Politics & Government News

9:04 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Republicans are increasingly worried about immigration enforcement becoming a political problem in the upcoming midterm elections

6:19 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Latin American leaders have gathered for a development forum, calling for regional unity amid increasing political polarization and recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela

6:16 PM on Wednesday, January 28

The Trump administration is taking a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states

6:15 PM on Wednesday, January 28

5:57 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A federal judge has given a would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran

5:30 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back

5:27 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Authorities say a small plane has crashed in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing 15 people including a congressman

4:54 PM on Wednesday, January 28

The Trump administration's deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities has cost taxpayers about $496 million through December

3:31 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett have met with a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas immigration detention center, a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration’s immigration policies

2:54 PM on Wednesday, January 28

The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team

2:04 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Bruce Springsteen has released a new song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” criticizing President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement

1:33 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A partial government shutdown is looming at week’s end

1:13 PM on Wednesday, January 28

The search warrant FBI served at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday seeks records tied to the 2020 election, a county spokesperson said

12:01 PM on Wednesday, January 28

The man accused of squirting an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump

10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 28

The national taxpayer advocate says the 2026 tax filing season is likely to face significant challenges due to IRS workforce reductions and complex tax law changes

6:32 AM on Wednesday, January 28

Budapest’s liberal mayor has been charged for organizing a banned LGBTQ+ Pride event that was among the largest in Hungary’s history

4:30 AM on Wednesday, January 28

Iran has reached out to Middle Eastern countries over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike

12:10 AM on Wednesday, January 28

Two former detainees at a Florida immigration center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” testified they faced punishment for seeking legal advice

12:03 AM on Wednesday, January 28

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has given a full-throated defense of President Donald Trump's military operation to oust and arrest then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

5:28 PM on Tuesday, January 27

Residents of Kettleman City face severe pollution from nearby farms, a composting facility, freeway traffic, and a hazardous waste landfill