Politics & Government News

2:05 PM on Thursday, October 2

A Democratic civil rights attorney who has advocated for better treatment of prisoners and testified against Mississippi’s diversity, equity and inclusion ban says he is running for Congress

1:42 PM on Thursday, October 2

A hearing is underway in El Paso, Texas, in a lawsuit that seeks to block redistricting maps from being used in the 2026 congressional election

1:19 PM on Thursday, October 2

President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict.”

1:16 PM on Thursday, October 2

Trump declares drug cartels in Caribbean unlawful combatants and says US is now in a 'non-international armed conflict'

1:10 PM on Thursday, October 2

Brazil’s lower house has approved exempting up to 5,000 reais ($940) a month from income taxes

1:08 PM on Thursday, October 2

The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of $7.6 billion in funding for clean energy projects across 16 states

12:57 PM on Thursday, October 2

A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to throwing a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring

12:38 PM on Thursday, October 2

Republican leaders have presented a united stance as they try to keep the government open and berate Democrats for demanding health care policy changes in exchange for their votes

12:01 PM on Thursday, October 2

Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage

11:01 AM on Thursday, October 2

Moroccan officials said they will address public grievances after three people were killed during youth-led protests

10:58 AM on Thursday, October 2

A U.S. immigration judge has denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia

8:45 AM on Thursday, October 2

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats

8:05 AM on Thursday, October 2

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must take a tougher approach on Russia by shooting down drones the violate European airspace and boarding Moscow's shadow fleet ships

7:06 AM on Thursday, October 2

The next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn't a surprise

6:42 AM on Thursday, October 2

Hospitals say that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

3:54 AM on Thursday, October 2

Israeli naval forces have boarded most of the vessels in a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and detained dozens aboard

12:03 AM on Thursday, October 2

If you’ve been in Washington long enough, you’ve most likely argued both sides of a government shutdown

12:02 AM on Thursday, October 2

President Donald Trump has used the government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce and target detractors

6:56 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church

1:02 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The Environmental Protection Agency faces challenges during a government shutdown