Politics & Government News

3:03 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon

3:03 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' with major Supreme Court rulings ahead

2:10 PM on Wednesday, December 31

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four firms in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers as blocked property

2:09 PM on Wednesday, December 31

The U.S. military says it struck three more boats that were allegedly smuggling drugs

1:45 PM on Wednesday, December 31

The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington

1:43 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6

1:20 PM on Wednesday, December 31

President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon

1:13 PM on Wednesday, December 31

The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents

1:13 PM on Wednesday, December 31

After legal setbacks, Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

12:57 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month

12:45 PM on Wednesday, December 31

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue

11:17 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will make history as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran

10:49 AM on Wednesday, December 31

The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release

9:16 AM on Wednesday, December 31

President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan natural resources bills

4:27 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Authorities are investigating damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland that occurred between the capitals of Finland and Estonia

3:02 AM on Wednesday, December 31

The new year swept closer for the Middle East and parts of Europe and Africa after drummers in Asia pounded in 2026 and fireworks lit the skies

2:11 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Russian drones have blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in Ukraine's city of Odesa, injuring six people including three children

9:58 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war

9:03 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day

4:02 AM on Friday, December 5

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts