Politics & Government News

9:02 PM on Tuesday, August 26

The U.S. is ramping up efforts to boost production of crucial components used in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets

7:49 PM on Tuesday, August 26

A cyberattack has caused Nevada’s state offices to close for two days this week and rendered some government websites and phone lines unavailable

7:44 PM on Tuesday, August 26

7:28 PM on Tuesday, August 26

The San Jose City Council has approved a deal to renovate the Sharks' arena and keep the team in the city until 2051

7:27 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening

7:24 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Some FEMA employees who signed public letter of dissent are put on administrative leave

7:01 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Prosecutors say former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife should serve at least seven years in prison for playing a pivotal role in a bribery scheme that put the Democrat behind bars for 11 years

5:08 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Hundreds of people have been arrested since President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown flooded the nation’s capital with federal agents and troops

4:10 PM on Tuesday, August 26

The Justice Department has reached settlements with a group of current and former FBI agents who have said they were disciplined for invoking their political beliefs or clashing with supervisors about approaches to investigations

3:40 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Days after getting his massive civil fraud penalty thrown out, President Donald Trump asked New York’s highest court on Tuesday to overturn his other punishments, including a multiyear ban on him and his two eldest sons holding corporate leadership positions

3:21 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Voting-rights advocates are suing to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor Republicans in 2026 midterm elections, saying the map weakens the electoral influence of Black voters

2:55 PM on Tuesday, August 26

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2:29 PM on Tuesday, August 26

Utah is the latest state at the center of a national redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterms

12:56 PM on Tuesday, August 26

A whistleblower says more than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight

12:52 PM on Tuesday, August 26

President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago sent ripples through America’s third-largest city as residents defended their home against Trump’s escalating rhetoric toward violent crime, including claims Chicago is a “killing field.”

8:46 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook's lawyer says she'll sue President Donald Trump's administration to try to prevent him from firing her

8:30 AM on Tuesday, August 26

A watchdog investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith over his prosecutions of President Donald Trump is based on an “imaginary and unfounded” premise

6:02 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers

5:39 AM on Tuesday, August 26

President Donald Trump's announcement that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has rattled financial markets worldwide

2:56 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Sri Lanka’s former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been granted bail after being arrested over allegations of misusing public funds while in office