Politics & Government News

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Kent Syverud has been chosen as the next president of the University of Michigan

4:44 PM on Wednesday, January 14

A district attorney, a state senator and a trash-hauling entrepreneur are among the 22 candidates bidding to succeed former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a Georgia congressional seat

3:56 PM on Wednesday, January 14

The head of a nonpartisan group supporting Georgia prosecutors says a new state law used by Donald Trump and others to seek attorney fees is likely unconstitutional

3:56 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Trump says he had 'great conversation' during his first known call with Venezuela's acting president Rodríguez

3:49 PM on Wednesday, January 14

A large-scale immigration crackdown by an influx of federal law enforcement officers is not the only way President Donald Trump's administration is putting pressure on Minnesota

3:15 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Trump claims the killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead

2:59 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Thousands of people have braved freezing weather to protest in Bulgaria’s capital to call for a fair election as the Balkan country appears to be headed to its eighth vote in the last five years

2:04 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Danish official says a 'fundamental disagreement' over Greenland remains with White House after talks with Vance, Rubio

12:07 PM on Wednesday, January 14

The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States

12:01 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Adam Tanenbaum to the Florida Supreme Court

11:59 AM on Wednesday, January 14

The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs

11:50 AM on Wednesday, January 14

10:53 AM on Wednesday, January 14

The Supreme Court is reviving a Republican challenge to a law allowing the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump

8:13 AM on Wednesday, January 14

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Beijing, aiming to repair relations with China

8:00 AM on Wednesday, January 14

SpaceX's Starlink has dropped fees to help Iranian demonstrators share protest details globally, activists say

7:03 AM on Wednesday, January 14

A federal judge is considering whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore project for New York

7:00 AM on Wednesday, January 14

A new poll shows most Americans believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries

12:15 AM on Wednesday, January 14

A former Republican lawmaker in South Carolina has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison for sending videos of children being sexually abused on social media

12:01 AM on Wednesday, January 14

President Donald Trump has claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and increased immigration raids in the U.S. These actions have created turmoil as voters prepare for midterm elections that will determine control of Congress