Politics & Government News

12:11 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Cuba's top diplomat says recent U.S. escalations in the Caribbean are a result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “personal” agenda against the region

12:03 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Iris Delgado started the Huntington Park Run Club two years ago in her largely Latino suburb in the Los Angeles area to provide runners a way to connect to their community

12:01 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Federal government shutdown begins as lapse in funds brings on fresh uncertainty for country

9:05 PM on Tuesday, September 30

A judge has barred the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Nevada from overseeing several criminal cases, ruling she is “not validly serving” as the state’s top federal prosecutor

8:34 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as a Fox News commentator – the fitness of women to serve in combat

7:40 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a shift in military policy, emphasizing a return to traditional standards and a focus on "the warrior ethos."

7:38 PM on Tuesday, September 30

White House budget office orders federal agencies to begin implementing shutdown plans after failure of funding bill

7:24 PM on Tuesday, September 30

The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E

6:17 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hall outside a New York City immigration court, sending one to the hospital

5:12 PM on Tuesday, September 30

A top New Orleans police official is welcoming the idea of working with federal troops deployed to Louisiana’s largest city

2:06 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Federal officials have sued pro-Palestinian demonstrators involved in a heated protest last year outside a New Jersey synagogue

1:43 PM on Tuesday, September 30

A federal judge says the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over pro-Palestinian protests

11:39 AM on Tuesday, September 30

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging it violated the Constitution by moving too slowly to process gun licenses for people who want to carry concealed weapons

10:11 AM on Tuesday, September 30

The public schools superintendent of Des Moines, Iowa, has resigned while challenging his deportation after being detained by immigration authorities

10:01 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative

9:18 AM on Tuesday, September 30

The U.S. government is on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost seven years as Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government

8:36 AM on Tuesday, September 30

A Mexican man who was among three people shot at a Dallas immigration field office last week has died, becoming the second person killed in the attack

7:31 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has returned to the forefront of Middle East peace efforts with a U.S. proposal that he take a leading role in overseeing Gaza’s administration and reconstruction

12:09 AM on Tuesday, September 30

President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces

12:01 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday