Politics & Government News

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 2

AI-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 2

Thirty-five countries are set to meet Thursday to discuss ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz

12:11 AM on Thursday, April 2

A bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve high insulin costs for more Americans

12:09 AM on Thursday, April 2

U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will keep hitting Iran very hard in the next two or three weeks even as he touts the success of American operations and argues that all of Washington’s objectives have so far been met or exceeded

12:06 AM on Thursday, April 2

The Senate is expected to try quickly passing a measure Thursday that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, though it’s unclear how swiftly the House will follow to largely end the longest partial government shutdown in history

12:01 AM on Thursday, April 2

In recent months, thousands of immigrants living legally in the U.S. and waiting for rulings on their asylum claims were suddenly ordered deported to countries where most have no ties

10:49 PM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump's address to the nation on the Iran war did not always hew to the facts

10:22 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Democrats have sued to block President Donald Trump's latest executive order restricting mail voting

10:19 PM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on the war against Iran, delivered Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as transcribed by The Associated Press

8:15 PM on Wednesday, April 1

8:10 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Mexico's president has appointed Roberto Velasco as the new foreign minister during a critical time for Mexico-U.S. relations

6:58 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office

5:59 PM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday

4:59 PM on Wednesday, April 1

The criminal trial of a former congressman is offering a glimpse into the prehistory of the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

4:34 PM on Wednesday, April 1

The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez

3:10 PM on Wednesday, April 1

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have announced a plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security and try to end a record partial government shutdown

3:06 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Medical examiners have ruled that the death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar, five days after Border Patrol left him at a Buffalo, New York, doughnut shop, was a homicide

9:18 AM on Wednesday, April 1

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO, yet he failed to mention the alliance in his speech to the American public about the Iran war

2:40 AM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”

Wednesday, April 1

U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address at 9 p.m. EDT offers an update on the progress made toward achieving his goals in the war with Iran, which are to destroy the country’s missile production and Navy, ensure its proxies can no longer destabilize the region and guarantee Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon