Politics & Government News

7:30 PM on Friday, October 31

President Donald Trump is returning to “60 Minutes” for an interview for the first time after settling a lawsuit this summer over the newsmagazine's interview with rival Kamala Harris

6:50 PM on Friday, October 31

President Donald Trump’s efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being offset by falling sales abroad

6:40 PM on Friday, October 31

A North Carolina state legislator accused by authorities of sex-related crimes involving a 15-year-old has resigned from the General Assembly

6:34 PM on Friday, October 31

New Pentagon policy undercuts ability for trans troops to argue to remain in the military following Trump ban, AP learns

5:18 PM on Friday, October 31

A North Carolina deputy has shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who was wanted in the death of his grandmother

4:36 PM on Friday, October 31

Judge says Trump can’t require citizenship proof on federal voter form, siding with Democrats and civil rights groups

4:05 PM on Friday, October 31

President Donald Trump has opened the door for sanctions to be imposed on Nigeria for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the country

4:01 PM on Friday, October 31

Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting immigration arrests near courthouses

4:00 PM on Friday, October 31

Coast Guard Island — a California Coast Guard base located in the Oakland Estuary — was the focus of protests of last week's planned-then-abandoned surge of federal immigration officials

3:34 PM on Friday, October 31

The SNAP program has been a major piece of the U.S. social safety network since it launched as the food stamp program in 1964

2:08 PM on Friday, October 31

Wisconsin has become the 36th state to limit cellphones and other electronic devices in school

2:05 PM on Friday, October 31

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research

1:04 PM on Friday, October 31

Many people might be wondering how they can help their neighbors put food on the table with federal food aid set to be frozen on Nov. 1

12:42 PM on Friday, October 31

President Donald Trump wants Republicans in the Senate to kill a longstanding rule called the filibuster

10:03 AM on Friday, October 31

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown

9:45 AM on Friday, October 31

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster

8:38 AM on Friday, October 31

An appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration and stopped a judge from trying to get daily updates from a Border Patrol official about the government’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area

5:27 AM on Friday, October 31

King Charles III has stripped his brother Andrew of his princely title and home amid mounting pressure to address his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

3:13 AM on Friday, October 31

The president of a Republican-aligned think tank has defended Tucker Carlson after the conservative media personality offered a platform to a far-right activist known for pushing white nationalist and antisemitic views

12:10 AM on Friday, October 31

A Republican-led panel in Ohio has adopted new U.S. House districts, potentially boosting the GOP's chances of gaining two seats in next year's elections