Politics & Government News

12:48 PM on Wednesday, October 29

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is trying to create a program that allows some inmates to be released early

12:23 PM on Wednesday, October 29

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called on Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, to apologize to Ontario’s representative in Washington after the Hoekstra reportedly shouted profanely at him about the province’s anti-tariff ad

11:26 AM on Wednesday, October 29

A national battle over redistricting is advancing in more states

11:24 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Shutdown

11:19 AM on Wednesday, October 29

According to court documents, a Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been indicted along with five others accused of blocking vehicles during protests outside a federal immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago

11:14 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh among 6 indicted for blocking ICE vehicle during Chicago-area protest

11:12 AM on Wednesday, October 29

There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia’s Jon Ossoff

10:53 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Attorneys for Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator being held by immigration authorities in California, are challenging his detention in court

10:53 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Authorities say a North Carolina man charged with killing four of his children and placing their remains in the trunk of a vehicle believe the slayings occurred over several months

10:36 AM on Wednesday, October 29

A Mississippi city has ended its contract with Atlanta-based Flock Safety to provide gunshot detection devices that could speed police response to the sound of gunfire

10:02 AM on Wednesday, October 29

A senior Border Patrol official is due in court for the second day in a row in the first of his daily court-mandated check-ins about the Chicago area immigration enforcement operation, which has produced more than 1,800 arrests and complaints of excessive force

9:39 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year

8:32 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran doesn’t appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country’s nuclear sites

6:24 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Hurricane Melissa has left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti on Wednesday, knocking out power and forcing residents from their homes in inundated towns

5:35 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The U.S. confirms it will reduce its troop presence on NATO’s borders with Ukraine

4:40 AM on Wednesday, October 29

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has sought to rally his committee as a center of Democratic messaging and response to the Trump administration's agenda

10:29 PM on Tuesday, October 28

Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

6:06 PM on Tuesday, October 28

Relief organizations are mobilizing to help across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, tying for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history

5:18 PM on Tuesday, October 28

The United States and South Korea have advanced trade talks after negotiations and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to President Donald Trump

4:13 AM on Sunday, October 26

Dutch voters face an array of choices in Wednesday's general election