Politics & Government News

11:36 PM on Thursday, August 20

The U.S. has deported more than 160 people to Haiti for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians

9:44 PM on Thursday, August 20

Rep. Joyce Beatty has asked a federal court to block the Kennedy Center from adding President Donald Trump’s name to the building

8:29 PM on Thursday, August 20

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned 15 people involved in a network allegedly shipping cocaine from Ecuador through Mexico to the U.S. The operation uses Ecuador-based fishing vessels to transfer cocaine to power boats heading north

7:05 PM on Thursday, August 20

Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s massive vigils to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted under a Beijing-imposed national security law

6:48 PM on Thursday, August 20

California state Sen. Aisha Wahab has secured victory in a special election to serve the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s House term, which ends in January

4:50 PM on Thursday, August 20

Investigators are seeking to interview law enforcement officials in connection with the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of a Florida-based inquiry aiming to establish a conspiracy against the Republican president

3:58 PM on Thursday, August 20

A woman accused of launching a plot to set off an explosive at the New York State Capitol building in Albany is being charged with providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization

2:14 PM on Thursday, August 20

President Donald Trump appeared on his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's radio show

2:02 PM on Thursday, August 20

President Paul Biya has returned to Cameroon after spending over two months abroad, raising concerns about his health and a potential power vacuum

1:48 PM on Thursday, August 20

President Donald Trump has voiced strong support for AI and data centers, emphasizing their economic benefits and importance in the global AI race

1:48 PM on Thursday, August 20

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been taken back to prison after a medical examination at a private hospital

1:20 PM on Thursday, August 20

The Trump administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country

12:15 PM on Thursday, August 20

Federal agents have seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California

9:55 AM on Thursday, August 20

Pentagon data shows more than 750 U.S. troops have been wounded during operations against Iran

9:50 AM on Thursday, August 20

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have released two United Nations staff members who they had detained more than a week ago, the U.N. says

9:38 AM on Thursday, August 20

Six million people are facing acute food insecurity in Somalia while the World Food Program only has a tenth of the resources to help than it did during the country's last hunger crisis

9:04 AM on Thursday, August 20

The United States has carried out its first deportation under an agreement for Liberia to accept up to 1,200 people who are not from the African country

6:15 AM on Thursday, August 20

Iran has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economic pain and isolation

6:05 AM on Thursday, August 20

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham faced criticism for saying national security was “not my thing” during a debate about Taiwan and the South China Sea

12:02 AM on Thursday, August 20

Emails reveal that Iranian officials had significant influence over which Iranian immigrants in the U.S. were sent back to their home country in 2025, despite tensions between the countries