Politics & Government News

6:53 PM on Friday, November 7

Trump administration turns to Supreme Court to block order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments

6:33 PM on Friday, November 7

Court leaves order in place that requires the Trump administration to provide full SNAP benefits for November

6:19 PM on Friday, November 7

Democrats are riding high after Election Day wins and some are capitalizing on the victory of New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani

5:30 PM on Friday, November 7

Mexico and France announced Friday a new phase in their strategic alliance to boost trade, investment and scientific, cultural and diplomatic cooperation, during the France's head of state first official visit to Mexico

5:30 PM on Friday, November 7

New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking a federal judge to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president who regards her as an enemy

5:20 PM on Friday, November 7

President Donald Trump says no U.S. government officials will be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers

5:14 PM on Friday, November 7

Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers

4:59 PM on Friday, November 7

U.S. airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights on first day of cuts tied to government shutdown

4:51 PM on Friday, November 7

Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, claiming the organization is “misrepresenting the safety” of abortion pills

4:50 PM on Friday, November 7

After voters swung toward Republican Donald Trump during last fall’s presidential election, states like Virginia and New Jersey swung back towards Democratic candidates at nearly the same velocity as 2024’s shift, an Associated Press analysis of election data from this week found

4:40 PM on Friday, November 7

The Justice Department is scrutinizing a trip that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser took to Qatar, but the mayor is not a target of the investigation, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, The probe into a trip Bowser took with staff in 2023 is focused on a lobbyist tied to the Democratic mayor, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the investigation

4:38 PM on Friday, November 7

President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to a former New York police sergeant who was convicted of helping China try to scare an ex-official into going back to his homeland

4:03 PM on Friday, November 7

President Donald Trump is accusing foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and is asking the Department of Justice to open an investigation

3:20 PM on Friday, November 7

A federal judge expressed optimism Friday at the government’s progress in making required changes to a Chicago-area federal immigration facility with alleged “inhumane” conditions

1:18 PM on Friday, November 7

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says his country has received an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy after a meeting in the White House with President Donald Trump

12:50 PM on Friday, November 7

Israeli and U.S. officials say Mexican authorities with assistance from the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies thwarted what they say was a plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico

12:08 PM on Friday, November 7

Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school

10:29 AM on Friday, November 7

A federal appeals court leaves an order in place that requires President Donald Trump’s administration to provide full SNAP food benefits for November amid a U.S. government shutdown

8:26 AM on Friday, November 7

The Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown has taken effect, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans

12:02 AM on Friday, November 7

Republicans are swatting down an offer from Democrats to end the government shutdown