Politics & Government News

8:52 PM on Thursday, June 4

An ex-girlfriend alleges U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner repeatedly grabbed her hard enough to leave marks, pulled her from a cab by the wrist, and, in one incident, twisted her arm behind her back and held her in a room when they dated more than a decade ago

7:20 PM on Thursday, June 4

The Justice Department says an American journalist has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government

6:54 PM on Thursday, June 4

Casey Wasserman says he hasn't considered resigning as chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics despite Mayor Karen Bass urging him to quit

6:02 PM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks

5:51 PM on Thursday, June 4

Outraged Minnesota residents with loved ones who died at the hands of police are demanding accountability over the state's Republican Party holding a public prayer for the former police officer in prison for murdering George Floyd

5:40 PM on Thursday, June 4

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s political career has been defined by historic milestones

5:35 PM on Thursday, June 4

Students, immigrant-rights advocates and Austin Community College asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let them defend the Texas Dream Act that has helped thousands of immigrant students lacking permanent legal status afford college

5:20 PM on Thursday, June 4

The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled they were added illegally

5:15 PM on Thursday, June 4

The National Capital Planning Commission wants more details on President Donald Trump's proposal for a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. The commission voted Thursday to seek additional information on the planned structure's impact on air navigation and traffic around the area between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery where the 250-foot arch is planned

5:04 PM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump says his acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not be in the role permanently

3:06 PM on Thursday, June 4

Authorities say an investigation into identity theft and the use of fake identification documents has led to the detention of 48 immigrants and the indictments of six people in South Carolina

1:34 PM on Thursday, June 4

The House has passed a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy

12:49 PM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump has announced that water has begun refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

11:52 AM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry

10:46 AM on Thursday, June 4

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time

10:34 AM on Thursday, June 4

The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a case about the power of federal regulators over telecommunications companies

8:07 AM on Thursday, June 4

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on the department’s priorities, one day after he refused to say whether President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the president’s allies

2:57 AM on Thursday, June 4

Somalia's opposition supporters and security forces have clashed in Mogadishu for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration

1:45 AM on Thursday, June 4

Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

12:01 AM on Thursday, June 4

President Donald Trump insists he's comfortable with the current holding pattern in the Iran war