Politics & Government News

5:39 PM on Thursday, October 16

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the Trump administration for imposing a $100,00 annual fee for new H-1B visa applications, claiming the fee is unlawful and would significantly harm U.S. businesses

5:15 PM on Thursday, October 16

5:11 PM on Thursday, October 16

US prosecutors charge Smartmatic with alleged money laundering over bribes paid to Philippines election officials

4:50 PM on Thursday, October 16

Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has announced that he is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to consider changes to next year’s election schedule, plans and code

4:41 PM on Thursday, October 16

The United Nations chief has condemned the military takeover in Madagascar as an army colonel who led the coup is set to be quickly sworn in as president three days after announcing soldiers had taken charge

4:39 PM on Thursday, October 16

Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton charged in probe into mishandling classified information, AP source says

3:42 PM on Thursday, October 16

Human rights lawyers accused 122 European officials of committing crimes against migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

3:36 PM on Thursday, October 16

Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker had some extra income in 2024 — from a lucky blackjack hand in a Las Vegas casino

3:27 PM on Thursday, October 16

3:27 PM on Thursday, October 16

New York’s highest court has upheld a law shifting local elections to even-numbered years, bringing most county and town elections in line with statewide and federal races

3:17 PM on Thursday, October 16

2:04 PM on Thursday, October 16

Two Georgia voter turnout groups credited with boosting Democratic efforts in the state have announced their closure

2:01 PM on Thursday, October 16

The Department of Energy says it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states, mostly in the Midwest, for largely fossil fuel-run energy

1:43 PM on Thursday, October 16

President Donald Trump is warning Hamas that “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them” if internal bloodshed persists in Gaza

1:26 PM on Thursday, October 16

Democrat Jackie Norris has ended her campaign for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat

10:46 AM on Thursday, October 16

About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear next month if the federal government shutdown continues

10:44 AM on Thursday, October 16

Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are using artificial intelligence to improve their cyberattacks on U.S. companies, governments and individuals, according to new research from Microsoft

12:10 AM on Thursday, October 16

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government

12:02 AM on Thursday, October 16

President Donald Trump has announced plans to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine

7:35 PM on Wednesday, October 15

President Donald Trump has confirmed that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela