Politics & Government News

7:01 PM on Thursday, February 5

A New York man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in connection with a death threat aimed at U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

6:59 PM on Thursday, February 5

Hong Kong judiciary says former pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday in national security case

6:58 PM on Thursday, February 5

Virginia Democrats have unveiled a new U.S. House map that aims to give the party four more seats in Congress

4:37 PM on Thursday, February 5

Woody Allen’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has been known for years, but emails in the huge trove of records released by the Justice Department illustrate that relationship in new depth

3:15 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question for its 2030 census practice test

2:53 PM on Thursday, February 5

A lawsuit claims Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lacks the authority to call a special session to redraw congressional maps mid-decade

2:46 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, has announced that the U.S. will cut off all dealings with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of the Polish parliament's lower house

2:44 PM on Thursday, February 5

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1:45 PM on Thursday, February 5

Venezuela's legislature has advanced an amnesty bill proposed by acting President Delcy Rodríguez

1:44 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U_S_ has announced an additional $6 million in aid for Cuba as the island’s crisis deepens and tensions escalate between the two countries, with Cuba’s president accusing the U_S_ of an “energy blockade.”

1:26 PM on Thursday, February 5

The Republican lawmakers in charge of the House and Senate intelligence committees have rejected an anonymous complaint from last year alleging that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard withheld access to classified information for political reasons

11:07 AM on Thursday, February 5

With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact instead of extending current agreement

10:40 AM on Thursday, February 5

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats' demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic.”

10:21 AM on Thursday, February 5

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be up to the president to decide whether to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if he doesn't lower interest rates

9:13 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Trump administration has launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate

8:14 AM on Thursday, February 5

Bitcoin's price continues its decline, dropping another 11% to $67,000

7:41 AM on Thursday, February 5

In Venezuela, political critics are emerging from hiding following the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro

5:12 AM on Thursday, February 5

Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and across the country

3:41 AM on Thursday, February 5

Keir Starmer never met Jeffrey Epstein

11:45 PM on Wednesday, February 4

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal