Politics & Government News

5:07 PM on Wednesday, March 4

More than 150 Cuban medical staff have departed Honduras after the Central American country's new government abruptly cancelled the agreement

5:06 PM on Wednesday, March 4

President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project is too big and should be scaled back

4:39 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Voters who cast ballots during extended polling place hours in Dallas and Williamson counties are waiting to see if their votes will count

4:05 PM on Wednesday, March 4

A man protesting the war in Iran has been arrested after a struggle in a U.S. Senate building

4:00 PM on Wednesday, March 4

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of an executive order issued last year by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that designates two Muslim groups as foreign terrorist organizations

3:22 PM on Wednesday, March 4

American Airlines received approval Wednesday to become the first U.S. airline to resume flights to Venezuela

3:19 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrapped up two days of scrutiny in Congress, appearing for the first time in front of lawmakers since the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers

3:14 PM on Wednesday, March 4

3:12 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Brazil’s Senate unanimously ratified on Wednesday the free-trade deal between trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union, following same move by the country’s lower house and bringing the deal one step closer to implementation

2:15 PM on Wednesday, March 4

In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds

2:01 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Ecuador has declared Cuba’s ambassador and his diplomatic staff persona non grata and given them 48 hours to leave the South American country

1:28 PM on Wednesday, March 4

President Donald Trump is pressing Big Tech to build its own power as AI data centers spark anger over electric bills

1:13 PM on Wednesday, March 4

The House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation

12:20 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press

12:06 PM on Wednesday, March 4

The Trump administration has formally nominated Kevin Warsh, a former top Federal Reserve official, to be next Fed chair when Jerome Powell’s term ends in two months

11:32 AM on Wednesday, March 4

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is meeting Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez as the Trump administration pushes to shape the country's oil and mineral sector

11:24 AM on Wednesday, March 4

President Donald Trump's administration is expanding its crackdown on state Medicaid programs to New York, launching a fraud probe in the state

11:05 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Nashville metro councilmembers have passed a resolution opposing a planned tunnel by one of Elon Musk’s companies to offer people express rides in Teslas

2:46 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order

10:04 PM on Tuesday, March 3

The first round of primary elections shows this year’s midterm elections will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents