Politics & Government News

2:53 PM on Tuesday, May 19

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom is facing growing opposition from Republicans ahead of an expected vote this week

2:19 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen

1:29 PM on Tuesday, May 19

President Donald Trump has falsely accused Maryland officials, including Gov. Wes Moore, of illegally sending hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots to voters in an effort ensure victory for Democrats

12:35 PM on Tuesday, May 19

President Donald Trump is defending the White House ballroom he's building

12:11 PM on Tuesday, May 19

The U.S. government has agreed to permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns

11:56 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Opposition leaders in the Bahamas are demanding an investigation after a U.S. federal agent alleged that a suspected drug trafficker who survived a recent plane crash near Florida was rescued and found with roughly $30,000

11:45 AM on Tuesday, May 19

A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s recent caps on federal student loans, arguing the limits will make it harder for students pursuing certain healthcare degrees to attain the necessary training and education

10:55 AM on Tuesday, May 19

A panel of appellate judges appears to be divided over a legal dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic

10:26 AM on Tuesday, May 19

U.S. health officials say they've issued quarantine orders for two passengers who were on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak who are now at a hospital in Nebraska

9:33 AM on Tuesday, May 19

An Iranian family that’s lived in the United States for a decade is demanding their release from immigration detention after they were arrested due to a relative’s role in the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis

9:12 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act marketplace could drop by nearly 5 million people this year

9:00 AM on Tuesday, May 19

7:55 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, alumni, fans and the general public to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that aim to redistrict longtime Black lawmakers

5:57 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The United Nations is reviewing Israel's plan to turn a former U.N. agency headquarters in east Jerusalem into a military complex

5:12 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The U.S. government agreed to permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump as part of a settlement deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns

5:10 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Authorities say a NATO fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia

12:15 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Divers have recovered the bodies of two Italian divers from an underwater cave in the Maldives

10:06 PM on Monday, May 18

Hungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is visiting Poland, a traditional ally that can offer plenty of lessons on political transformation and restoring democratic norms

6:02 PM on Monday, May 18

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

9:35 AM on Monday, May 18

A group founded by Cuban exiles known as Brothers to the Rescue is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to seek an indictment against Cuban leader Raúl Castro