Politics & Government News

9:41 PM on Friday, January 30

In her new self-titled documentary, first lady Melania Trump offers a peek behind the scenes during the 20 days before she returned to the White House

8:29 PM on Friday, January 30

President Donald Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics

7:59 PM on Friday, January 30

A federal judge has blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms

7:02 PM on Friday, January 30

Venezuela’s acting president announces bill that could lead to mass release of prisoners detained for political reasons

6:43 PM on Friday, January 30

Senate approves Trump-backed government funding deal, delaying for now a larger fight over restraining ICE

6:32 PM on Friday, January 30

The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion

6:28 PM on Friday, January 30

Trump administration approves new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion as Mideast tensions heat up over Iran

6:19 PM on Friday, January 30

A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that they were making “dangerous" and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of history to display at National Park Service sites

6:02 PM on Friday, January 30

Some young people on Roblox, the popular online gaming platform, have been using a roleplaying game to embody Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers

5:27 PM on Friday, January 30

Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime

5:23 PM on Friday, January 30

3:45 PM on Friday, January 30

Work requirements are kicking in for many older adults and parents of teenagers to continue receiving benefits from the biggest U.S. food aid program

3:43 PM on Friday, January 30

The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues in full and on time

2:20 PM on Friday, January 30

President Donald Trump has announced an IndyCar race will be held through the streets of Washington as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations

1:59 PM on Friday, January 30

U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East again are urging restraint from both the United States and Iran as the Trump administration warns of a possible strike and builds up its military presence in the region

11:59 AM on Friday, January 30

Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the U.S. government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island in a move experts say is meant to force a popular uprising and usher in a new government

10:50 AM on Friday, January 30

Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years

6:48 AM on Friday, January 30

Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt over the weekend

12:31 AM on Friday, January 30

The Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country

6:04 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Elizabeth Kautz, mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota, says she carries her passport in her own city due to concerns about immigration enforcement