Politics & Government News

3:26 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom because a windshield cracked on a flight back to the U.S. from a NATO meeting and all aboard are safe

3:25 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The South Carolina Election Commission is investigating why a $28 million contract for new voting machines ended up costing $4 million more

3:02 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The USDA has rejected the Texas agricultural department's plan to use a fly trap to prevent the New World Screwworm from moving north from Mexico and infecting Texas cattle with its larvae

2:48 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young settled into the role of doing the “dirty work” right away when he began working for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement — answering mail, working behind the scenes to set up marches

2:44 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Andry Rajoelina, once a young mayor who led protests against Madagascar's government, has been ousted as president

2:42 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A federal judge in Montana has dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels

2:40 PM on Wednesday, October 15

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina

2:33 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown

2:13 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”

2:11 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Indonesia’s top defense official says that Jakarta will acquire at least 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, marking the country’s first non-Western aircraft purchase deal

2:10 PM on Wednesday, October 15

2:05 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A federal judge has temporarily blocked key parts of Texas’ new law limiting expression on campuses

1:53 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court

12:46 PM on Wednesday, October 15

A United Nations letter to Colombia warns that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in the Atrato River basin is causing a grave human rights crisis for Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities

12:23 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance

9:17 AM on Wednesday, October 15

President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown

7:14 AM on Wednesday, October 15

A Ukrainian government delegation has met with major American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit

4:10 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The United Nations' food aid agency has warned that severe funding cuts are impacting its operations in six countries

12:11 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living increase

12:01 AM on Wednesday, October 15

The Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century