Politics & Government News

6:19 PM on Thursday, November 13

The Trump administration says it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other wildlife

6:13 PM on Thursday, November 13

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't happen all at once

5:45 PM on Thursday, November 13

The Trump administration has announced trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala

5:31 PM on Thursday, November 13

A former top aide to California’s Gavin Newsom was arrested and indicted on federal corruption charges this week

5:26 PM on Thursday, November 13

Hundreds of top economists and other experts including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are calling for the world to set up an independent international panel on income and wealth inequality

4:35 PM on Thursday, November 13

Some of the more than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at Hyundai's sprawling manufacturing site in Georgia have returned to their U.S. jobs two months later

3:55 PM on Thursday, November 13

The United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier is expected to reach the waters off Venezuela in days

3:50 PM on Thursday, November 13

The BBC has apologized to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021 but said it strongly disagreed that there was a basis for a defamation lawsuit

3:48 PM on Thursday, November 13

First-term Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded his reelection fight to progressive activist Katie Wilson on Thursday, handing another victory to leftist Democrats around the country frustrated with unaffordability, homelessness, public safety and the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration

3:33 PM on Thursday, November 13

The Georgia Ethics Commission is still investigating whether a voter advocacy group founded by Stacey Abrams illegally coordinated with her 2018 gubernatorial campaign

2:48 PM on Thursday, November 13

Charlotte, North Carolina, is the latest U.S. city preparing for a potential immigration crackdown by the Trump administration

2:31 PM on Thursday, November 13

A U.S. proposal to provide a United Nations mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries

2:22 PM on Thursday, November 13

Syria’s foreign minister has reopened the country’s embassy in London after more than a decade

1:54 PM on Thursday, November 13

The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026

11:53 AM on Thursday, November 13

State officials are working to restore full SNAP benefits to millions of people after the long U.S. government shutdown has finally ended

8:23 AM on Thursday, November 13

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks

7:12 AM on Thursday, November 13

Federal workers are expressing relief and frustration as the longest government shutdown has come to an end

5:45 AM on Thursday, November 13

European Union officials are warning Ukraine that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help

12:04 AM on Thursday, November 13

Lawyers for two of President Donald Trump’s foes who've been charged by the Justice Department have asked a federal judge to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed

3:56 PM on Monday, October 27

President Donald Trump has called for Republican states to redraw their U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections