Politics & Government News

12:37 PM on Monday, September 8

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have arrived in Puerto Rico as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean

12:25 PM on Monday, September 8

Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered

12:24 PM on Monday, September 8

A federal judge has approved a settlement in a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department against North Carolina election officials

12:12 PM on Monday, September 8

A new law requiring Texas schools to obtain parental consent before administering health care services to students has triggered confusion among campus nurses who worry they could face punishment for routine acts like offering bandages

12:00 PM on Monday, September 8

The Czech Republic’s counterintelligence agency says it has broken up a spy network being built by Belarus together with agencies in Hungary and Romania

12:00 PM on Monday, September 8

Legislators topple France's government in confidence vote, ousting François Bayrou as third prime minister in 12 months

10:38 AM on Monday, September 8

President Donald Trump celebrated news that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks

10:37 AM on Monday, September 8

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations for now in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high court

10:35 AM on Monday, September 8

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set by judge after federal agents swept up US citizens

10:22 AM on Monday, September 8

Republicans are moving to change the rules of the Senate to approve more of President Donald Trump's nominees

10:08 AM on Monday, September 8

Chief Justice John Roberts has let President Donald Trump remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of high-profile firings allowed for now by the Supreme Court

9:44 AM on Monday, September 8

A federal appeals court has upheld a civil jury's decision requiring President Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million to columnist E

8:25 AM on Monday, September 8

President Donald Trump has amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from “Apocalypse Now” featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation’s third-largest city

6:16 AM on Monday, September 8

Doug Wilson was once a fringe pastor in Idaho and is now a significant voice in the Christian right

5:56 AM on Monday, September 8

South Korea’s foreign minister is en route to the U.S. to finalize steps for the return home of several hundred workers detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia

3:38 AM on Monday, September 8

Police in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu opened fire on demonstrators protesting a government attempt to regulate social media that blocked some of the world’s largest platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube

2:12 AM on Monday, September 8

Norwegians are heading to the polls in the main day of voting for a new parliament, after a campaign in which the future of a wealth tax that dates to the late 19th century has been a central issue

1:21 AM on Monday, September 8

Legislators have toppled France’s government in a confidence vote

11:09 PM on Sunday, September 7

Jury selection has begun in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida

11:26 AM on Wednesday, September 3