Politics & Government News

1:05 AM on Friday, November 14

Poland’s new President Karol Nawrocki has positioned himself as the defender of the Polish nation and someone whose office might be sympathetic to the country’s growing far right

12:16 AM on Friday, November 14

The company that makes OxyContin, members of the Sackler family who own it and many groups that sued over its role in the opioid crisis are asking a judge to approve a settlement plan

12:05 AM on Friday, November 14

Emails released by the House Oversight Committee reveal how Jeffrey Epstein maintained connections with influential figures despite his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl

Friday, November 14

Photos and video of immigrants in custody have been a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s administration, and illustrate his agenda to crack down on immigration

9:05 PM on Thursday, November 13

7:19 PM on Thursday, November 13

Mexico’s Supreme Court has rejected legal measures from companies led by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, challenging tax debts of over $2.6 billion

7:09 PM on Thursday, November 13

The White House Historical Association is hoping to reclaim a series of sketches by American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell that once hung in the West Wing

6:43 PM on Thursday, November 13

The Nevada Supreme Court is sending the case against the state's so-called "fake electors" back to Clark County

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

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

3:25 PM on Thursday, November 13

A person attempted to confront New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor at her office, according to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi

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

2:02 PM on Thursday, November 13

Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they'll negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend COVID-era tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford their health care premiums

2:00 PM on Thursday, November 13

Two Democrats are now running in a redrawn Utah congressional district with improved chances for their party

1:43 PM on Thursday, November 13

A federal lawsuit alleges appalling conditions at California's largest immigration detention facility

11:13 AM on Thursday, November 13

Former Philippine defense chief Juan Ponce Enrile, who oversaw the martial-law era for dictator Ferdinand Marcos then helped oust him in the 1986 “people power” uprising, has died

1:11 AM on Thursday, November 13

Paris is marking the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks that killed 132 people and injured hundreds

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

10:32 AM on Wednesday, November 12

Longtime thoroughbred trainer Dale Romans has entered the Kentucky campaign to succeed retiring Republican Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate