Politics & Government News

1:41 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Trump signs government funding legislation, ending the partial shutdown that began over the weekend

1:30 PM on Tuesday, February 3

1:25 PM on Tuesday, February 3

A federal court in Florida has thrown out a lawsuit by Republican groups that challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census

1:04 PM on Tuesday, February 3

A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment

12:07 PM on Tuesday, February 3

Ethiopian prime minister has accused Eritrea of mass killings while fighting alongside government troops against regional forces in the war in the troubled northern region of Tigray that ended in 2022

11:59 AM on Tuesday, February 3

A bipartisan group of California state Assembly members has announced a package of bills to crack down on dangerous drivers

11:53 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libya’s late dictator, killed in the northern African country, officials say

11:35 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Tobias Kratzer unveils his world premiere production of “Monster's Paradise,” a satirical opera lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump

11:16 AM on Tuesday, February 3

New York’s attorney general has announced plans to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state

11:13 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Colombian and Ecuadorian truckers and merchants are protesting at a border crossing against a trade war between their countries

11:10 AM on Tuesday, February 3

House passes bill to end partial shutdown, sending measure to Trump and setting stage for Homeland Security debate

10:26 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Olympic officials from Africa have taken their concerns about a visa program for entering the United States to leaders of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

8:36 AM on Tuesday, February 3

President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a deal

6:43 AM on Tuesday, February 3

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says Spain's government plans to ban social media access for children under 16

5:29 AM on Tuesday, February 3

French prosecutors have requested a five-year ban on holding elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a crucial appeal trial in Paris

3:30 AM on Tuesday, February 3

The charity founded by Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is shutting down following the release of emails showing the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

9:17 PM on Monday, February 2

MAHA activists who want to hold corporations accountable for harming Americans’ health have found an unlikely ally in a Republican-led Environmental Protection Agency that has traditionally supported big businesses and less regulation

9:04 PM on Monday, February 2

The NFL says the federal security presence at the Super Bowl will be consistent with past games and Immigration and Customs Enforcement won't be there

8:58 PM on Monday, February 2

State and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities

5:14 AM on Saturday, January 31

The partial government shutdown is a lot different from the record-long shutdown in the fall