Politics & Government News

2:51 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Not every voter in Northern Virginia has felt the impact of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government

2:40 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Witnesses say a Chicago daycare center employee was detained at work during a drop-off period for children, reflecting the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics

1:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

California Republicans have filed a lawsuit to block a new U.S. House map that voters just approved

1:19 PM on Wednesday, November 5

The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and members of his government ahead of a historic visit to the White House

12:59 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Zohran Mamdani's historic New York City's mayoral race victory has sparked excitement and hope among many American Muslims

12:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Days after American diplomats and nationals were told to leave Mali, a senior U.S. official praised the military junta and hinted at cooperation between the two governments after years of a strained diplomatic relationship

12:42 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has won a third term, defeating challenger Omar Fateh in the city's ranked-choice voting election

11:12 AM on Wednesday, November 5

A federal judge has ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce materials from the investigation, saying he’s concerned the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first" and investigate second

10:29 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Zohran Mamdani has announced a team including former city and federal officials — all women — to steer his transition to New York City Hall

10:23 AM on Wednesday, November 5

There were signs in the AP Voter Poll that there’s plenty of room for Democrats to make up ground among groups that moved toward President Donald Trump in last year’s election

10:10 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Voters have sent a message to President Donald Trump that the economy doesn't feel as though its booming — despite what he says

9:39 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says the harassment she suffered from a drunk man near the government seat is an assault on all women

9:11 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments over President Donald Trump's tariffs, a key part of his economic and foreign policy

8:32 AM on Wednesday, November 5

A day after Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the president is in Miami to speak at a forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements

8:01 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Zohran Mamdani has just been elected mayor of New York City and is already challenging President Donald Trump

1:10 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The Swiss government is looking for a shout-out from the U.N. cultural agency to include yodeling on its list of intangible cultural heritage

12:06 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Arguments at the Supreme Court have concluded for the day as the justices consider President Donald Trump's sweeping unilateral tariffs in a trillion-dollar test of executive power

12:05 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Witnesses in a Chicago courtroom describe being hit with tear gas and rubber bullets during protests against federal immigration policies

12:04 AM on Wednesday, November 5

President Donald Trump is in Miami, speaking on the anniversary of his reelection to a second term

12:21 PM on Tuesday, October 21

The Trump administration says the U.S. military has killed at least 66 people in strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean