Politics & Government News

5:42 PM on Friday, April 3

The Trump administration said Friday it is rejoining two agencies that were split up in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill

5:15 PM on Friday, April 3

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry

5:04 PM on Friday, April 3

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has terminated a nearly $9 million grant contract with the Piikani Lodge Health Institute in Montana

2:59 PM on Friday, April 3

A federal judge has ruled that Border Patrol agents continued illegal stops and arrests in California despite a previous order to stop

2:51 PM on Friday, April 3

Families wrapped their arms around freed loved ones outside Cuban prisons on Friday

2:31 PM on Friday, April 3

The Supreme Court's spokeswoman says Justice Samuel Alito fell ill at an event in Philadelphia last month and was treated for dehydration before returning home to suburban Washington

2:16 PM on Friday, April 3

Georgia lawmakers have passed a bill allowing property owners to file claims against local governments for not enforcing bans on outdoor sleeping and bans that require cooperation with federal immigration authorities

2:00 PM on Friday, April 3

1:48 PM on Friday, April 3

A federal court in Nevada has ruled against a Trump-era immigration policy requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain everyone facing deportation

1:30 PM on Friday, April 3

Georgia lawmakers have ended their legislative session without addressing concerns over data centers

1:09 PM on Friday, April 3

Mississippi officials are moving closer to creating a state home mitigation program to help protect residents from natural disasters

1:08 PM on Friday, April 3

A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights back

12:28 PM on Friday, April 3

Tigers Woods’ second arrest on charges of driving under the influence has put golf on hold for one of the game's most important figures

11:54 AM on Friday, April 3

Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies

11:21 AM on Friday, April 3

11:10 AM on Friday, April 3

Efforts to quickly and quietly oust the president of the University of Wisconsin system are drawing fire from a Republican legislative leader

6:52 AM on Friday, April 3

Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars

3:57 AM on Friday, April 3

The Georgia General Assembly has ended its annual session without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline

12:01 AM on Friday, April 3

President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs

5:29 PM on Thursday, April 2

The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired