, March 6

Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region

12:31 PM on Friday, March 6

Battery company SK laid off nearly 1,000 workers at a manufacturing plant in northeast of Atlanta on Friday amid changing consumer demand for EVs

10:29 AM on Friday, March 6

The Florida Bar has walked back what it said was an erroneous statement its representatives had made, indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virginia

9:40 AM on Friday, March 6

Stranded Americans across the Middle East say they’ve been left to navigate flight cancellations and confusing government guidance on their own

3:16 AM on Friday, March 6

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said after dissolving Parliament that a snap election should be held as soon as possible to avoid another prolonged political crisis in the Balkan country at a time of global turmoil

11:05 PM on Thursday, March 5

From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader

9:10 PM on Thursday, March 5

U_S_ President Donald Trump appeared to rule out talks with Iran absent its “unconditional surrender.”

2:49 PM on Friday, February 27