Politics & Government News

News > Politics & Government News

RSS Feed

Feds drop effort to get trans patients’ records from LA children’s hospital

10:41 AM on Monday, January 26

Transgender patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have secured a win after the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to stop seeking their personal and medical information

This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet landing on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 22, 2026. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy via AP)

US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East as tensions with Iran remain high

10:19 AM on Monday, January 26

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East

FILE - UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin during an interview at Vilas Hall in Madison, Wis., Aug. 4, 2022. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Columbia taps University of Wisconsin chancellor to lead school after 2 years of turmoil

9:24 AM on Monday, January 26

Columbia University has named University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin as its next president as it tries to move forward from two years of turmoil

FILE - Perry Johnson speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former candidate Perry Johnson joins crowded Republican field running for governor of Michigan

9:21 AM on Monday, January 26

A Michigan Republican businessman has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for to be the state's next governor

Men stand next to a line of trucks and buses on the Bosnian side of the border with Croatia, in Svilaj, Bosnia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, as drivers across the Balkans blocked dozens of border crossings in the region in protest over newly introduced European Union entry regulations.(AP Photo/Eldar Emric)

Balkan truck drivers block cargo border crossing in protest of EU entry rules

8:09 AM on Monday, January 26

Truck drivers from Balkan countries outside the EU have blocked cargo border crossings to protest the recent enforcement of EU entry regulations

FILE- The U.S. Capitol is seen, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)

Trump administration invests in another US rare earth miner to loosen China's grip on supply

7:50 AM on Monday, January 26

The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it seeks to minimize its reliance on imports of a material used prevalently in smartphones, robotics, electric vehicles and many other high tech products

Former British home secretary Suella Braverman speaks during a Reform UK press conference in Westminster, central London, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

Britain's Conservative Party loses another high-profile lawmaker to hard-right Reform

7:09 AM on Monday, January 26

Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has defected to the hard-right Reform UK party

In this photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, right, meets with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, at the presidential place in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency press office via AP)

Qatar to invest hundreds of millions in Lebanon's electricity sector and help return Syrian refugees

6:41 AM on Monday, January 26

Qatar has announced major investments in Lebanon to boost its struggling electricity sector and support the Lebanese armed forces

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki, at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Talks with US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were constructive but major challenges remain, Kremlin says

5:32 AM on Monday, January 26

Negotiations to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine are showing signs of progress, but major challenges remain, according to a senior Kremlin official

Official of the Union Election Commission prepares to close a polling station after the votes are counted, during the final round of general election in Mandalay, central Myanmar, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)

Military-backed party secures Myanmar election win with opposition excluded

5:22 AM on Monday, January 26

Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party has claimed victory in the country's first election since the army seized power in 2021

FILE Myanmar's military tanks are driven while military fighter planes fly over during a ceremony marking Myanmar's 75th anniversary of Independence Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)

Myanmar uses 'ghost ships' to import aviation fuel for deadly air attacks, Amnesty says

5:06 AM on Monday, January 26

Amnesty International says Myanmar's military is using evasive tactics to import aviation fuel for air attacks in its civil war

The names of French troops killed in NATO operations in Afghanistan, where they fought with U.S. and other allied forces, are displayed Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at a memorial in Paris to French troops killed in operations overseas (AP Photo/John Leicester)

France honors fallen soldiers in Afghanistan after Trump's false claim about NATO troops

4:54 AM on Monday, January 26

A senior French official has emphasized the importance of honoring French soldiers who died in Afghanistan

Students walk out of South Quad on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Emily Elconin)

He left the US for an internship. Trump's travel ban made it impossible to return

10:07 PM on Sunday, January 25

The Trump administration has thrown up new obstacles for international students, from travel bans to a pause in visa appointments and new layers of vetting

FILE - Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks during a hearing of the Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Capitol Hill, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Longtime DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is ending her reelection campaign for Congress

12:46 PM on Sunday, January 25

The District of Columbia's longtime delegate is closing out her career in Congress

First ... 68 69 70 71 72 ... Last

Salem News Channel Today

Sponsored Links

On Air & Up Next

  • The Voice of Reason
    8:00PM - 10:00PM
     
    The Voice of Reason, a conservative talk show that focuses on activism at the local level.
     
  • Best of Salem
    10:00PM - 12:00AM
     
    From political insight and cultural commentary to faith-based reflections and   >>
     
  • Best of Salem
    12:00AM - 7:00AM
     
    From political insight and cultural commentary to faith-based reflections and   >>
     

See the Full Program Guide