Politics & Government News

5:25 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase training for new officers

4:54 PM on Wednesday, June 3

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will not testify before Congress next week about the league’s broadcast deals and its recent practice of airing games on paywalled streaming services

4:38 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Thousands of students, teachers and activists have clashed with police in Chile's capital during a massive march against President José Antonio Kast’s education cuts and austerity measures

2:55 PM on Wednesday, June 3

The top federal prosecutor in Chicago is defending his appearance before a grand jury last year when it returned an indictment against critics of the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps

2:26 PM on Wednesday, June 3

A new lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in five populous Atlanta-area counties but not the rest of Georgia

1:33 PM on Wednesday, June 3

The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill

1:27 PM on Wednesday, June 3

The killing this month of a 14-year-old girl in central Argentina has shocked the country, triggering a groundswell of outrage and growing demands for government action against gender-based violence

12:58 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Muhammad Ali’s hometown is honoring his legacy on the 10-year anniversary of his death

12:54 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning

12:27 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Poland and Lithuania confirm they are in talks about their role in NATO's nuclear deterrence efforts, which are centered on U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe

12:00 PM on Wednesday, June 3

Montenegro has blocked 87 Serbian men from entering the country after they were deemed to pose a security threat ahead of a European Union summit with Western Balkan leaders

11:58 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign

11:49 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Republicans have won a partisan redistricting battle for Congress

11:29 AM on Wednesday, June 3

A federal judge is considering whether to throw out a jury’s guilty verdict against former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers

10:35 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Hundreds have gathered in Syria's capital to mourn former chess champion Rania al-Abbasi and her family, missing for 13 years

8:04 AM on Wednesday, June 3

Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump

7:33 AM on Wednesday, June 3

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum has launched a $75 million fundraising campaign as the nonprofit tries to educate the millions of U.S. youth who don’t remember the terror attacks

10:52 PM on Tuesday, June 2

President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago

11:01 PM on Monday, June 1

Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, has won the New Jersey Democratic primary in the battleground 7th District

11:01 PM on Monday, June 1

The Senate race in Iowa is one of the most closely watched this year and the general election matchup is now set, with Democrats hoping for a gain