Politics & Government News

1:54 PM on Tuesday, October 21

President Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, calling it crime-ridden and claiming residents want federal help

1:45 PM on Tuesday, October 21

President Donald Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve to serve as the Army’s second-highest-ranking officer, according to congressional records

1:45 PM on Tuesday, October 21

A federal judge overseeing the Trump administration’s prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver on charges she assaulted and impeded immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center told the government to remove social media posts he called “prejudicial” to the congresswoman

1:44 PM on Tuesday, October 21

1:20 PM on Tuesday, October 21

Federal officers shot a man in the elbow and a U.S. Marshal was hit in the hand with a ricochet bullet during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles

1:19 PM on Tuesday, October 21

President Donald Trump is adding a $250 million ballroom to the east side of the White House

1:17 PM on Tuesday, October 21

12:48 PM on Tuesday, October 21

The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain in certain federal repayment plans following a lawsuit from the American Federation of Teachers

12:36 PM on Tuesday, October 21

Democrats have rallied against a proposed U.S. House map by North Carolina Republicans in Raleigh

12:30 PM on Tuesday, October 21

An executive order from President Donald Trump led a federal agency to drop an investigation into Amazon for allegedly discriminating against female drivers by failing to provide adequate bathroom breaks, according to a new lawsuit

11:39 AM on Tuesday, October 21

9:59 AM on Tuesday, October 21

A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

9:21 AM on Tuesday, October 21

In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed 32 people in strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea

7:19 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Greece’s conservative government is seeking to ban protests at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, an iconic monument outside Parliament in Athens which has frequently been the site of demonstrations

7:18 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Progressive groups are launching an effort to reconnect with Latino voters to regain support in places where President Donald Trump has made inroads

7:10 AM on Tuesday, October 21

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety, and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law

7:07 AM on Tuesday, October 21

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year

6:02 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government shutdown

1:58 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine

9:01 PM on Monday, October 20

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, President Donald Trump is welcoming Senate Republicans for lunch at the White House