Politics & Government News

6:00 PM on Thursday, September 17

Prize-winning author Phil Klay has been named the new president of PEN America

4:11 PM on Thursday, September 17

The U.S. Postal Service has stopped developing a controversial computer system tied to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting

3:42 PM on Thursday, September 17

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns that Russia is planning hybrid strikes with drones and rockets on European countries supporting Ukraine

3:34 PM on Thursday, September 17

Tensions are mounting between the Pentagon and Congress over the flow of information to lawmakers about the U.S. military’s priorities

1:52 PM on Thursday, September 17

Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act

1:37 PM on Thursday, September 17

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House

12:56 PM on Thursday, September 17

Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran over its nuclear program

11:46 AM on Thursday, September 17

Ukraine believes Russia will only negotiate seriously if the war becomes too costly

11:43 AM on Thursday, September 17

Trinidad and Tobago has ended a lengthy state of emergency, raising concerns about potential violence

11:39 AM on Thursday, September 17

11:38 AM on Thursday, September 17

The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials to attend next week’s U.N. General Assembly high-level session in New York despite the two countries being at war

10:56 AM on Thursday, September 17

The White House says it is withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ensuring that an agency at the forefront of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda will remain without a Senate-confirmed leader for at least a while longer

10:40 AM on Thursday, September 17

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a decree increasing benefits of his welfare program by 15%

9:43 AM on Thursday, September 17

A federal appeals court panel is considering an attempt to revive Missouri congressional districts backed by Donald Trump

9:12 AM on Thursday, September 17

A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it as President Donald Trump has threatened

9:02 AM on Thursday, September 17

Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, who represented Arizona in both chambers of Congress over nearly three decades, has died at 84

5:13 AM on Thursday, September 17

A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it — as President Donald Trump has threatened

4:27 AM on Thursday, September 17

Sweden’s left-leaning opposition has won a narrow majority in the national election

9:58 PM on Wednesday, September 16

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member

6:06 PM on Wednesday, September 16

The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall has been sentenced to 14 months in prison