Politics & Government News

5:43 PM on Thursday, February 19

Venezuela's acting president signs into law amnesty measure that could free hundreds detained for political reasons

5:09 PM on Thursday, February 19

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is urging supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico as he rides on wider attention thanks to late-night host Stephen Colbert

5:09 PM on Thursday, February 19

Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas is claiming he's being “blackmailed” following a report he allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire

4:12 PM on Thursday, February 19

Venezuela’s legislature approves amnesty bill, paving the way for the release of hundreds detained for political reasons

4:08 PM on Thursday, February 19

North Korea has opened its most important political event, where leader Kim Jong Un is expected to map out his domestic and foreign policy agenda for the next five years and further entrench his family’s authoritarian rule

3:52 PM on Thursday, February 19

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City’s former interim police commissioner against the previous mayor, Eric Adams, and his top deputies

3:30 PM on Thursday, February 19

2:58 PM on Thursday, February 19

2:53 PM on Thursday, February 19

Congressional Democrats are warning that the U.S. Census Bureau risks undermining an upcoming test of the 2030 census by using a form that includes a citizenship question

1:46 PM on Thursday, February 19

A Virginia judge is temporarily blocking Democrats’ plan to hold an April referendum on new congressional maps that could seriously impact the midterm elections

1:15 PM on Thursday, February 19

New Mexico’s attorney general has reopened an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch as allegations of sex abuse and trafficking swirl

12:11 PM on Thursday, February 19

A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face has been hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency

8:16 AM on Thursday, February 19

Venezuela’s legislature has approved an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others

5:30 AM on Thursday, February 19

President Donald Trump is in Georgia Thursday for a trip designed to help boost Republicans’ political standing heading into the midterms

4:38 AM on Thursday, February 19

A federal panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees has approved his plan to build a massive ballroom on the site of the former White House East Wing

3:16 AM on Thursday, February 19

New research shows midsize U.S. companies pay far more in Trump-era tariffs, and the costs land at home

12:04 AM on Thursday, February 19

Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East

9:07 PM on Wednesday, February 18

The White House has insisted that President Donald Trump was visiting Georgia to promote the economy

9:05 PM on Wednesday, February 18

The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency

2:10 PM on Friday, January 23

The Pentagon is sending the largest force of American warships and aircraft to the Middle East in decades