Politics & Government News

3:30 PM on Friday, February 20

The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the country’s civil war

3:02 PM on Friday, February 20

1:59 PM on Friday, February 20

Florida lawmakers approved a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump

1:51 PM on Friday, February 20

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only designated for presidents

1:45 PM on Friday, February 20

Trump says he'll sign executive order to enact 10% global tariff after Supreme Court defeat

1:41 PM on Friday, February 20

A federal judge has denied the Trump administration’s request to delay a Friday deadline to restore an exhibit on the history of slavery at Independence Mall in Philadelphia

1:23 PM on Friday, February 20

Trump says he's 'absolutely ashamed' of Supreme Court justices who issued 'deeply disappointing' tariff decision

1:18 PM on Friday, February 20

12:47 PM on Friday, February 20

At the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, President Donald Trump spoke of billions of dollars pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip and a “new and harmonious” Middle East rising from the ashes of war

12:31 PM on Friday, February 20

President Donald Trump has warned that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat says Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the U.S. Trump's remarks Friday came a few hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said on MSNOW’s “Morning Joe” show that his country was planning to finalize a draft deal in “the next two to three days” to then send to Washington

12:30 PM on Friday, February 20

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

12:29 PM on Friday, February 20

The Supreme Court has dealt President Donald Trump a bruising loss on a cornerstone of his economic policy, striking down sweeping tariffs he imposed on nearly every country

12:11 PM on Friday, February 20

Virginia Democrats have passed a new congressional map that aims to flip four U.S. House seats, but the courts and voters still must have a say before the maps are official

11:43 AM on Friday, February 20

A partisan battle to redraw U.S. House districts is raging in some states, even as campaigns get underway

11:35 AM on Friday, February 20

President Donald Trump suffered a rare rebuke when the Supreme Court ruled against his tariff agenda

11:10 AM on Friday, February 20

President Donald Trump is dealing with a major legal defeat Friday after the Supreme Court struck down many of the tariffs he imposed last year on nearly every country on earth

11:04 AM on Friday, February 20

The Supreme Court has struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs

10:34 AM on Friday, February 20

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs in a 6-3 decision on Friday, handing him a stinging loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda

10:07 AM on Friday, February 20

President Donald Trump says he's imposing a temporary global tariff of 10% after his far-reaching tariff regimen was struck down by the Supreme Court

8:53 AM on Friday, February 20

President Donald Trump has warned that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the United States