Politics & Government News

5:01 PM on Monday, March 9

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A former top Missouri lawmaker has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for misusing pandemic relief funds

4:55 PM on Monday, March 9

Wyoming's governor on Monday signed a ban on abortion after cardiac activity can be detected in the embryo

4:48 PM on Monday, March 9

The State Department has drawn down personnel at more U.S. diplomatic missions in and around the Middle East as it comes under increasing but historically familiar criticism for not doing enough to prepare

4:42 PM on Monday, March 9

Organizers of an annual satirical award for scientific achievement are shifting for the first time from the United States to Europe due to concerns about winners and others being able to get visas

4:32 PM on Monday, March 9

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to visit Norway on Friday where he will observe a NATO exercise before visiting the United Kingdom

4:04 PM on Monday, March 9

3:49 PM on Monday, March 9

California has hundreds of affordable housing projects that are ready to build, but they cannot close the money gap

3:41 PM on Monday, March 9

The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has died

3:21 PM on Monday, March 9

2:21 PM on Monday, March 9

A deep and wide-ranging biography of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara has won a $50,000 prize

2:13 PM on Monday, March 9

The Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip legal protections from a broad swath of migrants living in the U.S. It's asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for moves that could expose thousands more people to deportation

1:59 PM on Monday, March 9

An intelligence assessment completed shortly before the U.S. and Israel launched a war in Iran determined that military intervention is unlikely to result in regime change

1:14 PM on Monday, March 9

Recent U.S. Census Bureau data show that Vermont had the lowest domestic migration the state has had in years between 2024-2025

12:47 PM on Monday, March 9

Ohio State President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. has resigned abruptly after disclosing “an inappropriate relationship” with a person who was seeking public resources for her business

12:10 PM on Monday, March 9

A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice first elected in 2007 will not seek a third 10-year term next year

8:55 AM on Monday, March 9

Hungary is introducing a new cap on gasoline and diesel prices as global oil markets surge during the Iran war

7:15 AM on Monday, March 9

As Congress responds to President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan are making their voices heard

7:13 AM on Monday, March 9

Many voters are frustrated by rising prices for essentials like housing

10:40 PM on Sunday, March 8

The Iran war has upended oil production and shipping across the Middle East, straining energy supplies worldwide