Politics & Government News

4:46 AM on Tuesday, August 26

France’s prime minister has announced a confidence vote next month that likely will lead to the collapse of his centrist government and prompt more political instability in the European Union’s second-biggest economy

4:09 AM on Tuesday, August 26

President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U_S_ attorney nominees is “old and outdated.”

2:39 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday has elected a former labor union leader and relative political newcomer as the country’s new prime minister, weeks after her predecessor resigned following investigations into his business dealings

7:29 PM on Monday, August 25

One of the few Republican U.S. House members making in-person appearances embarked on a town hall tour of his district to meet with constituents, and a civil conversation broke out

6:26 PM on Monday, August 25

The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party

6:19 PM on Monday, August 25

Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections

5:24 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics

5:17 PM on Monday, August 25

Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations, opening new front in fight over central bank

3:54 PM on Monday, August 25

A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere

3:13 PM on Monday, August 25

2:57 PM on Monday, August 25

Brazil’s government says it will buy several domestic products that have been hit by the 50% higher U.S. tariffs on the country’s exports

11:50 AM on Monday, August 25

11:40 AM on Monday, August 25

A judge has denied a request from a network of Maine clinics to force the federal government to restore Medicaid funding

11:39 AM on Monday, August 25

Public schools have reopened in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers

8:02 AM on Monday, August 25

The Trump administration has halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut, citing national security concerns

6:24 AM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung had a friendly interaction before the cameras at the White House that was far different than Trump's warnings against the new leader earlier Monday

5:28 AM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump says he’s firing Federal Reserve board Member Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations

5:27 AM on Monday, August 25

Riot police have fired tear gas at students protesting outside Indonesia's Parliament

4:38 AM on Monday, August 25

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg says officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine

7:58 AM on Thursday, August 21

President Donald Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after she was accused of mortgage fraud