Politics & Government News

7:07 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Immigration authorities say they did not receive word of a court order blocking the removal of an Alabama father until after he had been deported to Laos

5:41 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The Senate is passing legislation that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada

5:39 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Colorado officials say the relocation of U.S. Space Command to Alabama was illegally motivated by President Donald Trump’s desire to punish Colorado for allowing mail-in voting

5:18 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Italy’s Court of Auditors has rejected a government plan to build a massive bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland

5:07 PM on Wednesday, October 29

A pair of court rulings declaring some of Florida’s gun restrictions unconstitutional are creating some confusion in the notoriously firearm friendly state

4:57 PM on Wednesday, October 29

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Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end

3:48 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is trying to create a program that allows some inmates to be released early

3:23 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called on Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, to apologize to Ontario’s representative in Washington

2:26 PM on Wednesday, October 29

A national battle over redistricting is advancing in more states

2:24 PM on Wednesday, October 29

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2:19 PM on Wednesday, October 29

A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been accused of blocking a federal agent's vehicle during September protests outside a federal immigration building near Chicago

1:53 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Attorneys for Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator being held by immigration authorities in California, are challenging his detention in court

1:53 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Authorities say a North Carolina man charged with killing four of his children after human remains were found in the trunk of a vehicle believe the slayings occurred over several months

1:02 PM on Wednesday, October 29

A federal appeals court has blocked an order that required a senior Border Patrol official to brief a judge on Chicago immigration sweeps

12:39 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year

7:34 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka says his non-resident visa to enter the United States has been rejected

12:04 AM on Wednesday, October 29

A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is underway

10:34 AM on Friday, October 24

The Department of Justice is preparing to send federal election observers to California and New Jersey next month, targeting two Democratic states holding off-year elections following requests from their state Republican parties