Politics & Government News

4:44 PM on Friday, August 21

Even for well-traveled IndyCar drivers, a track with the U.S. Capitol in the background is a little awe inspiring

4:33 PM on Friday, August 21

Ed Martin, a loyal White House ally who held multiple Justice Department posts despite unconventional tactics that sometimes rankled his superiors, is leaving President Donald Trump’s administration

4:19 PM on Friday, August 21

In his most recent challenge to the results of the 2020 U.S. election, President Donald Trump this week cited a report claiming to show that thousands of noncitizens voted, a practice studies have found to be extremely rare

4:05 PM on Friday, August 21

A new Pentagon report says that more U.S. troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact to authorities

3:47 PM on Friday, August 21

Eighteen migrants have been laid to rest in Ceuta’s Muslim cemetery following Spain’s deadliest border crisis three weeks ago

3:12 PM on Friday, August 21

The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him as well as its publisher and a reporter

3:02 PM on Friday, August 21

State prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs over allegations that she took part in a pay-to-play scheme with a group home company

2:10 PM on Friday, August 21

The Supreme Court is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project for now

1:24 PM on Friday, August 21

Philanthropist Nancy Kissinger, the wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, has died

1:11 PM on Friday, August 21

Nearly 200 activists in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President Donald Trump's promotion of coal to power artificial intelligence data centers

12:20 PM on Friday, August 21

President Donald Trump has announced his administration will temporarily allow more beef imports into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs

12:20 PM on Friday, August 21

Ukrainian officials say Russian drones have hit a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih, killing at least 15 people and wounding scores more

9:29 AM on Friday, August 21

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now

5:27 AM on Friday, August 21

Pakistan’s government has rejected allegations by the family and party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan as baseless

3:55 AM on Friday, August 21

Top ministers for Indonesia and China have discussed increasing defense cooperation and strengthening food and energy security between their countries

12:01 AM on Friday, August 21

Vice President JD Vance has returned to his hometown to campaign for Republican candidates at a steel plant where his grandfather worked

12:01 AM on Friday, August 21

President Donald Trump's administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Iran

6:08 PM on Thursday, August 20

3:39 PM on Thursday, August 20

The United States has sent 20 deportees to Liberia as part of a new deal involving 1,200 migrants

7:41 AM on Thursday, August 20

The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a “bad person” and “not to be trusted” and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington