Politics & Government News

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A federal judge has rejected attorney Bruce Fein's bid to join the legal team representing former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro against charges in a long running drug conspiracy

3:10 PM on Monday, January 12

Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins says he’s running for governor in 2026, hoping to take over for term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis

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A top aide to Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has resigned after an online video was posted recently in which it was suggested that he and others were using their close ties to the leader to earn favors for would-be investors in exchange for cash

2:08 PM on Monday, January 12

President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve

2:02 PM on Monday, January 12

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders

1:54 PM on Monday, January 12

Plaintiffs' attorneys are asking a federal judge to intervene after three Democratic members of Congress were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota over the weekend

1:26 PM on Monday, January 12

Jerome Powell isn't the first high-profile official to find himself targeted by the Justice Department since Donald Trump returned to the White House

1:25 PM on Monday, January 12

Seth Clark of Macon has entered the race for Georgia lieutenant governor

12:04 PM on Monday, January 12

Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant

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11:58 AM on Monday, January 12

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she had a "very good conversation" with U.S. President Donald Trump about security issues

11:41 AM on Monday, January 12

The Justice Department is threatening the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment over the testimony of Fed Chair Jerome Powell this summer regarding its building renovations

11:01 AM on Monday, January 12

The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025

10:49 AM on Monday, January 12

New polling from Gallup shows that Americans are increasingly identifying as political independents and rejecting the labels of the two major political parties

10:46 AM on Monday, January 12

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics

10:20 AM on Monday, January 12

President Donald Trump's plan to reshape congressional voting districts for partisan advantage stands at a critical point

8:00 AM on Monday, January 12

Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announces her challenge against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in this year's midterm elections

12:22 AM on Monday, January 12

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok as concerns grow over its misuse in generating explicit images