Politics & Government News

5:30 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back

3:53 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Search warrant FBI served at Fulton County elections office seeks records tied to the 2020 election, officials say

3:51 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Anti-tax advocates are pushing to eliminate property taxes for homeowners

3:36 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a warning for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: Your comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire, especially at a time when the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is facing a formal review

3:18 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A 911 call shows that a Nicaraguan man who died at a Texas detention camp days after he was detained by immigration authorities in Minneapolis is suspected of dying by suicide

2:49 PM on Wednesday, January 28

2:43 PM on Wednesday, January 28

The United States will allow Venezuela to sell oil that's currently under American sanctions and use the proceeds to pay for basic government services

1:56 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A Russian man has been convicted in a London court of beating a woman in a crime reported by the youngest son of U.S. President Donald Trump

1:54 PM on Wednesday, January 28

California Democratic senators have advanced a measure to make it easier to sue federal agents over civil rights violations

1:29 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that technical talks with officials from Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway

1:19 PM on Wednesday, January 28

San Diego is suing the federal government for building razor wire fencing on city land near the Mexican border

1:17 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Rwanda has said it is suing the United Kingdom to seek payments over an aborted, controversial migrant deal under which the East African nation was to host deported asylum seekers from the European country

12:35 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Scuffles and shouting erupted during a joint session of Somalia’s parliament on Wednesday

10:32 AM on Wednesday, January 28

Claiming to give every child “a shot at financial freedom,” President Donald Trump is unveiling the new Trump Accounts initiative, which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account

10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 28

The national taxpayer advocate says the 2026 tax filing season is likely to face significant challenges due to IRS workforce reductions and complex tax law changes

9:47 AM on Wednesday, January 28

President Donald Trump's endorsement of U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s open race for governor has led Tiffany's top Republican rival to drop out of the race

7:55 AM on Wednesday, January 28

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has arrived in Moscow for his second time in less than four months for talks, and Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized his readiness to help the country rebuild its war-battered economy

2:56 AM on Wednesday, January 28

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his country doesn't have to choose between relations with the U.S. and China

12:03 AM on Wednesday, January 28

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has given a full-throated defense of President Donald Trump's military operation to oust and arrest then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

5:28 PM on Tuesday, January 27

Residents of Kettleman City face severe pollution from nearby farms, a composting facility, freeway traffic, and a hazardous waste landfill