Politics & Government News

8:01 PM on Monday, March 2

Candidates in Texas’ tightly competitive U.S. Senate primary were treading carefully in response to news of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran

7:50 PM on Monday, March 2

A Minnesota county attorney may pursue charges against federal officers for alleged misconduct during an immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area

7:25 PM on Monday, March 2

President Donald Trump says he plans to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25, the first time he's done so as president

6:45 PM on Monday, March 2

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group

6:41 PM on Monday, March 2

Supreme Court blocks California schools' policies for transgender students

6:14 PM on Monday, March 2

The Supreme Court has sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents

6:10 PM on Monday, March 2

Supreme Court preserves only GOP-held congressional district in New York City for 2026 elections

6:06 PM on Monday, March 2

The Trump administration took more than 48 hours to make any live, public communication with the American people about why it had decided to go to war with Iran

5:48 PM on Monday, March 2

State Department urges US citizens to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries due to safety risks

4:30 PM on Monday, March 2

Cuba’s government says it has detained 10 Panamanian citizens it accused of creating subversive propaganda in the latest international incident involving the Caribbean island

4:14 PM on Monday, March 2

President Donald Trump is pushing back on criticism that he hasn’t done enough to explain why it was necessary to start a war with Iran now or to articulate his vision for an endgame to the escalating conflict

4:10 PM on Monday, March 2

A Republican lawmaker from Montana who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first administration says he will not seek reelection to a fifth term

3:12 PM on Monday, March 2

The White House says a red spot on President Donald Trump’s neck comes from a prescribed skin cream

1:36 PM on Monday, March 2

U.S. first lady Melania Trump is presiding over a U.N. Security Council meeting that will focus on children in conflict, one of her signature issues

1:19 PM on Monday, March 2

Former FARC rebels now fight to survive as a political party as Colombia votes in a high-stakes congressional election

12:42 PM on Monday, March 2

President Donald Trump says he was not pleased with the way that negotiations with Iran were proceeding

10:13 AM on Monday, March 2

President Donald Trump has recognized three U.S. Army soldiers with the Medal of Honor at the White House

7:59 AM on Monday, March 2

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spoken to widening concerns the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted regional conflict by declaring: “This is not Iraq

6:09 AM on Monday, March 2

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will allow the temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries as part of its new nuclear strategy

12:13 AM on Monday, March 2

President Emmanuel Macron outlined how France’s nuclear deterrent protects France and, in his view, helps protect Europe