Politics & Government News

6:52 PM on Wednesday, June 3

The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office

6:25 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase training for new officers

5:54 PM on Wednesday, June 3

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will not testify before Congress next week about the league’s broadcast deals and its recent practice of airing games on paywalled streaming services

5:38 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Thousands of students, teachers and activists have clashed with police in Chile's capital during a massive march against President José Antonio Kast’s education cuts and austerity measures

4:18 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Michael Stansfield never expected to be a major player in California politics when he threw his hat into a congressional race as a Republican agitating for peace in the Middle East

3:55 PM on Wednesday, June 3

The top federal prosecutor in Chicago is defending his appearance before a grand jury last year when it returned an indictment against critics of the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps

3:43 PM on Wednesday, June 3

The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran

3:26 PM on Wednesday, June 3

A new lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in five populous Atlanta-area counties but not the rest of Georgia

3:17 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Polymarket is ending its paid relationship with George Santos as federal regulators investigate him for possible insider trading

2:33 PM on Wednesday, June 3

The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill

2:27 PM on Wednesday, June 3

The killing this month of a 14-year-old girl in central Argentina has shocked the country, triggering a groundswell of outrage and growing demands for government action against gender-based violence

1:58 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Muhammad Ali’s hometown is honoring his legacy on the 10-year anniversary of his death

1:54 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning

1:27 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Poland and Lithuania confirm they are in talks about their role in NATO's nuclear deterrence efforts, which are centered on U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe

12:58 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign

9:04 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump

8:39 AM on Wednesday, June 3

The House approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to seek to end the war

8:33 AM on Wednesday, June 3

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum has launched a $75 million fundraising campaign as the nonprofit tries to educate the millions of U.S. youth who don’t remember the terror attacks

11:52 PM on Tuesday, June 2

President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago

12:01 AM on Tuesday, June 2

The Senate race in Iowa is one of the most closely watched this year and the general election matchup is now set, with Democrats hoping for a gain