Politics & Government News

5:34 PM on Monday, November 17

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit over California’s new laws banning federal agents from wearing masks and requiring them to have identification while conducting operations in the state

3:11 PM on Monday, November 17

South Africa’s foreign minister says that a plane that arrived in the country last week with more than 150 Palestinians on board was part of a “broader agenda” to clear out Gaza and the West Bank through a network of chartered flights

2:57 PM on Monday, November 17

President Donald Trump isn't ruling out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up potential diplomatic talks with its leader, Nicolás Maduro

2:55 PM on Monday, November 17

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney won a vote on his budget in Parliament that could have triggered a possible election

2:55 PM on Monday, November 17

2:36 PM on Monday, November 17

A former Republican lawmaker in Arizona pleaded guilty to criminal charges for forging signatures on nominating petitions during his 2024 campaign

2:26 PM on Monday, November 17

President Donald Trump is announcing “FIFA Pass,” which will allow foreigners with World Cup tickets to get expedited visa appointments

1:54 PM on Monday, November 17

The Trump administration has a name for its immigration sweep in North Carolina’s largest city

1:54 PM on Monday, November 17

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers

1:30 PM on Monday, November 17

President Donald Trump says he will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia despite some concern within the administration that it could lead to China gaining access to the U.S. technology behind the advanced weapon system

1:20 PM on Monday, November 17

The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post just six months in, officials say, marking another disruption in a year of staff departures and policy changes

1:06 PM on Monday, November 17

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he hopes to meet with President Donald Trump to find ways the political polar opposites can work together on the central focus of his winning campaign: affordability

12:32 PM on Monday, November 17

President Donald Trump's political dominance is showing cracks as he faces challenges on affordability and the Jeffrey Epstein case

11:42 AM on Monday, November 17

Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will not be on the streets

9:43 AM on Monday, November 17

President Donald Trump says he would sign a bill to force the Justice Department to release the case files it has collected on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein

9:17 AM on Monday, November 17

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is urging the board that oversees Alabama Public Television to delay a decision to sever ties with PBS

6:20 AM on Monday, November 17

The U.N. Security Council has approved a U.S. plan for Gaza

5:23 AM on Monday, November 17

A new survey from the American Communities Project shows that pessimism about the country’s future has risen in cities since last year, but rural America is more optimistic about what’s ahead for the U.S. The poll also found that despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that crime is out of control in big cities, residents of the nation’s largest metropolitan centers are less likely to say that crime and gun violence are among the chief concerns facing their communities than they were a...

4:31 AM on Monday, November 17

A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills

11:12 AM on Sunday, November 16

A top Border Patrol commander is touting dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents report encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes