Politics & Government News

7:12 PM on Thursday, February 19

Venezuela’s legislature approves amnesty bill, paving the way for the release of hundreds detained for political reasons

6:52 PM on Thursday, February 19

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City’s former interim police commissioner against the previous mayor, Eric Adams, and his top deputies

6:30 PM on Thursday, February 19

6:19 PM on Thursday, February 19

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation that will restrict the state’s ability to set new environmental regulations

5:58 PM on Thursday, February 19

5:53 PM on Thursday, February 19

Congressional Democrats are warning that the U.S. Census Bureau risks undermining an upcoming test of the 2030 census by using a form that includes a citizenship question

5:18 PM on Thursday, February 19

Mexico is sending major food aid to Cuba as the island struggles with fuel shortages and widespread blackouts

4:56 PM on Thursday, February 19

The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that a measure establishing public funding for charter schools is unconstitutional

4:46 PM on Thursday, February 19

A Virginia judge is temporarily blocking Democrats’ plan to hold an April referendum on new congressional maps that could seriously impact the midterm elections

4:40 PM on Thursday, February 19

Virginia judge temporarily blocks Democrats' work on redistricting referendum in their bid to flip 4 congressional seats

4:29 PM on Thursday, February 19

Republicans are looking to the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the boundaries of the only red congressional seat in New York City from being redrawn

4:18 PM on Thursday, February 19

An ambitious program to provide free universal child care to working families in New Mexico is being enshrined into law

4:10 PM on Thursday, February 19

FIFA says it'll pay to build a new $50 million national soccer stadium in war-ravaged Gaza, where two years of fighting between Hamas and Israel have left housing, electricity and basic infrastructure severely damaged

3:11 PM on Thursday, February 19

A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face has been hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency

2:19 PM on Thursday, February 19

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

12:38 PM on Thursday, February 19

Federal workers are restoring an exhibit on the people once enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia despite an ongoing legal fight between the city and the Trump administration

11:47 AM on Thursday, February 19

The U.S. federal agency that enforces workplace civil rights is suing a regional Coca-Cola bottler for sex discrimination, alleging the company discriminated against male employees by only inviting women to a company-sponsored networking event

10:59 AM on Thursday, February 19

Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth following passage of a measure by the Wisconsin Assembly

7:38 AM on Thursday, February 19

A federal panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees has approved his plan to build a massive ballroom on the site of the former White House East Wing

12:05 AM on Thursday, February 19

The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency