Politics & Government News

9:04 PM on Saturday, March 7

As U.S. and Israeli missiles and bombs rain on Iran, Russia has responded with words of indignation — but no action to support its ally

7:24 PM on Saturday, March 7

The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration have agreed to conduct anti-drone laser tests in New Mexico after the military’s deployment of the lasers led the FAA to suddenly close airspace in Texas twice in the last month

7:13 PM on Saturday, March 7

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's actions to dismantle the Voice of America over the past year are illegal

4:37 PM on Saturday, March 7

President Donald Trump says it's inconsequential if Russia has provided Iran with information to help Tehran target U.S. military personnel and assets in the Middle East

4:14 PM on Saturday, March 7

Authorities say a counterprotester demonstrating against a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event Saturday lit and threw a device at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest

2:20 PM on Saturday, March 7

A Palestinian man is killed in the occupied West Bank after an Israeli reservist soldier opens fire, as violence keeps rising in the territory

10:11 AM on Saturday, March 7

Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day

9:35 AM on Saturday, March 7

A federal appeals court this week sided with a lower judge’s ruling against the Trump administration’s efforts to end temporary protected status for roughly 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., issued the 2-1 ruling on Friday

6:15 AM on Saturday, March 7

4:50 AM on Saturday, March 7

President Donald Trump joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in Kuwait

10:09 PM on Friday, March 6

Israel is renewing its assault on southern Lebanon, including targeting commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force in Beirut

9:48 PM on Friday, March 6

At least 25 people are known to have died after heavy rain caused flooding and flight disruption in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi

9:31 PM on Friday, March 6

U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard

9:17 PM on Friday, March 6

Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s revolt

9:06 PM on Friday, March 6

President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere

9:06 PM on Friday, March 6

President Donald Trump visited Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to view the dignified transfer for six soldiers killed during his war with Iran

9:00 PM on Friday, March 6

The family of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is honoring him with a private memorial at Rainbow PUSH headquarters in Chicago

8:29 AM on Friday, March 6

The Florida Bar has walked back what it said was an erroneous statement indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virginia

5:37 AM on Friday, March 6

9:10 PM on Thursday, March 5

This is the weekend when clocks move ahead, causing angst, lost sleep and health issues for many