Politics & Government News

7:02 PM on Tuesday, September 9

A judge says a Detroit-area city known for welcoming immigrants did not violate the Constitution by banning LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned flagpoles

6:25 PM on Tuesday, September 9

President Donald Trump is trying to walk a delicate line following Israel’s attack against Hamas officials in Qatar

5:05 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Chief Justice John Roberts is temporarily keeping in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid

5:03 PM on Tuesday, September 9

4:54 PM on Tuesday, September 9

South Korea's foreign minister has traveled to the U.S. to address the detention of over 300 South Korean workers

4:50 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Former CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes has announced her second campaign for Rhode Island governor, challenging incumbent Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary

4:44 PM on Tuesday, September 9

As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are making changes in their daily routines

4:34 PM on Tuesday, September 9

An Israeli-Russian doctoral student from Princeton University who was kidnapped in Iraq has been released

4:33 PM on Tuesday, September 9

The Supreme Court is granting an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power under federal law to impose sweeping tariffs

4:04 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Images of a deadly stabbing of a young Ukrainian woman killed while commuting on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, have sparked backlash against the city’s mayor

3:29 PM on Tuesday, September 9

A new U.S. immigration rule allows scrutiny of “anti-American” views when applying for green cards or benefits

2:42 PM on Tuesday, September 9

U.S. Steel will stop processing steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois, three months after Nippon Steel sealed a deal with President Donald Trump to buy the iconic American steelmaker

2:36 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement in Cairo to open the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of resuming inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities

2:26 PM on Tuesday, September 9

The Trump administration is urging public health agencies to prioritize investigations of vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism's causes

12:18 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Jury selection is underway for the trial of a man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year

10:40 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas' leadership in Qatar's capital city, widening its campaign against the militant group

8:48 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Chief Justice John Roberts is temporarily keeping in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid

12:04 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is one step away from being convicted for attempting a coup, after two Supreme Court justices voted to find the right-wing leader guilty of trying to illegally hang onto power

10:00 PM on Monday, September 8

Protests against Nepal’s short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent as demonstrators set government buildings and politicians’ homes on fire and attacked some leaders

1:25 PM on Monday, September 8

Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered