Politics & Government News

6:38 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Former Vice President Kamala Harris was forced to confront Israel’s war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour

5:26 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A federal judge has refused to reinstate eight former inspectors general who sued after the Trump administration fired them with no warning and little explanation

5:21 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

5:15 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Hillary Clinton has slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and accused the Trump administration of turning “the clock back” on public health

4:58 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Jimmy Kimmel's return monologue watched by nearly 6.3 million viewers on broadcast TV, despite blackouts in many cities

4:57 PM on Wednesday, September 24

The U.S. State Department says that immigration agents in the United States have arrested Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe because of his alleged ties to violent gangs in his troubled Caribbean country

4:52 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Ecuador’s plans to offer dozens of blocks of land for oil exploration for more than $47 billion has prompted opposition from seven Indigenous peoples in the Amazon

4:00 PM on Wednesday, September 24

The Trump administration says three major public school districts could lose $24 million in funding because of their policies supporting transgender students

2:45 PM on Wednesday, September 24

President Donald Trump excoriated European leaders about their efforts to slow irregular migration, claiming they have done little to prevent an influx of outsiders that has transformed the continent

2:16 PM on Wednesday, September 24

California counties are reporting decreases in homelessness, in part because the state and federal government has invested in helping people find housing

2:06 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

1:44 PM on Wednesday, September 24

World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly have spoken out against the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as well as divisive reaction to it

1:33 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A family of three, including a small child, have become the first people to arrive in the U.K. from France under a new “one in, one out” exchange policy in which Britain returns migrants who enter the country without authorization and France sends vetted asylum-seekers

1:20 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A new report finds the Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress

1:15 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Voters in Seychelles are facing key issues like a drug crisis, environmental challenges, and sovereignty questions as they head to the polls

11:45 AM on Wednesday, September 24

A New York judge warns Justice Department officials they could face sanctions for public comments about Luigi Mangione's prosecution

10:29 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Guinea's opposition has denounced alleged irregularities in a constitutional referendum

10:02 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Lawmakers and activists are urging U.S. tech firms to stop selling surveillance equipment to Chinese police

1:16 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Denmark’s prime minister has given an emotional apology to Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women who were given invasive contraception by the Danish health authorities against their will over decades

10:05 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Artificial intelligence has taken center stage at the United Nations Security Council meeting