Politics & Government News

8:02 PM on Thursday, April 2

Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client

7:35 PM on Thursday, April 2

The federal government is suing Connecticut, Arizona and Illinois, challenging their efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket

7:32 PM on Thursday, April 2

Federal officials have arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles

6:30 PM on Thursday, April 2

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships

5:29 PM on Thursday, April 2

The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired

5:25 PM on Thursday, April 2

The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out longtime litigation over education funding in the state

5:12 PM on Thursday, April 2

The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his statements against Israel

4:52 PM on Thursday, April 2

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down as the United States wages a war against Iran

4:08 PM on Thursday, April 2

4:07 PM on Thursday, April 2

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order for California to independently review federal supply-chain risk designations for businesses

3:56 PM on Thursday, April 2

A new Kentucky law could shield agrochemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn that Roundup weedkiller could cause cancer

2:42 PM on Thursday, April 2

A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to win contracts with Gulf countries under threat by Iran and protected by the U.S. military led by their father

1:27 PM on Thursday, April 2

President Donald Trump said Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general

1:18 PM on Thursday, April 2

The president of the multicampus Universities of Wisconsin has said in letters obtained by The Associated Press that he has been told to resign or he will be fired

12:42 PM on Thursday, April 2

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order blocking the federal government from taking punitive measures against artificial intelligence company Anthropic after a dispute with the Pentagon over military use of AI

11:27 AM on Thursday, April 2

President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general

11:08 AM on Thursday, April 2

A Colorado appeals court has ruled that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that attempted to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced

7:09 AM on Thursday, April 2

President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom has gotten final approval from a key commission

6:25 AM on Thursday, April 2

Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China

3:44 AM on Thursday, April 2

Iran has fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to attack