Politics & Government News

5:30 PM on Friday, November 7

Mexico and France announced Friday a new phase in their strategic alliance to boost trade, investment and scientific, cultural and diplomatic cooperation, during the France's head of state first official visit to Mexico

5:20 PM on Friday, November 7

President Donald Trump says no U.S. government officials will be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers

5:14 PM on Friday, November 7

Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers

4:59 PM on Friday, November 7

U.S. airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights on first day of cuts tied to government shutdown

4:51 PM on Friday, November 7

Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, claiming the organization is “misrepresenting the safety” of abortion pills

4:50 PM on Friday, November 7

After voters swung toward Republican Donald Trump during last fall’s presidential election, states like Virginia and New Jersey swung back towards Democratic candidates at nearly the same velocity as 2024’s shift, an Associated Press analysis of election data from this week found

4:40 PM on Friday, November 7

The Justice Department is scrutinizing a trip that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser took to Qatar, but the mayor is not a target of the investigation, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, The probe into a trip Bowser took with staff in 2023 is focused on a lobbyist tied to the Democratic mayor, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the investigation

4:38 PM on Friday, November 7

President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to a former New York police sergeant who was convicted of helping China try to scare an ex-official into going back to his homeland

4:13 PM on Friday, November 7

4:05 PM on Friday, November 7

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to open a national call center to help local and state law enforcement agencies find unaccompanied migrant children

3:57 PM on Friday, November 7

Trump accuses foreign-owned meat packers of inflating US beef prices and directs Justice Department to investigate

3:49 PM on Friday, November 7

Orban says Trump will not punish Hungary for buying Russian energy, reducing impact of Ukraine-related sanctions

3:20 PM on Friday, November 7

A federal judge expressed optimism Friday at the government’s progress in making required changes to a Chicago-area federal immigration facility with alleged “inhumane” conditions

2:29 PM on Friday, November 7

Volunteers usually gather at Riverside National Cemetery in California on Veterans Day to place flags on graves, but not this year

2:25 PM on Friday, November 7

The United States on Friday snubbed a U.N. body charged with keeping tabs on the human rights records of all its member countries, on orders of the Trump administration — which has turned its back on the Human Rights Council

2:25 PM on Friday, November 7

Despite facing a $12 billion deficit this year, California’s Legislature still managed to spend at least $415 million for local projects to help lawmakers win their next elections

2:13 PM on Friday, November 7

President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges

1:47 PM on Friday, November 7

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has filed the necessary paperwork to seek a third term in 2026

12:50 PM on Friday, November 7

Israeli and U.S. officials say Mexican authorities with assistance from the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies thwarted what they say was a plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico

12:08 PM on Friday, November 7

Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school