Politics & Government News

12:01 AM on Friday, June 12

Republicans routinely highlight their devotion to President Donald Trump

8:54 PM on Thursday, June 11

Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at age 47

8:43 PM on Thursday, June 11

A top Alaska elections official has threatened to disqualify from the August primary a U.S. Senate candidate who shares the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan

8:40 PM on Thursday, June 11

President Donald Trump's board at the Kennedy Center is trying to keep his name on the building before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday

8:37 PM on Thursday, June 11

The Philippine government says China’s imposition of sanctions, including an entry ban, against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. was “an unfriendly act” that could further strain relations

5:35 PM on Thursday, June 11

The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed in February while legal challenges to the levies continue to work their way through the courts, a federal court ruled Thursday

4:37 PM on Thursday, June 11

The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame

3:51 PM on Thursday, June 11

The state of North Dakota and the federal government have settled a lawsuit the state brought to recoup the costs of policing protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline nearly a decade ago

2:41 PM on Thursday, June 11

The Justice Department has announced charges against a Guatemalan woman accused of using false identification to gain custody of migrant children

2:30 PM on Thursday, June 11

The U.S. government has announced sanctions against Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company in a move expected to further increase tensions between the two countries

2:16 PM on Thursday, June 11

President Donald Trump is nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence

11:50 AM on Thursday, June 11

A massive UFC event is set to take over the White House's South Lawn

11:34 AM on Thursday, June 11

India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party has launched a nationwide protest campaign

8:54 AM on Thursday, June 11

The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, has been delayed due to unresolved issues

8:08 AM on Thursday, June 11

President Donald Trump says he’s called off new military strikes on Iran hours after threatening to escalate the 3-month-old war

7:25 AM on Thursday, June 11

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats

1:05 AM on Thursday, June 11

U.S. President Donald Trump has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war

12:04 AM on Thursday, June 11

A New Mexico judge has dismissed a challenge over the legality of the state's fledgling universal childcare program

12:04 AM on Thursday, June 11

A key surveillance tool that allows the United States to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire

12:00 PM on Tuesday, May 26