Politics & Government News

7:29 PM on Monday, April 13

A Brazilian senator said on Monday that the country’s former intelligence agency chief Alexandre Ramagem was arrested by ICE and is pleading for him to get political asylum in the United States

6:48 PM on Monday, April 13

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire from Congress after bipartisan calls to expel him

4:53 PM on Monday, April 13

President Donald Trump used a McDonald's delivery to the Oval Office to promote a tax policy meant to benefit tip earners

4:32 PM on Monday, April 13

4:18 PM on Monday, April 13

Kim Kardashian is adding Broadway producer to her resume

4:15 PM on Monday, April 13

Dozens of protesters were arrested at a demonstration urging Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel

2:49 PM on Monday, April 13

A majority of U.S. Catholic voters supported Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential victory

2:30 PM on Monday, April 13

Texas Tech University System’s chancellor has ordered campuses to phase out programs focused on sexual orientation and gender identity

1:59 PM on Monday, April 13

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign from Congress following sexual assault and misconduct allegations

1:35 PM on Monday, April 13

Paul Dans has ended his Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina

12:47 PM on Monday, April 13

The Trump administration has agreed to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag on a federal flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, reversing course after removing the banner in February

12:06 PM on Monday, April 13

White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses

11:51 AM on Monday, April 13

White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses

9:51 AM on Monday, April 13

A former Nigerian oil minister has denied taking bribes in exchange for government contracts

9:49 AM on Monday, April 13

A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

9:10 AM on Monday, April 13

Local opposition to solar has long been an obstacle for green energy developers in the United States, but some communities are working to reverse local restrictions

8:43 AM on Monday, April 13

7:03 AM on Monday, April 13

For the Trump family, business is booming

6:04 AM on Monday, April 13

Péter Magyar has called on Hungary’s president to convene parliament to form a new government quickly

4:48 AM on Monday, April 13

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is in China again this week where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping