Politics & Government News

8:23 PM on Monday, September 15

The Senate has approved one of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s governing board, giving the White House greater influence over the central bank just two days before it is expected to vote in favor of reducing its key interest rate

7:40 PM on Monday, September 15

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's administration over a kinship caregiver law funding dispute

7:37 PM on Monday, September 15

President Donald Trump says he would have ordered flags lowered to half-staff after the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker if the governor had asked, but Trump at the time refused to even call the governor

6:42 PM on Monday, September 15

A deadline looming, Congress is charging toward a federal government shutdown

6:35 PM on Monday, September 15

An FBI analyst has testified that a fingerprint on a rifle scope matches that of Ryan Routh, who is accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump

6:30 PM on Monday, September 15

Arnold Schwarzenegger is entering the national battle over U.S. House control

5:54 PM on Monday, September 15

Zohran Mamdani’s bid for New York City mayor has amplified a rift within the Democratic Party

5:17 PM on Monday, September 15

Activists in Chicago’s immigrant rights network say there’s been a noticeable uptick in immigration enforcement in recent days as the nation’s third-largest city awaits federal intervention repeatedly promised by President Donald Trump

5:00 PM on Monday, September 15

Lawmakers have summoned Boar's Head deli meat officials to face a federal food safety committee

4:48 PM on Monday, September 15

President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime, testing the limits of presidential power by using military force in cities

3:43 PM on Monday, September 15

Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are challenging President Donald Trump's energy agenda

2:17 PM on Monday, September 15

A potential strike that could have shut down the nation’s largest commuter rail system this week has been averted

2:00 PM on Monday, September 15

President Donald Trump has threatened to federalize Washington, D

1:09 PM on Monday, September 15

Fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey has sued the U.S. government over her abrupt July dismissal, saying it came without cause or notice and was unlawful and unconstitutional

12:05 PM on Monday, September 15

Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions

11:20 AM on Monday, September 15

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, is making his first visit in four years to the United States

8:10 AM on Monday, September 15

Israel and the United States have shown a unified front amid international anger over Israel’s airstrikes on Hamas leaders in Qatar and its bombardment of Gaza City

5:34 AM on Monday, September 15

A World Trade Organization agreement aimed at reducing overfishing has taken effect

3:40 AM on Monday, September 15

Qatar hosted a summit of Arab and Islamic nations in hopes of presenting a united response to Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders last week in Doha

12:13 AM on Monday, September 15

Windsor Castle staff are busy preparing for a grand event