Politics & Government News

5:24 PM on Friday, July 17

A federal prosecutor in Texas has shared new details about the shooting of Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer in early July

4:41 PM on Friday, July 17

The U.S. Interior Department has canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction

4:12 PM on Friday, July 17

A federal judge has ruled that South Dakota can't enforce its abortion advertising ban against a reproductive health nonprofit

4:05 PM on Friday, July 17

A federal judge in Boston has ruled the Trump administration can’t use an obscure clause relating to agency priorities to make funding cuts

2:40 PM on Friday, July 17

In yet another unprecedented move by America's first billionaire president, Donald Trump may soon be profiting from a new line of business tied to his office: charging access for a first peek at certain posts on his Truth Social platform

2:21 PM on Friday, July 17

President Donald Trump has released a trove documents that he claims prove voter fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election

2:07 PM on Friday, July 17

A lawmaker sponsoring a key piece of federal college sports legislation says he believes the bill likely has the support it needs to make it through the upper chamber

1:50 PM on Friday, July 17

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey’s bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds are unconstitutional

12:30 PM on Friday, July 17

12:11 PM on Friday, July 17

Citizens Bank plans to end its financial relationship with two private prison companies, CoreCivic and The GEO Group

12:01 PM on Friday, July 17

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has warned state officials they could lose funding or face investigations if they don't follow President Donald Trump’s election security demands

11:35 AM on Friday, July 17

Jamaica’s government says two of its three citizens recently deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation

10:34 AM on Friday, July 17

The U.S. government is planning to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining

10:03 AM on Friday, July 17

9:45 AM on Friday, July 17

The United States has not renewed the national emergency declaration over Hong Kong, lifting some sanctions but keeping an executive order that revoked Hong Kong's special trading status

9:02 AM on Friday, July 17

President Donald Trump says Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate

9:01 AM on Friday, July 17

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley plans to reenter the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

5:29 AM on Friday, July 17

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pledged to aggressively pursue voter fraud cases at the White House complex after President Donald Trump revived debunked election theories in a primetime speech

5:01 AM on Friday, July 17

Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and unsuccessfully tried to run against President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted of displaying “extremist symbols” — an action that will keep him out of this year’s parliamentary race

10:04 PM on Thursday, July 16

Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about Homeland Security’s vetting and training of immigration enforcement officers