Politics & Government News

5:46 PM on Friday, October 17

Dozens of reporters stationed at the Pentagon walked out this week and surrendered their access badges rather than sign on to new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth they said would restrict how they do their jobs

4:55 PM on Friday, October 17

Following meeting with Ukraine's Zelenskyy, Trump calls on Kyiv and Moscow to 'stop where they are' and end the war

4:40 PM on Friday, October 17

4:07 PM on Friday, October 17

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

3:52 PM on Friday, October 17

Senate Republican campaign leaders are using artificial intelligence-generated video to falsely depict Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appearing to say on camera comments he made in a print publication interview about the political impacts of the partial government shutdown

3:45 PM on Friday, October 17

New York City’s mayoral candidates have duked it out in their first general election debate, with contenders Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparring over everything from the Israel-Hamas war to the city’s education system

2:59 PM on Friday, October 17

Current and former FEMA staff have gathered for a “FEMA Solidarity Rally” outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday

2:12 PM on Friday, October 17

Trump confirms US strike on alleged 'drug-carrying submarine,' doesn't share plans for survivors

1:43 PM on Friday, October 17

Zelenskyy says with Gaza ceasefire Trump now has 'momentum' to stop Russia-Ukraine conflict

1:25 PM on Friday, October 17

New York’s Republican State Committee has suspended a Young Republican organization following the release of a group chat that included jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers

1:10 PM on Friday, October 17

Portugal's parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for gender or religious reasons in public

12:44 PM on Friday, October 17

Wall Street is concerned about the health of the nation’s regional banks, after a few of them wrote off bad loans to commercial customers in the last two weeks

12:18 PM on Friday, October 17

Barack Obama has endorsed Democratic candidates Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger for governor in New Jersey and Virginia

12:04 PM on Friday, October 17

Former national security adviser John Bolton has turned himself in to federal authorities in Maryland and pleaded not guilty after being indicted on charges of keeping top secret documents at his home and sharing classified information with family members

10:03 AM on Friday, October 17

The U.S. has blocked a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting ended Friday without adopting new regulations

7:39 AM on Friday, October 17

John Bolton has pleaded not guilty in the Justice Department case accusing him of sharing classified information

7:10 AM on Friday, October 17

A new AP-NORC poll finds that more U.S. adults support President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict in Israel after he brokered a ceasefire deal in Gaza, but his approval ratings on domestic issues remain weak

6:10 AM on Friday, October 17

Two people have died and more than 100 others were injured during a stampede at a state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died this week at 80

1:51 AM on Friday, October 17

After nearly two decades of one-party rule and a worsening currency and fuel crisis, Bolivia is shifting to the right

12:02 AM on Friday, October 17

Legal experts say U.S. strikes against alleged members of Latin American drug cartels are pushing the bounds of international law