Politics & Government News

7:26 PM on Monday, December 15

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January

6:41 PM on Monday, December 15

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation to El Salvador has become a significant issue in the Trump administration's immigration policies

6:41 PM on Monday, December 15

5:28 PM on Monday, December 15

The Trump administration says in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons

5:23 PM on Monday, December 15

Trump administration opposes push by preservationists to halt White House ballroom project, citing national security

5:00 PM on Monday, December 15

California is hiring former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials to help launch a public health initiative in response to the Trump administration's changes to health guidance

5:00 PM on Monday, December 15

4:33 PM on Monday, December 15

Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released

4:32 PM on Monday, December 15

The Reiner family, known for their positive influence in American culture, has faced a shocking tragedy

2:16 PM on Monday, December 15

Silk Eyes races past Mr. Thunder at the top of the stretch, thrilling the crowd at a racetrack in Venezuela’s capital

2:08 PM on Monday, December 15

The New York Mets’ ballpark, a Bronx golf course once operated by President Donald Trump’s company and a slot parlor near John F. Kennedy International Airport will be the sites of New York City’s first Las Vegas-style resort casinos

1:43 PM on Monday, December 15

Photographer and movie producer Michele Singer Reiner has died

11:58 AM on Monday, December 15

President Donald Trump is blaming Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy

11:30 AM on Monday, December 15

The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as tensions between the United States and Venezuela remain high

10:56 AM on Monday, December 15

Nick Reiner, the younger son of director Rob Reiner, is in police custody following what investigators believe was a fatal stabbing of the director and his wife

3:17 AM on Monday, December 15

The head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency says Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war.”

2:08 AM on Monday, December 15

Dense toxic smog has blanketed New Delhi, pushing air pollution levels to their worst levels in weeks and disrupting travel

1:00 AM on Monday, December 15

U.S. officials say Washington has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend

11:40 PM on Sunday, December 14

Prosecutors played audio recordings to show jurors that a Wisconsin judge knew what was at stake when she directed an immigrant to a private door while federal agents were in the courthouse to arrest him

11:39 PM on Sunday, December 14

A Wisconsin judge has ruled there is enough evidence to proceed to trial in a felony forgery case against an attorney and an aide to President Donald Trump for their role in the 2020 fake elector scheme