Politics & Government News

6:02 PM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks

5:51 PM on Thursday, June 4

Outraged Minnesota residents with loved ones who died at the hands of police are demanding accountability over the state's Republican Party holding a public prayer for the former police officer in prison for murdering George Floyd

5:40 PM on Thursday, June 4

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s political career has been defined by historic milestones

5:35 PM on Thursday, June 4

Students, immigrant-rights advocates and Austin Community College asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let them defend the Texas Dream Act that has helped thousands of immigrant students lacking permanent legal status afford college

5:20 PM on Thursday, June 4

The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled they were added illegally

5:15 PM on Thursday, June 4

The National Capital Planning Commission wants more details on President Donald Trump's proposal for a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. The commission voted Thursday to seek additional information on the planned structure's impact on air navigation and traffic around the area between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery where the 250-foot arch is planned

5:04 PM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump says his acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not be in the role permanently

4:31 PM on Thursday, June 4

Many Pennsylvania counties are failing to review the death of every child in their area, despite a 2008 state law that requires them to do so

4:10 PM on Thursday, June 4

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin

3:55 PM on Thursday, June 4

3:06 PM on Thursday, June 4

Authorities say an investigation into identity theft and the use of fake identification documents has led to the detention of 48 immigrants and the indictments of six people in South Carolina

12:56 PM on Thursday, June 4

Romania's president has nominated European Parliament member Eugen Tomac as prime minister to end a political crisis

12:34 PM on Thursday, June 4

Prince William and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have paid tribute to former MI6 spy chief Alex Younger after his death at 62

12:29 PM on Thursday, June 4

Slovenia’s parliament has approved the new government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa, marking a shift to the right for the small European Union country

11:52 AM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry

10:34 AM on Thursday, June 4

The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a case about the power of federal regulators over telecommunications companies

10:00 AM on Thursday, June 4

The Literary Arts Fund has announced $7.7 million in grants across 40 organizations in 19 states

7:02 AM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda

1:01 AM on Thursday, June 4

Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the Chicago location to the textured stone adorning its dramatic tower, art installations and a striped reading chairs that resemble ones in his own home

12:01 AM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump insists he's comfortable with the current holding pattern in the Iran war