Politics & Government News

4:41 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Trump signs government funding legislation, ending the partial shutdown that began over the weekend

4:30 PM on Tuesday, February 3

4:25 PM on Tuesday, February 3

A federal court in Florida has thrown out a lawsuit by Republican groups that challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census

4:04 PM on Tuesday, February 3

A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment

3:07 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Ethiopian prime minister has accused Eritrea of mass killings while fighting alongside government troops against regional forces in the war in the troubled northern region of Tigray that ended in 2022

2:59 PM on Tuesday, February 3

A bipartisan group of California state Assembly members has announced a package of bills to crack down on dangerous drivers

2:53 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libya’s late dictator, killed in the northern African country, officials say

2:35 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Tobias Kratzer unveils his world premiere production of “Monster's Paradise,” a satirical opera lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump

2:16 PM on Tuesday, February 3

New York’s attorney general has announced plans to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state

2:13 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Colombian and Ecuadorian truckers and merchants are protesting at a border crossing against a trade war between their countries

2:10 PM on Tuesday, February 3

House passes bill to end partial shutdown, sending measure to Trump and setting stage for Homeland Security debate

12:31 PM on Tuesday, February 3

A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs

11:36 AM on Tuesday, February 3

President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a deal

10:48 AM on Tuesday, February 3

More prosecutors are leaving the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota during a time of continued turmoil over the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement in the state and recent shootings of civilians by federal agents

9:43 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says Spain's government plans to ban social media access for children under 16

8:29 AM on Tuesday, February 3

French prosecutors have requested a five-year ban on holding elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a crucial appeal trial in Paris

6:30 AM on Tuesday, February 3

The charity founded by Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is shutting down following the release of emails showing the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

12:17 AM on Tuesday, February 3

MAHA activists who want to hold corporations accountable for harming Americans’ health have found an unlikely ally in a Republican-led Environmental Protection Agency that has traditionally supported big businesses and less regulation

12:04 AM on Tuesday, February 3

The NFL says the federal security presence at the Super Bowl will be consistent with past games and Immigration and Customs Enforcement won't be there

8:14 AM on Saturday, January 31

The partial government shutdown is a lot different from the record-long shutdown in the fall