Politics & Government News

6:18 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin legislator with disorderly conduct in connection with a feud over a resolutions honoring Hispanics

5:59 PM on Wednesday, February 25

As a moment of political theater, President Donald Trump set a trap for Democrats while challenging them in his State of the Union address to sit or stand in signifying their belief in the primary role of government

5:27 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Bill and Hillary Clinton are slated to testify this week in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a deal with Republicans after it became clear that Congress — with the help of some Democrats — was on track to hold them in contempt if they refused to cooperate

4:53 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Vance says Trump administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns

4:45 PM on Wednesday, February 25

The U_N_ Security Council has imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudan’s warring paramilitary force suspected of atrocities against civilians that U_N_ experts said showed “hallmarks of genocide.”

4:39 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $26.5 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply

3:27 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Arizona Republicans are fighting over whether to send a hard-right candidate to the general election for governor, even after recent statewide losses

3:02 PM on Wednesday, February 25

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s latest policy of deporting immigrants to “third countries” to which they have no ties is unlawful and must be set aside

3:01 PM on Wednesday, February 25

Antonio Tejero, the former Spanish lieutenant colonel who led a failed coup in 1981, has died

2:49 PM on Wednesday, February 25

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that California’s attorney general can face a defamation lawsuit over comments attacking ExxonMobil’s plastics recycling claims

11:04 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Cyprus will vaccinate thousands of goats, sheep, hogs and cows to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

9:38 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Brazil’s Supreme Court has convicted five men over the 2018 killing of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, in a case tied to politics and organized crime

8:37 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Floods in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state have killed at least 46 people and forced thousands from their homes

8:13 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Haiti's government has retaken control of a key area from powerful gangs as glimmers of life appear in the heart of Port-au-Prince

8:09 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Iran is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks lies to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through diplomacy

7:23 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the next surgeon general

5:43 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Ukrainian delegation is set to meet on Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys ahead of another round of trilateral talks with Russia

4:48 AM on Wednesday, February 25

Iran has pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program

2:05 AM on Wednesday, February 25

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, delivered on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, as transcribed by The Associated Press

12:10 AM on Wednesday, February 25

A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received the Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address