Politics & Government News

4:21 PM on Wednesday, October 22

One of Chicago's most infamous gang leaders is now asking Gov. JB Pritzker for clemency after winning a pardon from President Donald Trump earlier this year

3:58 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Investigators in Wyoming are trying to identify two men they believe left a homemade bomb in front of the state Capitol

3:07 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A federal lawsuit over an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” has been paused by an appellate court because of the government shutdown

3:03 PM on Wednesday, October 22

U.N. Security Council members have warned Haiti’s leaders that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new government nears

3:02 PM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump's desire to secure the Republican majority in Congress has led to a mid-decade redistricting battle among states

2:50 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A Los Angeles man shot by federal officers while he tried to evade arrest is a popular local TikTok streamer who documents police activity, immigration enforcement and daily neighborhood life

2:50 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The Pentagon says a “new press corps” of 60 journalists who had agreed to follow a new media policy will be welcomed into the building to cover the U.S. military

2:29 PM on Wednesday, October 22

1:55 PM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump is adding a $250 million ballroom to the east side of the White House

1:46 PM on Wednesday, October 22

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown

1:28 PM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump has suggested he’s entitled to compensation from the federal government over investigations he faced that he claims were politically motivated

1:25 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations

8:29 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats have seized the Senate floor to protest President Donald Trump’s presidency amid the government shutdown and push for Republicans to negotiate with them on expiring health subsidies

7:01 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The American Civil Liberties Union is alleging that pregnant detainees being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Louisiana and Georgia are being mistreated and receiving inadequate care

5:29 AM on Wednesday, October 22

North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump

5:16 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches

10:11 PM on Tuesday, October 21

President Donald Trump’s administration has announced new sanctions against Russia’s oil industry aimed at moving President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table

10:03 PM on Tuesday, October 21

The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel must allow the U.N. aid agency, UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza

9:06 PM on Tuesday, October 21

North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump

5:04 AM on Tuesday, October 14

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations