Politics & Government News

1:08 AM on Tuesday, March 17

The beginning of 2026 ranks as the deadliest start to any year for people trying to cross the Mediterranean

12:23 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Senator Markwayne Mullin has a tough path as he moves toward leading the Department of Homeland Security, with immigration fights, disaster anger and Iran threats piling up

12:11 AM on Tuesday, March 17

An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm elections

12:05 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump

12:03 AM on Tuesday, March 17

President Donald Trump and his team are increasing the pressure on journalists to cover the war in the Middle East the way the administration wants

Tuesday, March 17

Illinois voters are deciding primaries for six open U.S. House and Senate seats that will spur a new generation of leadership in the state’s heavily Democratic congressional delegation

9:40 PM on Monday, March 16

The United Nations' expert on human rights in Haiti said it has a chance now to tackle gang violence with a U.S.-initiated force starting to deploy and a prime minister committed to providing alternatives for young gang members

8:59 PM on Monday, March 16

President Donald Trump says a former president has told him that he now wishes he had attacked Iran when he occupied the Oval Office

7:39 PM on Monday, March 16

Leaders at the World Anti-Doping Agency are considering adopting a rule that could bar President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending major international events — even if they take place on American soil

7:05 PM on Monday, March 16

Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman says the death toll from an airstrike that hit a hospital has increased to 400

5:50 PM on Monday, March 16

A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration’s 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists has been released

5:49 PM on Monday, March 16

The last pro-Palestinian protester in immigration detention after Trump’s campus crackdown has been released

5:47 PM on Monday, March 16

A single bulldozer is carving a trench in the dusty desert of Chile's northern border zone

5:34 PM on Monday, March 16

Sen. Lindsey Graham is tying his reelection pitch to President Donald Trump and the war with Iran, a conflict for which he's long advocated

4:57 PM on Monday, March 16

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete

4:11 PM on Monday, March 16

Spain’s King Felipe says Spain’s conquest of the Americas involved abuse and ethical controversy, as Spain and Mexico remain at odds over calls for an apology

3:29 PM on Monday, March 16

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria

2:13 PM on Monday, March 16

Officials in Cuba report an islandwide blackout in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen

1:05 PM on Monday, March 16

Officials say an Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by immigration authorities

1:34 AM on Monday, March 16

Poland once was in economic ruins when communism fell more than three decades ago