Politics & Government News

9:18 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Some of the nation’s most prestigious colleges have been enrolling record numbers of low-income students as campuses prioritize economic diversity in the wake of a ban on affirmative action

5:25 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado makes first public appearance in 11 months hours after Nobel ceremony

5:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The Trump administration may have softened its language on China to maintain a truce in their trade war, but Congress is pushing for more restrictions on Beijing

4:01 PM on Wednesday, December 10

As President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package this week to help U.S. farmers hurt by tariffs, he placed responsibility for the U.S. agricultural trade deficit on former President Joe Biden

3:24 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined his proposed $117 billion state budget Wednesday, as the term-limited executive prepares to leave the state’s top office

2:45 PM on Wednesday, December 10

President Donald Trump has announced the long-awaited launch of a "gold card" program offering legal status and a pathway to U.S. citizenship

2:37 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations — this time in California

2:33 PM on Wednesday, December 10

House passes sweeping defense policy bill, sending measure to Senate that raises troop pay and sets military priorities

2:05 PM on Wednesday, December 10

The House votes to pass a sweeping defense policy bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs

1:57 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Tens of thousands of people have joined the latest massive protests across Bulgaria, accusing the government of widespread corruption

12:19 PM on Wednesday, December 10

President Donald Trump says the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro

11:17 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Travelers who are now able to come to the United States without a visa might soon need to provide social media, email, and family history details to the Department of Homeland Security

11:02 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Oil companies have offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in the first offshore lease sale for the region since 2023

10:45 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was absent from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Norway on Wednesday

5:12 AM on Wednesday, December 10

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

3:14 AM on Wednesday, December 10

European nations have agreed to consider changes that rights advocates say would weaken migrant protections that have underpinned European law since World War II

2:51 AM on Wednesday, December 10

U.S. President Donald Trump says he and European leaders have discussed proposals to end the war in Ukraine, adding that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has to be realistic” about his country’s position on a peace plan

2:49 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Thousands of people have fled their homes due to renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia

2:18 AM on Wednesday, December 10

A separatist group has seized control of an oil-rich region in southern Yemen, threatening to reignite the country's civil war

2:17 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Two four-story buildings collapsed overnight in Morocco's city of Fez, killing 22 people