Politics & Government News

9:19 PM on Monday, August 25

Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections

8:17 PM on Monday, August 25

Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations, opening new front in fight over central bank

6:54 PM on Monday, August 25

A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere

6:13 PM on Monday, August 25

5:57 PM on Monday, August 25

Brazil’s government says it will buy several domestic products that have been hit by the 50% higher U.S. tariffs on the country’s exports

5:55 PM on Monday, August 25

Adm. Daryl Caudle has taken over as the Navy’s highest-ranking officer

5:54 PM on Monday, August 25

Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia’s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by leftism

5:50 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump has marked the fourth anniversary of a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members during the Afghanistan withdrawal by signing a proclamation honoring them

4:22 PM on Monday, August 25

2:40 PM on Monday, August 25

A judge has denied a request from a network of Maine clinics to force the federal government to restore Medicaid funding

2:39 PM on Monday, August 25

Public schools have reopened in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers

1:08 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to prosecute people for burning the American flag

11:02 AM on Monday, August 25

The Trump administration has halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut, citing national security concerns

10:55 AM on Monday, August 25

France has summoned U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to Paris after he accused the country of not doing enough to combat antisemitism

9:24 AM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung had a friendly interaction before the cameras at the White House that was far different than Trump's warnings against the new leader earlier Monday

8:28 AM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump says he’s firing Federal Reserve board Member Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations

8:27 AM on Monday, August 25

Riot police have fired tear gas at students protesting outside Indonesia's Parliament

7:50 AM on Monday, August 25

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore

7:38 AM on Monday, August 25

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg says officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine

10:58 AM on Thursday, August 21

President Donald Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after she was accused of mortgage fraud