Politics & Government News

6:42 PM on Monday, September 15

A deadline looming, Congress is charging toward a federal government shutdown

6:35 PM on Monday, September 15

An FBI analyst has testified that a fingerprint on a rifle scope matches that of Ryan Routh, who is accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump

6:30 PM on Monday, September 15

Arnold Schwarzenegger is entering the national battle over U.S. House control

5:54 PM on Monday, September 15

Zohran Mamdani’s bid for New York City mayor has amplified a rift within the Democratic Party

5:17 PM on Monday, September 15

Activists in Chicago’s immigrant rights network say there’s been a noticeable uptick in immigration enforcement in recent days as the nation’s third-largest city awaits federal intervention repeatedly promised by President Donald Trump

5:00 PM on Monday, September 15

Lawmakers have summoned Boar's Head deli meat officials to face a federal food safety committee

4:48 PM on Monday, September 15

President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime, testing the limits of presidential power by using military force in cities

4:32 PM on Monday, September 15

Polish authorities have neutralized a drone flying above government buildings in Warsaw

4:04 PM on Monday, September 15

Trump says the US again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, says 3 killed in strike

3:58 PM on Monday, September 15

A judge has ruled that the Trump administration's central human resources office acted illegally when it directed the mass firings of thousands of probationary workers

3:54 PM on Monday, September 15

3:43 PM on Monday, September 15

Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are challenging President Donald Trump's energy agenda

2:57 PM on Monday, September 15

2:17 PM on Monday, September 15

A potential strike that could have shut down the nation’s largest commuter rail system this week has been averted

2:00 PM on Monday, September 15

President Donald Trump has threatened to federalize Washington, D

1:41 PM on Monday, September 15

Vice President JD Vance says the national unity he's “desperate” for after the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk cannot be had with people who condone political violence

1:09 PM on Monday, September 15

Fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey has sued the U.S. government over her abrupt July dismissal, saying it came without cause or notice and was unlawful and unconstitutional

12:05 PM on Monday, September 15

Nearly 200 shipping companies said Monday they want the world’s largest maritime nations to adopt regulations that include the first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases to reduce their sector’s emissions

8:34 AM on Monday, September 15

A framework deal has been reached between China and the U.S. for the ownership of TikTok

8:10 AM on Monday, September 15

Israel and the United States have shown a unified front amid international anger over Israel’s airstrikes on Hamas leaders in Qatar and its bombardment of Gaza City