Politics & Government News

6:19 PM on Monday, August 25

Judge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections

5:17 PM on Monday, August 25

Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations, opening new front in fight over central bank

3:54 PM on Monday, August 25

A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere

3:13 PM on Monday, August 25

2:57 PM on Monday, August 25

Brazil’s government says it will buy several domestic products that have been hit by the 50% higher U.S. tariffs on the country’s exports

2:55 PM on Monday, August 25

Adm. Daryl Caudle has taken over as the Navy’s highest-ranking officer

2:54 PM on Monday, August 25

Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia’s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by leftism

2:50 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump has marked the fourth anniversary of a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members during the Afghanistan withdrawal by signing a proclamation honoring them

1:22 PM on Monday, August 25

11:40 AM on Monday, August 25

A judge has denied a request from a network of Maine clinics to force the federal government to restore Medicaid funding

11:39 AM on Monday, August 25

Public schools have reopened in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers

10:08 AM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to prosecute people for burning the American flag

8:15 AM on Monday, August 25

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees have published a letter warning of potential disaster due to cuts in the agency

8:02 AM on Monday, August 25

The Trump administration has halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut, citing national security concerns

7:55 AM on Monday, August 25

France has summoned U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to Paris after he accused the country of not doing enough to combat antisemitism

6:24 AM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung had a friendly interaction before the cameras at the White House that was far different than Trump's warnings against the new leader earlier Monday

5:28 AM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump says he’s firing Federal Reserve board Member Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations

5:27 AM on Monday, August 25

Riot police have fired tear gas at students protesting outside Indonesia's Parliament

4:50 AM on Monday, August 25

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore

7:58 AM on Thursday, August 21

President Donald Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after she was accused of mortgage fraud