Politics & Government News

4:56 PM on Friday, August 29

A federal appeals court will decide whether a Texas law to give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. can take effect

3:42 PM on Friday, August 29

Appeals court finds President Trump’s sweeping tariffs unconstitutional but leaves them in place for now

3:21 PM on Friday, August 29

Missouri governor orders redrawing of US House map, expanding Trump's push to tilt more seats toward Republicans in 2026

3:08 PM on Friday, August 29

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials have their US visas revoked, State Department official says

2:33 PM on Friday, August 29

The Trump administration plans to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who crossed into the U.S. without their parents

1:26 PM on Friday, August 29

President Donald Trump has picked a former investor and critic of health regulations to oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1:01 PM on Friday, August 29

The Transportation Department has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects

12:49 PM on Friday, August 29

A grand jury refused to indict a man who was captured on video hurling a sandwich at a federal agent

12:30 PM on Friday, August 29

President Donald Trump's administration has told 40 states to remove references to what it calls “gender ideology” from federally funded sex education materials

11:15 AM on Friday, August 29

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly

10:47 AM on Friday, August 29

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is expected to announce next month she won't seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects down the ballot as Democrats look to the state for pickup opportunities

10:42 AM on Friday, August 29

A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States

10:37 AM on Friday, August 29

President Donald Trump's administration plans to send officers to Chicago for an immigration crackdown

8:06 AM on Friday, August 29

A shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis has sparked calls for action from Minnesota officials

7:58 AM on Friday, August 29

Thailand's political crisis has deepened as the Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office

7:52 AM on Friday, August 29

President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson he won't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch

6:59 AM on Friday, August 29

President Donald Trump has revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection that otherwise would've ended next summer

3:58 AM on Friday, August 29

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian officials want to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders next week to discuss recent developments in efforts to end the three-year war with Russia

2:52 AM on Friday, August 29

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for violating ethics rules in a phone call with a Cambodian official

10:01 PM on Thursday, August 28

Residents of New Orleans are marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating landfall on the Gulf Coast