Politics & Government News

8:17 PM on Monday, August 25

Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations, opening new front in fight over central bank

6:54 PM on Monday, August 25

A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere

6:13 PM on Monday, August 25

5:57 PM on Monday, August 25

Brazil’s government says it will buy several domestic products that have been hit by the 50% higher U.S. tariffs on the country’s exports

5:55 PM on Monday, August 25

Adm. Daryl Caudle has taken over as the Navy’s highest-ranking officer

5:54 PM on Monday, August 25

Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia’s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by leftism

5:50 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump has marked the fourth anniversary of a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members during the Afghanistan withdrawal by signing a proclamation honoring them

4:22 PM on Monday, August 25

4:19 PM on Monday, August 25

Efforts by U.S. immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a country to which the Salvadoran national has no ties, has again focused attention third-country deportations

3:53 PM on Monday, August 25

The House Oversight Committee is subpoenaing the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein

3:36 PM on Monday, August 25

A crime prevention program that supporters say is helping Indianapolis curb violence could lose a large portion of its funding as the city works to figure out how to cut $10.5 million from its 2026 budget due to state property tax reductions

3:24 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to withhold federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to public safety

2:40 PM on Monday, August 25

A judge has denied a request from a network of Maine clinics to force the federal government to restore Medicaid funding

2:39 PM on Monday, August 25

Public schools have reopened in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers

2:36 PM on Monday, August 25

Maine clinics won't receive Medicaid funds as lawsuits over Trump’s abortion provider cuts proceed, judge says

2:30 PM on Monday, August 25

2:30 PM on Monday, August 25

1:08 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to prosecute people for burning the American flag

12:43 PM on Monday, August 25

A Democratic U.S. lawmaker sent a letter to leaders at the more than 350 Division I schools across the country, warning of a two-tier college system with haves and have-nots if a proposed bill to regulate the industry passes without changes