Politics & Government News

4:51 PM on Wednesday, June 10

President Donald Trump's UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn requires a monumental effort from more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and about $60 million

3:30 PM on Wednesday, June 10

A new report by the National Park Service says construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln Memorial could occur 20 hours per day, year-round, as officials push to complete the project within three years

3:27 PM on Wednesday, June 10

Two leading House Republicans are meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader as she travels to Washington this week

3:16 PM on Wednesday, June 10

President Donald Trump is accusing the Democratic Party of hypocrisy for supporting Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner despite his own history of misconduct against women

3:03 PM on Wednesday, June 10

U.S. prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with the man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House along with her husband, as well as the attempted murders of a state senator and his wife

3:00 PM on Wednesday, June 10

Congressional candidate Brad Lander has gotten his day in court over the misdemeanor charge lodged against him

2:34 PM on Wednesday, June 10

A federal judge has rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government

2:29 PM on Wednesday, June 10

Saudi Arabia has ended its five-year ban on Lebanese imports, a significant move to rebuild relations between Lebanon and Gulf countries

2:19 PM on Wednesday, June 10

President Donald Trump is naming Brian Johnson as his choice for the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

2:16 PM on Wednesday, June 10

The Florida Supreme Court has allowed the use of a new U.S. House map drawn by Republicans in the midterm elections

2:16 PM on Wednesday, June 10

In 2020, California shifted responsibility for investigating fatal police shootings from local authorities to the state attorney general

2:10 PM on Wednesday, June 10

The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information

2:03 PM on Wednesday, June 10

Anthropic has joined calls for the AI industry to find ways to cushion people from AI's disruptions to the workforce

1:49 PM on Wednesday, June 10

President Donald Trump has a surprising take on a new report that shows inflation spiking to its highest level in three years

12:19 PM on Wednesday, June 10

A lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad has grown more likely as President Donald Trump is resisting calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill to immediately name a permanent director of national intelligence

11:08 AM on Wednesday, June 10

UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit is embracing his bold style ahead of the company's debut at the White House

10:40 AM on Wednesday, June 10

Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment against eight pro-Palestinian activists accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel

7:45 AM on Wednesday, June 10

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. David Flippo has won the Republican primary in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District after securing President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the closing weeks of the campaign

5:28 AM on Wednesday, June 10

The U.S. has launched airstrikes against Iran, and President Donald Trump says more are coming, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region

9:10 PM on Tuesday, June 9

Bill Gates says he made an error in judgment by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faces questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier