Politics & Government News

2:03 PM on Monday, February 2

The Trump administration is eliminating four out of six planned locations for a 2030 census practice test

1:39 PM on Monday, February 2

Ed Martin has been removed as head of the Justice Department group tasked with scrutinizing the federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump

1:34 PM on Monday, February 2

A proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution that would have allowed recreational marijuana use for adults has failed to qualify for the 2026 ballot

1:11 PM on Monday, February 2

11:32 AM on Monday, February 2

A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction

11:15 AM on Monday, February 2

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities

11:08 AM on Monday, February 2

Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan say restricted access to the conflict-hit eastern state of Jonglei has left thousands of people in need of lifesaving medical care and food assistance at risk

10:22 AM on Monday, February 2

A senior Cuban diplomat tells The Associated Press that Cuba is open to dialogue with the United States if certain criteria are met

9:35 AM on Monday, February 2

9:17 AM on Monday, February 2

Trump says he plans to lower tariffs on India to 18% after call where he said Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil

9:07 AM on Monday, February 2

7:50 AM on Monday, February 2

President Donald Trump is promoting his administration’s work on affordability, but Americans don't seem to be buying it

6:34 AM on Monday, February 2

The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements

6:17 AM on Monday, February 2

Britain's government has revoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat in response to Moscow's decision to expel a British diplomat last month over spying allegations

5:35 AM on Monday, February 2

Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has already cost Peter Mandelson the post of Britain’s ambassador to Washington

4:34 AM on Monday, February 2

Young Democrats across the United States are challenging veteran party figures, aiming to mount tougher opposition to President Donald Trump

4:11 AM on Monday, February 2

The European Union’s top diplomat has rejected calls for a Europe-wide army

4:08 AM on Monday, February 2

France has adopted its delayed 2026 budget Monday, enabling higher military spending promised by President Emmanuel Macron

7:44 PM on Sunday, February 1

Laura Fernández has won Costa Rica's presidency, continuing the political shift started by outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves

10:25 AM on Thursday, January 22

Some of Donald Trump’s handpicked appointees who have a say in his White House ballroom project are asking questions about design and scale, even as they broadly endorsed the president’s vision for a massive expansion