Politics & Government News

9:03 PM on Monday, June 29

President Donald Trump has tried many ways to tighten his grip on U.S. elections, from signing executive orders to pushing restrictive legislation in Congress

9:02 PM on Monday, June 29

Jon Meacham is among many historians reflecting on the complex legacy of Thomas Jefferson

8:20 PM on Monday, June 29

Newsom has signed a nearly $352 billion spending plan

4:46 PM on Monday, June 29

President Donald Trump says he will nominate Keith Sonderling as secretary of labor

3:45 PM on Monday, June 29

Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps

3:38 PM on Monday, June 29

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for the state’s August primary and ordered state officials to place him on the ballot

3:29 PM on Monday, June 29

Arkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda

3:03 PM on Monday, June 29

Colorado voters won't get to decide this November on whether to change the state's congressional districts to favor Democrats

2:42 PM on Monday, June 29

Recreational marijuana sales are set to begin next year in Virginia

1:09 PM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court on Monday said the Federal Reserve, unlike any other agency in Washington, has a measure of independence from the presidency and day-to-day politics

12:41 PM on Monday, June 29

Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its interpretation of new Medicaid work requirements

12:32 PM on Monday, June 29

New Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities

12:14 PM on Monday, June 29

Election officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to outlaw the practice

12:07 PM on Monday, June 29

The 60-day clock is ticking on further talks between the United States and Iran on the interim deal they signed earlier this month, but it's not clear when their negotiators will meet again

10:51 AM on Monday, June 29

John Yoo, a conservative law professor known for his views on presidential power, confirms he will advise a team investigating whether officials conspired against Donald Trump

9:51 AM on Monday, June 29

Authorities have retaken control of a jail in eastern North Carolina where inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of the facility

7:24 AM on Monday, June 29

The Supreme Court says Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook can remain in her job for now, a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s bid to wrest control of the nation’s central bank

5:33 AM on Monday, June 29

President Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final week of a term focused on executive power

1:21 AM on Monday, June 29

The United States and Iran have separately announced they are sending delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insists it has not agreed to meet with the U_S_ “at any level.”

9:36 PM on Sunday, June 28

Chinese dissident Dong Guangping has finally reached Canada after a perilous escape from China