Politics & Government News

7:45 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A federal judge has ruled that some migrants held in Tacoma, Washington, can request bond hearings

7:16 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election for the U.S. House, Democrat Adelita Grijalva has yet to take office

6:39 PM on Wednesday, October 1

6:21 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Andrew Cuomo is apologizing to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor

6:08 PM on Wednesday, October 1

The government shutdown has sparked intense political battles, with both parties blaming each other even as major job cuts — and major disruptions to iconic sites like the Liberty Bell and Pearl Harbor — have begun taking hold

6:07 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Rohingya Muslims have pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives

6:02 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown

5:13 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has hinted that she may not be interested in running for president in 2028

5:04 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A former Democratic member of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board has filed a lawsuit challenging his dismissal by President Donald Trump

4:40 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Citing the 9/11 attacks and other threats, a U.S. judge has blocked the federal government from cutting $34 million in funding to protect New York's transportation system from terrorist attacks

4:26 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A U.S. government shutdown has begun, and it could impact travel plans, with potential airport delays and cancellations

4:20 PM on Wednesday, October 1

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller have converged on Memphis, Tennessee, to meet with federal agents forming a crime fighting task force there

1:48 PM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.S. military has historically been an engine for cultural and social change in America

12:57 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island with no immediate signs of the government shutdown that is triggering the furlough of about two-thirds of National Park Service employees

12:36 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it is shutting down its primary care operations because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers

9:59 AM on Wednesday, October 1

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pledging to defend Qatar, including using U.S. military action if necessary

8:20 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.S. Senate has adjourned with no resolution on how to reopen the government

8:05 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy intercepted three of their boats as they approached the besieged Palestinian territory

6:17 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Anti-government demonstrations are gripping Morocco for a fifth straight night

12:03 AM on Wednesday, October 1

New Mexico legislators are pushing to shore up safety-net spending in response to President Donald Trump’s spending and tax cuts, in a state with one of the highest enrollment rates for Medicaid and federal food assistance