Politics & Government News

8:29 PM on Thursday, September 11

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has been a strong advocate for civility in politics across the country

8:07 PM on Thursday, September 11

The U.S. military strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela came after the vessel had turned around and was headed back to shore

7:27 PM on Thursday, September 11

Josh Kraft, Patriots owner's son, drops out of Boston mayor's race ahead of November face-off with incumbent Michelle Wu

6:58 PM on Thursday, September 11

A U.S. appeals court panel has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid fund to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue

6:54 PM on Thursday, September 11

Appeals court says Trump administration can block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenge continues

6:21 PM on Thursday, September 11

Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist, was fatally shot Wednesday during an event at a Utah university

6:03 PM on Thursday, September 11

The sentencing of Nadine Menendez has brought to a close a prosecution that focused on the years after she met then-Sen. Bob Menendez in 2018

5:42 PM on Thursday, September 11

New Mexico's governor plans to leverage a financial windfall from oil and gas production to bankroll free child care for families of all income levels

5:11 PM on Thursday, September 11

Republicans take first steps to change Senate rules to speed confirmations for some Trump nominees

4:52 PM on Thursday, September 11

School choice has resurfaced as a hotly debated issue in Kentucky

3:42 PM on Thursday, September 11

The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest rates

2:53 PM on Thursday, September 11

Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver is warning Missouri lawmakers that a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump is reopening racial divisions in Kansas City

1:45 PM on Thursday, September 11

An Arizona judge has extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s effort to remove Guatemalan and Honduran children living in shelters or foster care after coming to the U.S. alone

12:20 PM on Thursday, September 11

A company says detainees have started arriving at a former Tennessee prison that’s been turned into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center

11:59 AM on Thursday, September 11

Republicans are taking the first steps to change the rules of the Senate to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s nominees

10:49 AM on Thursday, September 11

Former MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate of people who faced consequences for statements in the media — social or otherwise — in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination

10:29 AM on Thursday, September 11

For more than three years, Ukraine has been battling Russian attack drones

8:48 AM on Thursday, September 11

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a service at the Pentagon

12:05 AM on Thursday, September 11

Americans have marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims

12:02 AM on Thursday, September 11

A suspect on trial for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year has forfeited his right to continue his opening statement