Politics & Government News

12:07 PM on Thursday, November 20

While President Donald Trump has struggled to settle on a way to address Americans’ concerns about high costs, Vice President JD Vance on Thursday offered a more direct and empathetic message, saying, “We hear you” and “there’s a lot more work to do.”

11:32 AM on Thursday, November 20

In attendance at former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral were pews full of former presidents and vice presidents — but neither of the men occupying those offices today

11:16 AM on Thursday, November 20

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The Trump administration says it's seeing signs that its sanctions on Russian oil producers are working

11:02 AM on Thursday, November 20

10:59 AM on Thursday, November 20

Wisconsin election clerks have referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the November 2024 presidential election

10:54 AM on Thursday, November 20

A Florida retiree jailed in Saudi Arabia for social media posts critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has returned to the United States after four years of detention and travel restrictions

10:45 AM on Thursday, November 20

A federal appeals court says the government can continue requiring America’s lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices that report data back to authorities

10:40 AM on Thursday, November 20

Russian lawmakers have passed a new bill boosting taxes for those labeled as foreign agents by the government

10:00 AM on Thursday, November 20

9:39 AM on Thursday, November 20

President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, and Trump is picking a political fight before next year’s elections

9:34 AM on Thursday, November 20

A public inquiry has criticized the U_K_'s initial COVID-19 response in early 2020 as “too little, too late.”

8:51 AM on Thursday, November 20

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3:28 AM on Thursday, November 20

More than 60 delegations have met in Brussels to discuss reconstruction and governance in Gaza, focusing on reforming the Palestinian Authority

10:01 PM on Wednesday, November 19

A Kettering Foundation-Gallup poll finds that about half of U.S. adults believe democracy is functioning “very” or “moderately” poorly in the United States, while only around one-quarter think it’s doing “very” or “moderately” well

5:53 PM on Wednesday, November 19

The U.S. House is back in session after a multi-week hiatus

10:37 AM on Wednesday, November 19

South African authorities say they are planning for multiple protests by local and international activists around this weekend's Group of 20 world leaders summit in Johannesburg

6:14 AM on Monday, November 17