Politics & Government News

9:41 PM on Friday, January 30

In her new self-titled documentary, first lady Melania Trump offers a peek behind the scenes during the 20 days before she returned to the White House

8:29 PM on Friday, January 30

President Donald Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics

7:59 PM on Friday, January 30

A federal judge has blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms

7:02 PM on Friday, January 30

Venezuela’s acting president announces bill that could lead to mass release of prisoners detained for political reasons

6:58 PM on Friday, January 30

A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before his death by suicide in 2019

6:43 PM on Friday, January 30

Senate approves Trump-backed government funding deal, delaying for now a larger fight over restraining ICE

6:32 PM on Friday, January 30

The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion

6:28 PM on Friday, January 30

Trump administration approves new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion as Mideast tensions heat up over Iran

6:19 PM on Friday, January 30

A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that they were making “dangerous" and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of history to display at National Park Service sites

5:29 PM on Friday, January 30

4:53 PM on Friday, January 30

Journalist Don Lemon and eight other people associated with a protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church have been charged with violating two different federal laws that are designed to prevent disruptions to Americans' rights

3:43 PM on Friday, January 30

The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues in full and on time

2:20 PM on Friday, January 30

President Donald Trump has announced an IndyCar race will be held through the streets of Washington as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations

1:59 PM on Friday, January 30

U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East again are urging restraint from both the United States and Iran as the Trump administration warns of a possible strike and builds up its military presence in the region

12:01 PM on Friday, January 30

The Justice Department has released over 3 million pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

11:59 AM on Friday, January 30

Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the U.S. government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island in a move experts say is meant to force a popular uprising and usher in a new government

10:50 AM on Friday, January 30

Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years

10:11 AM on Friday, January 30

Leaders from Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and other countries have recently visited China, while more are planning to go

12:31 AM on Friday, January 30

The Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country

6:04 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Elizabeth Kautz, mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota, says she carries her passport in her own city due to concerns about immigration enforcement