Politics & Government News

12:01 AM on Friday, August 7

To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise

8:21 PM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump has hosted the U.S. Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House, honoring their accomplishments in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games

7:06 PM on Thursday, August 6

The Justice Department has accused Duke University’s law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions

6:38 PM on Thursday, August 6

Some of the savings being touted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence

6:23 PM on Thursday, August 6

China’s embassy in Argentina accused the United States of hypocrisy after an Argentine electricity cooperative alleged the U.S. Embassy threatened to revoke its executives’ visas over a partnership with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei

6:12 PM on Thursday, August 6

The labor union representing Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service workers has asked a judge to block a sweeping tax audit immunity agreement for President Donald Trump

5:16 PM on Thursday, August 6

In April, President Donald Trump announced that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was being renovated to address long-standing cosmetic and structural issues

5:10 PM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump says he is once again trying to limit birthright citizenship in the U.S. He signed two executive actions on immigration

4:18 PM on Thursday, August 6

Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014

3:58 PM on Thursday, August 6

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” after President Donald Trump derided America’s neighbor and its leadership while threatening to expand tariffs

1:54 PM on Thursday, August 6

Syria's Health Ministry says an explosion in a Damascus suburb has killed two people and wounded several others

9:31 AM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's neediest children

8:15 AM on Thursday, August 6

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

5:15 AM on Thursday, August 6

Two Iranian women soccer players who sought asylum in Australia have been granted citizenship

4:34 AM on Thursday, August 6

Iran says it is in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman

12:12 AM on Thursday, August 6

Wisconsin is the latest state where the battle over the direction of the Democratic Party will play out

12:07 AM on Thursday, August 6

A Senate committee has voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

12:02 AM on Thursday, August 6

Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher has defeated Congressman Andy Ogles in a Republican primary

11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Water levels on the Danube River have dropped so low due to drought that World War II German battleships are emerging into view

7:38 PM on Monday, August 3

Customs and Border Protection has ordered construction crews building Trump’s second border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping the groundwater needed to mix cement could threaten their livestock