Politics & Government News

2:17 PM on Tuesday, December 23

The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign workers

12:18 PM on Tuesday, December 23

Libya's prime minister confirms the death of the country's military chief and 4 others in a plane crash in Turkey

11:32 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Opponents of a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit asking a court to suspend the districts for the 2026 elections

10:12 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Cynthia Lummis, who isn’t seeking reelection

9:51 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation eliminating Ohio's four-day grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots

9:20 AM on Tuesday, December 23

The Chiefs are moving to a new $3 billion stadium in Kansas, leaving their Missouri home

9:05 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is firing back at a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit over state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and day cares

8:42 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Former Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Sasse has announced his diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer

8:28 AM on Tuesday, December 23

President Donald Trump says he will be extending invitations to next year’s Group of 20 summit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

8:21 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Kilmar Abrego Garcia can spend Christmas with his family after spending much of the year in custody

8:19 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Colombia’s government has declared an economic state of emergency that enables President Gustavo Petro’s administration to issue taxes by decree

7:01 AM on Tuesday, December 23

George Conway has filed paperwork to run for a congressional seat in New York City

6:01 AM on Tuesday, December 23

In the 4 p.m. hour on Jan. 6, 2021, at the height of the fighting that day outside the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of rioters loyal to President Donald Trump had already breached several entrances and forced lawmakers to flee both the House and Senate, stopping the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory

5:14 AM on Tuesday, December 23

The “pollera,” a bell skirt with layered petticoats, is the traditional dress of Indigenous women in Bolivia’s highlands

5:00 AM on Tuesday, December 23

4:29 AM on Tuesday, December 23

In a breathless year of tariffs unleashed by the administration of President Donald Trump, perhaps no one has had to live the reality of every fluctuation of trade policy than customs brokers

3:23 AM on Tuesday, December 23

France's parliament has approved an emergency bill to prevent a government shutdown next week

2:45 AM on Tuesday, December 23

A former close aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, he was ordered to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach

1:14 AM on Tuesday, December 23

Officials say Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday

9:01 PM on Monday, December 22

The oldest baby boomers are turning 80 in 2026