Politics & Government News

3:00 PM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital is being extended by more than two years and will last until the end of his term

12:52 PM on Thursday, July 16

Republicans on the House Budget Committee have advanced a $95 billion package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements

12:27 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they seek and obtain government approval, a departure from long-standing practice

12:27 PM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump's media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets

12:25 PM on Thursday, July 16

12:13 PM on Thursday, July 16

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has intensified

11:42 AM on Thursday, July 16

The White House says President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi

11:42 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Labor is trying to win over U.S. senators

11:39 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump's administration has worked to stop offshore wind development on the grounds it’s a national security risk since late last year, halting work on major projects and buying back leases

11:22 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration addressed a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday

10:41 AM on Thursday, July 16

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has met with accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following the demand of a Republican senator whose support is crucial to his nomination to lead the Justice Department

10:10 AM on Thursday, July 16

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has convened leaders from over 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration’s latest effort to quell what it calls “left-wing” political terrorism

9:44 AM on Thursday, July 16

Brazil has criticized a new U.S. tariff on certain Brazilian imports and says it plans to impose reciprocal tariffs

9:18 AM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and more

7:08 AM on Thursday, July 16

The U.S. government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

1:23 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets across Ukraine to protest the dismissal of his youthful defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov

9:03 PM on Wednesday, July 15

A federal panel has given preliminary approval to an updated design for a new underground facility to screen visitors to the White House

9:02 PM on Wednesday, July 15

Markwayne Mullin is facing his first major test as Homeland Security secretary after three people were killed in encounters with ICE officers in less than a week

9:01 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The twice-yearly changing of the clocks could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through

6:57 PM on Wednesday, July 15

President Donald Trump has fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district