Politics & Government News

6:53 PM on Wednesday, September 24

The exiled head of Belarus’ opposition told The Associated Press Wednesday that she thinks the iron-fisted leader whose critics call him “Europe’s Last Dictator” wants to fool President Donald Trump with gestures like prisoner releases

6:34 PM on Wednesday, September 24

President Donald Trump said on his social media site that he was the victim of “three very sinister events” during his time at the United Nations on Tuesday and that the Secret Service will be looking into the issues

6:26 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A federal judge has refused to reinstate eight former inspectors general who sued after the Trump administration fired them with no warning and little explanation

6:21 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

6:15 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Hillary Clinton has slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and accused the Trump administration of turning “the clock back” on public health

5:58 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Jimmy Kimmel's return monologue watched by nearly 6.3 million viewers on broadcast TV, despite blackouts in many cities

5:57 PM on Wednesday, September 24

The U.S. State Department says that immigration agents in the United States have arrested Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe because of his alleged ties to violent gangs in his troubled Caribbean country

5:52 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Ecuador’s plans to offer dozens of blocks of land for oil exploration for more than $47 billion has prompted opposition from seven Indigenous peoples in the Amazon

5:00 PM on Wednesday, September 24

The Trump administration says three major public school districts could lose $24 million in funding because of their policies supporting transgender students

4:51 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A federal judge has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters

3:50 PM on Wednesday, September 24

2:44 PM on Wednesday, September 24

World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly have spoken out against the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as well as divisive reaction to it

2:20 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A new report finds the Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress

1:22 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Turning the page on decades of distance, Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa addressed the U.N. General Assembly, marking the first time any Syrian president has done so in almost 60 years

1:20 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A gunman fired on a Dallas immigration field office from a nearby roof, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others, before killing himself

11:29 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Guinea's opposition has denounced alleged irregularities in a constitutional referendum

10:36 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Jimmy Kimmel is back on his ABC late-night show, but not everywhere

10:24 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Washington's hottest new club has everything: Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, meals from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump

8:18 AM on Wednesday, September 24

A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas, killing one detainee and wounding two others before taking his own life

11:05 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Artificial intelligence has taken center stage at the United Nations Security Council meeting