Politics & Government News

5:44 PM on Thursday, September 18

The parties of the two main candidates in Malawi’s presidential election have declared victory

5:04 PM on Thursday, September 18

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees

5:03 PM on Thursday, September 18

Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules to avoid Democratic delays

4:39 PM on Thursday, September 18

A veteran water expert from Arizona says his nomination has been pulled to lead the federal agency overseeing water management in the western U.S. Ted Cooke tells The Associated Press that he was preparing for a confirmation hearing but his name was removed from the agenda

3:45 PM on Thursday, September 18

The Trump administration is moving to shut down a Miami nonprofit that recovers organs from deceased donors

3:36 PM on Thursday, September 18

As mid-cycle redistricting advances in several states, former Secretary of Transportation and Democratic commentator Pete Buttigieg returned to his home state of Indiana Thursday to rally against GOP efforts there to redraw the congressional map

3:01 PM on Thursday, September 18

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that he has often praised

2:53 PM on Thursday, September 18

The State Department is refocusing its foreign health assistance programs around multiyear bilateral deals with recipient countries

2:27 PM on Thursday, September 18

'Minor hydraulic issue' forces Trump to switch to a support helicopter as he was leaving Britain, the White House says

1:35 PM on Thursday, September 18

A government watchdog has raised concerns about high administrative costs in Georgia's Medicaid program

1:25 PM on Thursday, September 18

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12:29 PM on Thursday, September 18

A Texas man has been charged with threatening New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

11:59 AM on Thursday, September 18

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned members of a Sinaloa cartel faction known as Los Mayos

11:46 AM on Thursday, September 18

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors

11:43 AM on Thursday, September 18

President Donald Trump has intensified his efforts to reshape the media landscape, using threats, lawsuits and government pressure

11:14 AM on Thursday, September 18

Jimmy Kimmel’s television future is hanging in the balance after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing

10:59 AM on Thursday, September 18

ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show following comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk has set off a flood of reactions

7:04 AM on Thursday, September 18

A new poll finds more U.S. adults view Israel’s military action in Gaza as excessive than at the beginning of its war with Hamas

12:02 AM on Thursday, September 18

A U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee disbanded by the Trump administration has reconstituted itself

1:36 PM on Wednesday, September 17

A United Nations armored personnel carrier in the Central African Republic has crashed into a river outside the capital, leaving five U.N. police officers missing