Politics & Government News

6:11 AM on Friday, June 26

The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out

8:09 PM on Thursday, June 25

Californians will vote in November on a controversial proposal to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to help fund federal funding cuts to healthcare for low-income people

7:54 PM on Thursday, June 25

A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields

5:52 PM on Thursday, June 25

The Supreme Court ’s decision allowing President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary legal protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants may affect people from many other countries

5:29 PM on Thursday, June 25

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised a rent freeze for people living in 1 million apartments if he got elected

2:28 PM on Thursday, June 25

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblower’s claims that DEA agents permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico

2:24 PM on Thursday, June 25

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2:06 PM on Thursday, June 25

Turkish journalism groups say several independent media outlets have been denied accreditation for an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara

12:59 PM on Thursday, June 25

Caandian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s in favor reopening embassies in Iran and Venezuela that his predecessors closed

11:18 AM on Thursday, June 25

A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project

11:05 AM on Thursday, June 25

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the temporary immigration center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

11:00 AM on Thursday, June 25

A U.S. senator is warning of a Trump administration plan to remove over 500 children from the country, bypassing legal protections, in a letter sent to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday

9:32 AM on Thursday, June 25

World leaders and Venezuela related celebrities are reacting with offers and solidarity after two powerful earthquakes shook the South American nation on Wednesday, killing at least 164 people, injuring more than 1,000 and trapping many beneath collapsed buildings

9:30 AM on Thursday, June 25

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation

9:17 AM on Thursday, June 25

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border

9:11 AM on Thursday, June 25

The Supreme Court has struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into places such as stores and hotels

7:17 AM on Thursday, June 25

The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation

11:46 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured

11:10 PM on Wednesday, June 24

King Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after the completion of a 10-year, 369 million-pound ($487 million) refurbishment program as the monarchy seeks to increase public access to the historic building that has been the center of royal life for almost 200 years

7:45 PM on Wednesday, June 24

A missing Chicago couple were among a number of bodies found last week on the outskirts of Mexico City, their family confirmed on Wednesday