Politics & Government News

8:51 PM on Friday, September 12

The Philippine defense and military chiefs have rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects have implicated several congressmen and public works officials and sparked pockets of street protests

5:07 PM on Friday, September 12

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate

4:27 PM on Friday, September 12

A Rhode Island judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration from changing the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people

3:46 PM on Friday, September 12

A federal appeals court has ruled the Trump administration can end legal protections for around 430,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela

2:57 PM on Friday, September 12

Brazil is preparing for possible U.S. sanctions after former President Jair Bolsonaro's conviction on coup charges

2:53 PM on Friday, September 12

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019

2:52 PM on Friday, September 12

Political analyst Matthew Dowd says MSNBC reacted to a right-wing mob this week in firing him for commentary on assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk

12:42 PM on Friday, September 12

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict

11:42 AM on Friday, September 12

The Missouri Senate has passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat

11:19 AM on Friday, September 12

The Department of Homeland Security says an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them

11:18 AM on Friday, September 12

President Donald Trump says the Republican candidate for New York City mayor is “not exactly prime time.”

10:04 AM on Friday, September 12

Some Nebraska lawmakers and residents say the Republican governor's plan to convert a prison into an immigration detention center has come with few details about the transition

9:39 AM on Friday, September 12

The 24th U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón says she encountered a surprising number of people who are writing and sharing poetry during her travels around the country

7:39 AM on Friday, September 12

Nepal’s president has appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister

6:24 AM on Friday, September 12

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Qatar’s prime minister Friday before he visits Israel this weekend

5:53 AM on Friday, September 12

President Donald Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor

5:30 AM on Friday, September 12

President Donald Trump says he'll send the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, to address crime concerns there

3:12 AM on Friday, September 12

NATO says it's bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment

11:00 PM on Thursday, September 11

A 22-year-old Utah man who was booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist’s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting

6:54 PM on Wednesday, September 10

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Utah man in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk